Choosing Diamonds: A Concise Guide

Posted by: Eninu William in Life Style June 16, 2021

How often does one catch themselves absent-mindedly window shopping diamonds in the middle of work? At some point in time, everybody has stood in front of their favourite jeweller’s store, admiring a pair of pink champagne diamond earrings with doe-eyes. Despite a raging passion for diamonds, many people are clueless when they decide on purchasing diamonds.

What shape should one choose? What carat size is ideal for a buyer? How to decide upon a clarity grade? These are some frequently asked questions while buying diamonds. Here is a guide that will answer questions that range from diamond purchasing to jewellery manufacturing!

Shapes

When it comes to the diamond’s shape, a buyer’s choice depends upon the jewellery they intend to purchase. Some popular diamond shapes include round, princess cut, oval cut, heart shape, pear cut, Asscher cut, and Trilliant cut. While some diamond cuts flatter larger jewels such as necklaces, some other cuts are better suited for more petite jewellery like wedding rings or earrings.

The classic round brilliant cut is perfect for fine pieces of engagement rings. Princess cut diamonds look gorgeous on three stone set jewels. Their sharp square edge also enhances vintage engagement rings. Not unlike the princess cut, the Trilliant diamond cut also has sharp edges. But what adds immense beauty to this stone is its stark triangular shape that has the power to alter even a dull metal’s personality.

Calculating carat

A typical diamond’s carat weight ranges from 0.3 to 6. It is essential to understand the diamond carat in terms of grams. One carat equals one-fifth of a gram. The heaviness of a diamond is only remotely connectible to its value and quality. Other factors such as cut, shape, clarity, and quality play vital roles in determining a stone’ worth. Historically, the Greeks and Arabs have used carob seeds or Qirat seeds to calculate the weight of a diamond stone. It was a practice that was a derivative of the belief that the mass distribution of carob seeds closely resembled that of metals and stones. Modern jewellers use digital scales customized for the process of calculating a diamond’s mass with expert accuracy.

Assessing diamond cuts

Experts dutifully follow the 4Cs rule while evaluating the quality of a diamond. These are Colour, cut, Clarity, and Carat weight. Of the four aspects, cut is often the most critical aspect of the evaluation process. A cut is an act of shaping a diamond to enhance its shine and brilliance. It affects the symmetry, balance, and luminosity of the diamond. While there are no set standards for diamond cuts, sellers with the best understanding of diamonds usually offer six cuts: excellent, very good, good, fair, poor, and none.
The excellent cut diamonds have a large number of facets and reflect light better. Therefore, they shine brighter than the others. As the precision decreases, the number of cuts recedes, and the cut gradient slides.

Diamond maintenance

Diamonds have always evoked intense passion throughout history, even prompting an installation of an exquisite collection of naturally coloured diamonds. But due to their fragile nature, they damage easily, lest they fall victim to rash mishandling habits. The first rule in diamond maintenance is cleaning the stone regularly. Diamond rings especially require cleaning with water and gentle soap brushing since they come into frequent contact with dust, grease, and other pollutants.
These elements may diminish the glow of the diamond. Many people resort to bleaches to clean diamonds, but this only harms the metal that hosts the diamond. For proper care, one must always consult a jewellery manufacturing unit that can offer localized solutions.

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