Diamond Shapes

Available Diamond Shapes

If you consideration all diamond shapes were the same, you may be surprised at the abundant number of diamond shapes that are available. Most jewelers offer at least nine of the most common gemstone shapes, including:

•Round
•Marquis
•Oval
•Pear
•Heart
•Princess
•Rectangle Princess
•Baguette
•Trillent
•Cushion
•Emerald
•Square Emerald
•Brilliant Princess
•Trapeze
•Radiant
•Asscher
•Old European

Two diamonds that are the same shape will appear to look slightly different depending on the size and weight of the diamond, as well as the type of setting that the stone is placed in. The same ring worn on two different hands can also look quite different, based on the size of the hands.

How to Buy Diamond Engagement Rings

There is much to think when purchasing

A diamond – particularly diamond
Engagement rings! The custom of
Presenting a woman with a diamond
Engagement ring when proposing begin in
1477 when Archduke Maximilian presented
A diamond ring to Mary of Burgundy – and
In most cases, the woman you plan to
Propose to will expect a ring to escort
That proposal!

First, decide how much ring you can
Have enough money. Most peopleuse the two months
Salary’ rules. This means that the ring should
Cost the equal of two months of your
Current salary. Because you have other bills
To pay, saving up this amount of money may
Take quite a bit of time. You should consider
Financing. Simply go to the jeweler of your
Choice and tell them that you plan to purchase an
Engagement ring and that financing will be
Required. Go ahead and get the credit
Check out of the way, find out what your
Payments will be, and how much of a down
Payment is required.

Now, have your mother, sister, or your
Girlfriends best friend take your girlfriend
Shopping, and make sure that they gaze at
The engagement rings to get an idea of what
She might like. Make sure that the jewelry
Store you buy the ring from will allow you to
Return the ring, if that is required, or allow
Your girlfriend to exchange it for another if
She isn’t happy with it!

All about the Clarity of Diamonds

Clarity is a significant feature of a diamond,
And it is important to know how to grade the
Clarity of a diamond before you buys one. It is
Actually quite easy to learn how to grade the
Clarity of a diamond. There are essentially two
Things that you must understand: Diamonds
With visual inclusions and blemishes, and
Those that are ‘eye clean’ meaning that there
Are no inclusions or blemishes that can be
Seen with the naked eye. From there, the
Clarity of a diamond is additional broken down
Into subcategories.

Many people mistakenly think that diamond
Clarity refers to how clear it is. This isn’t so.
Clarity actually refers to the inner and
External imperfections of the diamond. The
Best diamonds, of course get a grade of FL
Or IF – Flawless or Internally Faultless –
Meaning that it is perfect. A grade of I-1, I-2
Or I-3 means that the diamond is imperfect,
With a grade of I-3 being the most horrible.

Other grades are VVS1 and VVS2, which
Means that the diamond is very, very slightly
Imperfect; VS1 and VS2, meaning the
Diamond is very slightly imperfect; SI-1 and
SI-2, which means that the diamond is
Slightly imperfect.

About Diamond Weights

Diamonds are calculated in Carat Weight.
One carat weighs 200 milligrams. If a
Diamond is referred to as four grains, this
Also means that it is a one carat diamond.
The word Carat comes from the word carob.
A carob is a bean that grows on a tree in the
Mediterranean. In times past, if a diamond
Weighed the same as a carob bean, it was
One carob or one carat.

Though, in the Far East, where Carob trees
Do not grow, rice was used to calculate the
Weight of a diamond. If a diamond weighed
As much as four grains of rice, it was four
Grains – or one carat as we know it to be
Now. The majority of diamond purchases
Are for diamonds that are 1/3 of a carat.

Be careful when shopping for diamonds that
Are already set or mounted. If more than one
Diamond is used in the piece, the tag on the
Jewelry will give the CTW or Carat Total
Weight – it does not tell you the carat weight
Of each stone in the piece. You need to ask
The jeweler for the total carat weight of the
Major diamond in the piece to truly
Appreciate what you are buying.