A diamond shines with the light
Light is the element which adds fire and flame to a diamond and brings your engagement ring to life. The way the light shines through a diamond or how it is reflected by the diamond determines the brilliance and attractiveness. The bigger and brighter the glare, the higher quality, rarity and value of the diamond holds.
Weight, purity, color, shape and cut of a diamond is established on the basis of the 4 C’s. The combination of Cs determines the value of a diamond.
CARAT: the weight of a diamond
COLOUR: The color of the diamond, the whiter the better
CLARITY: the purity of a diamond; the fewer inclusions the better
CUT: assessing the shape and finish of the diamond, a diamond must be balanced forms so that the light is natural
Carat Weight
The weight of diamonds is, as the weight of many stones, expressed in carats. The name carat is derived from the Greek name for the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua). When they did not have accurate scales were the fruits of this tree used as weights. The capsules were very consistent in weight, ie 200 milligrams. This is the weight of 1 carat. (In grams so 1 5 carats).
In 1907 was included in the metric carat, a carat is equivalent to 200 milligrams. One carat is divided into 100 points.
Since larger diamonds are found less frequently than smaller diamonds of 0.80 carat diamond is more expensive than the simple addition of two small diamonds of 0.40 carat each.
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