If you’d like to learn more about diamonds, stop by Ben David Jewelers and speak with the Master Jeweler, or browse the educational section of the GIA diamond website.
So, technology has gone well beyond just checking the diamond color chart these days. This color grade is given a letter value by the GIA system, ranging from D for perfectly colorless, to Z for highly colored diamonds (some yellow or brown tint). When they look up the GIA report code, they will see the diamond is currently stolen and they will call the police. A jeweler, or even a pawn broker, will automatically check the stone in the ring to look for an identifying mark when someone comes in to sell a stolen ring. They can mark your diamond, so that if it is ever stolen then its identity and owner can be easily proven. Once you have purchased a very valuable diamond for your ring, necklace or other jewelry, it is important to have it evaluated by GIA. It briefly covers the 4Cs of diamond value: Cut, Color, Clarity and Carat.Įnsuring Diamond Identity Aerial Petal Diamond Engagement Ring by Hearts on Fire It will help you to understand what a jeweler does with the diamond you own to determine if it is a valuable one. Watch the video below that was created by GIA to educate consumers on diamonds. In browsing their collections you’ll see a rainbow of beautiful rings, earrings and necklaces using the colorful diamonds. They base most of their designs on using one or more colored diamonds. Not many jewelers enjoy marketing colored diamonds, but the LeVian company has. Gold Diamond Ring Featuring Colored Diamonds Designed by LeVian And of course, there are many colors in between to make a variety of violets, greens and pinks. Yellow ranges from a yellowish tinge all the way to a deep brown. The blues can be a powder blue to a deep midnight blue. The reds go from a deep, blood red into purples. The colored diamonds have such deep colors that many people don’t realize they are diamonds. And the more beautiful, the higher dollar value.
It is the crystal clear diamond, the one with no color at all, no flaws at all, that are the most beautiful.
Most diamonds do have at least a tiny bit of color, and some have a very strong red, blue, brown or green color. D graded diamonds are extremely rare and very highly priced. The less color the diamond has, the higher the value. The highest color grade a diamond can receive. The diamond color chart helps to figure out the grade of a diamond. The video below will explain the many things that go into placing a value on a diamond and let you get an idea of what your diamond is worth. Of course there are a lot of features that will affect the value of the diamond, it isn’t just color. Gemological Institute of America (GIA) offers a diamond color chart that will help you understand the value of your diamonds.
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