The 4 C’s are used to ascertain the properties of each diamond. They serve to tell us each diamond’s qualities and enable us to identify each one individually. Therefore the quality of a diamond can be explained in terms of:
- Carat: This is how each stone’s weight is quantified. One carat equals 0.20g and the name derives from a carob seed which was used in the past to measure the weight of jewels and precious metals. The carat value is one of the determining criteria when setting a diamond’s price.
- Colour: The whiter a diamond’s colour, the more exceptional it is. The colour can be classified using an alphabetic scale from D to U, where D indicates exceptionally white through to U which indicates a yellow colour.
- Clarity: There are natural imperfections which can exist in a diamond and which affect its quality and a diamond’s purity depends on the number, size and position of any impurities.
- Cut: Without doubt the most important parameter is the diamond’s size, symmetry and balance, which should be neither too high, nor too flat. There are various types of diamond size: brilliant, princess, oval, pear, radiant, marquise, heart, emerald, cushion and triangular.
We can confirm that the 4 C’s are excellent indicators of how exceptional a diamond is, but they do not allow us to determine the stone’s beauty.
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