Color
The less color the more valuable the diamond, unless dealing with fancy color diamonds. Naturally a perfect diamond is clear and has no color which is normally described as a white diamond. When dealing with regular white diamonds, there is a scale used to define the actual color or tint of the diamond. The whitest diamond color is D and the yellowest to brown is a Z. The only Diamonds that look completely white to the eye are ones ranging from D to G, H being slightly yellow
Clarity
VVS, VS, SI… have you heard of these terms before? Well they are much more simple than they sound. A VS diamond is a diamond that is VERY SLIGHTLY included; VVS is VERY VERY SLIGHTLY included, and SI is SLIGHTLY INCLUDED. Diamonds have natural imperfections such as internal cracks and inclusions of carbon. The less imperfections that a diamond contains the easier it is for light to travel through the diamond. These imperfections are part of the diamond; they are made of the s
Carat
Carat is the measurement used to weigh a diamond. One carat is two hundred milligrams. The smallest diamonds can measure .005 of a carat, but normally the smallest are .01 ct. The size of the diamond greatly reflects on the price. The difference between a diamond that is .99 ct and a 1.00 ct diamond is about a thousand dollars or more depending on the color, cut, and clarity per carat. Diamond pricing is also measured by carat, for example a 2 carat diamond that is $10,000 pe
