2007-03-18 17:51:23 · 8 answers · asked by nat_moon_2002 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
The other posters are correct - cut, color, clarity and carat. Let's see if I can explain them a little better.
Cut - people think it's the final shape of the diamond such as Round, Princess, Baguette, Emerald, Marquis, etc. But it's actually the cut in terms of the depth of the cut. You have the Table, Crown, Girdle and Pavilion (the cutlet is the point at the bottom). Since I can't draw a diagram, just imagine looking at a diamond from the side. You have the flat top and then the point at the bottom. The cut should be at a depth that light comes down and hits the pavilion, reflects at a 90% angle to the pavilion on the other side and the reflects 90% to come back up through the top of the diamond. If cut too shallow, light will just hit the pavilion and reflect back up to the top without hitting the pavilion on the other side. If it's cut too deep, light will hit the pavilion and just continue out through the bottom of the diamond.
Carat - size of the diamond
Color - it sounds like some people are thinking color refers to like a blue diamond, or pink diamond. In this case, it refers to how white diamonds and how "white" they are. The color scales are such:
D,E,F - Colorless
G,H,I,J - Near color less
K thru Z - the further down the scale you go, the more yellow the color in the diamond and if you keep going down to Z, the color turns a brown.
Clarity - this is how many flaws are inclusions are in the diamond. It doesn't mean the a diamond with fewer flaws is better, it's just more rare. The clarity scale is as such:
F - Flawless, no inclusions throughout. Very rare.
IF- Internally flawless, no flaws within the internal structure of the diamond, but some minor surface flaws.
VVS1 & VVS2 - Very, Very Slightly Included. These are diamonds that have such tiny flaws that they are only visible to the trained eye under 10x magnification. I believe these are also called "loupe clean", meaning they look clean through a jewelers loupe.
VS1 & VS2 - Very Slightly Included. Again, more flaws than VVS diamonds, but still very clean. I believe these are also called "eye clean", meaning they look clean to the naked eye.
SI1 & SI2 - Slightly included. The flaws may or may not be visible to the naked eye.
I1, I2 & I3 - Included. These diamonds have inclusions that are visible to the naked eye.
P - Piqued, meaning very heavily included. These can be very visible carbon spots, cracks, etc.
Hope this helps.
2007-03-19 13:54:04 · answer #1 · answered by 4XTrader 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Carat (measure of weight of the diamond)
2. Cut (shape of the diamond)
3. Clarity (how flawless the diamond is)
4. Color (the color visible in the diamond)
2007-03-18 17:57:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cut, color, clarity, carat weight.
Cut refers to how the diamond is cut, how many facets or sides is cut on the stone. You'll want the stone to be able to reflect light easily from all angles.
Color is self explanatory, although there are different color of diamonds,
Clarity, how clear is the diamond? Is it foggy?
Carat weight refers to how big the stone is. The bigger the carat weight the bigger the stone.
2007-03-18 18:07:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
to choose the correct color, clarity, cut, and carat weight
2007-03-18 18:00:15 · answer #4 · answered by imalickyouallover69 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
carot cut color clarity -
but they should include an S for sucker since
their resale value is weak !
2007-03-18 17:56:40 · answer #5 · answered by kate 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Caret, clarity, cut, color
2007-03-18 17:56:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
cost, credit card, coupon, custody
2007-03-19 01:40:11 · answer #7 · answered by besthusbandever 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cut, carat, clarity, and color
2007-03-18 17:59:31 · answer #8 · answered by ISOintelligentlife 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋