
SHAPE
Shape describes a diamond's form. All diamond shapes have different attributes.
Shape of diamond: round, princess, emerald, asscher, marquise, oval, radiant, pear, heart, cushion, fancy shapes-
CUT
Cut is one of the most important factors to be considered while choosing diamonds.
The better a diamond is cut, the more sparkle. Cut has the greatest
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COLOR
The best color is absolutely colorless stone and it carries a D rating(Extremely rate), descending through each letter of the alphabet to Z.
D - ABSOLUTELY COLORLESS. THE HIGHEST COLOR GRADE. EXTREMELY RARE.
E-F - COLORLESS. MINUTE TRACES OF COLOR CAN BE DETECTED BY AN EXPERT GEMOLOIST. A RARE DIAMOND.
G-H - NEAR-COLORLESS. COLOR DIFFICULT TO DETECT UNLESS COMPARED SIDE-BY-SIDE AGAINST DIAMONDS OF BETTER GRADES. AN EXCELLENT VALUE.
I-J - NEAR-COLORLESS. AN EXCEPTIONAL VALUE WITH SLIGHTLY DETECTABLE WARMTH OR TONE.
K-M - NOTICEABLE COLOR.
N-Z - NOTICEABLE COLOR.
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CLARITY
The clarity of a diamond refers to how clear, or "clean" the diamond is. Tiny imperfections occur in almost all diamonds.
Many of these imperfections are microscopic, and do not affect a diamond's beauty in any discernible way.
FL, IF - FLAWLESS, INTERNALLY FLAWLESS:NO INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL IMPERFECTIONS. INTERNALLY FLAWLESS: NO INTERNAL IMPERFECTIONS. VERY RARE.
WS1, WS2 - VERY, VERY SLIGHTLY: VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE IMPERFECTIONS UNDER 10X MAGNIFICATION AN EXCELLENT QUALITY DIAMOND.
VS1, VS2 - VERY SLIGHTLY INCLUDED: IMPERFECTIONS ARE NOT TYPICALLY VISIBLE TO THE UNAIDED EYE. LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THE WS1 OR WS2 GRADES.
SI1, SI2 - SLIGHTLY INCLUDED: IMPERFECTIONS ARE VISIBLE UNDER 10X MAGNIFICATION, AND MAY BE VISIBLE WITH THE UNAIDED EYE. A GOOD DIAMOND VALUE.
I1, I2, I3 - INCLUDED
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CARAT WEIGHT
The weight of a diamond is expressed in carats.
One carat is divided into 100 points. A diamond weighing one quarter of a carat can also be describes as weighing 25 points or 0.25 carats.
Example:Diamond "A" = 0.25 carats and costs $1,000 per carat. $1,000 x 0.25 = $250/stone










