The whiter a diamond is the rarer it becomes and this increases its value as well. At the other end of the colour spectrum we have the natural fancy colours which are intense vivid and represent a wide variety of colours from red to pink, from brown to blue and from intense yellow to green, in fact all colours of the rainbow.
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Anyone who knows anything about jewelry understands the hierarchy of precious metals with platinum being atop it. While many people pine for gold, platinum is more highly prized by the informed. Platinum is an extremely rare, even more so then gold which in part the reason why it is considered superior.
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The carat weight of a diamond is one of the 4 C’s which determine the actual value of the diamond, the others are the Clarity, the Cut and the Colour of the stone. A carat is a fifth of a gram, there are, therefore, five carats to a gram and a carat can be divided into ‘points’ of which 100 points constitutes the carat weight.
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Choosing the right type of setting for your solitaire diamond engagement ring is important and should not be taken taken lightly. One of these settings is the claw or also called the prong setting and is probably the most popular of all the different types for your engagement ring.
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Of the 4C’s the clarity of a diamond, as long as the diamond remains ‘eye clean’ is of the least importance as it is not noticeable to the naked eye unlike the other three categories, of Cut, Colour and Carat size. However, this does not mean that the price will not be affected, quite to the contrary.
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A question often asked, especially where a solitaire style of diamond engagement ring is required is that of the size of the center stone within a predetermined budget of course. The first thing that the eye picks up is that of sparkle so if one, for the sake of argument, have a cluster of diamonds set one next to the other, they will look like one and give the impression of a large single stone even though the cluster may be constituted of 10 or more smaller diamonds.
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When you purchase a diamond you want it to refract light properly, you also want the diamond to be as ‘clear’ as is possible for the amount of money you have on hand to spend on it. This is what most people want so they all go for the ‘eye clean’ type of diamonds with clarities between internally flawless (IF) to slight Inclusion1 (SI1). This leaves a vast majority of imperfect diamonds with clarities ranging from SI2 to I3 which are a fraction of the price of the better clarity types.
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Pendants have always been liked and loved by women. It’s a piece of jewel that has always captured a special place in a woman’s heart. It allows you to express your freedom and lets you be yourself.
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Diamonds come in variety of natural colours but basically can be divided into several groups or family of colours. These are the yellow, pink, blue, green and brown. We then talk about the hue of the diamond in terms of say pinkish brown, yellow brown or pinkish purple etc. Then there is the intensity of colour which emanates from the diamond. These ‘intensities’ are identified as follows:
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Do you remember the first time you’ve worn that beautiful gold ring on your finger? It used to be so shiny and sparkling that everybody would notice and admire it, but now it’s all dull and beamless.
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