Very slightly included diamonds with a clarity grade of 3 or 4 vs1 or vs2 have minor inclusions.
Diamond cut clarity color scale.
Diamond quality could be communicated.
Understanding what diamond color means helps in choosing the right diamond.
Ags 5 6 or 7.
Ags 3 or 4.
The creation of the diamond 4cs meant two very important things.
Today the 4cs of diamond quality is the universal method for assessing the quality of any diamond anywhere in the world.
Most diamonds have a slight hint of yellow and the diamond color scale is based on the amount of yellow present in a diamond.
The price per carat of diamonds rises proportionately with size.
Accordingly the cost per carat of a larger diamond of the same color clarity and cut will be higher than a smaller diamond.
Interestingly the diamond color evaluation of most gem quality diamonds is based on the absence of color.
Diamond clarity is the quality of diamonds that relates to the existence and visual appearance of internal characteristics of a diamond called inclusions and surface defects called blemishes clarity is one of the four cs of diamond grading the others being carat color and cut.
Like the color scale gia s clarity grading system developed because jewelers were using terms that could be misinterpreted loupe clean or piqué today even if you buy a diamond somewhere else in the world the jeweler will most likely use terms like vvs 1 or si 2 to indicate the clarity of a diamond even if his or her.
Gia created the first and now globally accepted standard for describing diamonds.
Color clarity cut and carat weight.
The more rare it is.