Know Your Diamonds

Know Your Diamonds

A common man has little to no knowledge of diamonds they buy and are unable to distinguish quality of diamonds. A basic understanding of grading diamonds helps you to make a smart buying decision.

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the thought of ordering jewelry online make you nervous? Maybe you think you would not be able to determine the quality of the diamond. In reality only some people know about the cuts, shapes, color and grading to identify the real diamonds and make a smart buying decision. Nonetheless, buying a diamond isn’t that complicated.

A basic understanding of grading diamonds will give you the confidence to make a smart buying decision. To start off we take diamond grading into consideration, a diamonds cost is determined through its characteristics commonly known as the “4c’s”. Color, cut, clarity define the quality of the diamond which combined with the carat weight determine the worth of a stone. Consequently,

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the more or better the different aspect of grading the rarer and costlier the diamond becomes.

Commonly Clarity is considered the most important factor among others when grading a stone; in fact, cut has an additional profound effect on the emergence of a diamond.

Clarity A diamond’s clarity is determined by the nature, position, size and color of characteristics called “inclusions” and surface features called “blemishes”. Diamond is purely made of carbon, however, during the crystallization minerals nearby may have been mixed within the cooling mass. These then appear as different characteristics which define the clarity of the diamond (included feathers, clouds, crystals etc). The clarity is

measured on a scale ranging from flawless to heavily included, evidently heavily included diamonds clarity is the least. Pure type of diamonds is the rarest and the most expensive. At Jewelslane you will get the best quality of diamonds which are selected very carefully considering the quality and clarity to give you the best diamonds that take your breath away. Order a diamond pendant online as a gift to your loved ones to make your special occasions more special.

Color In an ideal world, a diamond should not have any color; it should be clear like a drop of water. In reality, degree of diamond color is measured on a scale ranging from no color at all

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(pure or D) to heavily colored (Z).

Beyond (Z) the diamonds color becomes rich, commonly known as “Fancy Colors”. Moreover, grading is done by comparing the diamond to be graded against the “master ones” which are perfect, this determines the color of the stone and then they are graded accordingly.

Cut Cut, ensures that the stone has the maximum sparkle and radiance which makes it startling. The cut of a stone is graded from excellent to poor, excellent being rare and having stunning cuts.

Jewelslane offers wide variety of diamond jewelry.

About Jewelslane Jewelslane is relatively new but a very unique online jewelry store in India, which has made a niche for itself in a very short period of time. They are known for their exquisite and inimitable designs and quality that you can be rest assured of.

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