Studying Loose Diamonds for Beginners

The chances are you’ve heard that if you buy loose diamonds you can find extremely good deals - which is certainly true. Most jewelers do the same, and if that suits you you can get one of them to then suit your diamond within whatever little bit of jewelry you want.



Of course, if you undertake intend to buy Diamond Jewellery you need to know a little bit about evaluating them. Otherwise, you’re likely to have no idea precisely what is considered valuable and what isn’t - and could very well turn out to be taken for a ride.



If you’re a newcomer, the first thing that you need to know about evaluating loose diamonds is that you’re going to be investigating four factors specifically, and they are:



• Color


• Cut


• Clarity


• Carat



This is actually the terminology that relates to and describes loose diamonds, and thus you’d better start to familiarize yourself with it.



Firstly, the ‘color’ of loose diamonds basically simply refers to what hue it really is. As you can well imagine, the costliest diamonds are those that are completely clear and colorless, when they produce one of the most brilliant gleams and are generally considered essentially the most ‘pure’.



That being said, you will discover loose diamonds in this range from various hues of brown to yellow, as well as some shades of white. Stones that appear to be ‘milky’ are mostly likely impure and tend to have far lesser value.



On the other hand, the ‘cut’ of loose diamonds is solely depending on the artisan who shaped the stone. Still, it is of extreme importance with the cut of the diamond is the thing that will figure out how much light is absorbed, and so how brightly it sparkles. Diamonds which have many facets which might be cut brilliantly are incredibly valuable indeed.



‘Clarity’ of loose diamonds 's what determines how pure they may be. In general, the purity of diamonds is denoted with the letters F (Flawless), VVS (Super Slightly included), VS (A little included), SI (Slightly Included) i (Included).



In cases like this ‘included’ means the amount of imperfections it includes, such as flecks that deteriorate its value. Stones with multiple visible flecks, chips, cracks, etc should be avoided.



Last and surely not least, the ‘carat’ of diamonds is how heavy it is (and therefore its size). That you can well imagine, the larger and heavier diamonds - the harder valuable it can be, even when buying loose diamonds.



You now understand the factors that are used to evaluate loose diamonds you need to at least possess some idea of what to look for when you go available and try to purchase some. Remember to always look carefully at diamonds, if possible through a specialized magnifying glass so that you can spot even tiniest details.