Posted on Monday, 1st September 2008 by Auw Jimmy

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Don’t ask me why I write this article. It’s just that… I like to learn new things… Everything. Just sometimes I get enough with my daily IT life, then why don’t I learn something new. Let’s say, a diamond ;)

I have learned around, and got simple answer to pick a diamond: Color, Clarity, Cut, and Carat. It’s about 4C, no matter who come first – but I prefer Color and Clarity as first two, then followed by Cut and Carat.

Color
As easy as the word means, Color will define the color of a diamond. According to GIA (Gemological Institute of America), a name related with diamond certification, there are range from D to Z to define the color of a diamond. D means colorless diamond, while Z mean yellowish diamond. Colorless diamond means higher price (so a diamond with D color grade will be more expensive compared to a diamond with G color grade). Most diamond on the market (for jewelry or wedding ring) will have F or G grade (shouldn’t go beyond G if you want a colorless diamond). This grade should be expensive and colorless enough for common eyes. You will need a reference/master color set of diamond to do the comparison. Get the colorless diamond if you plan to combine diamond with silver/white gold, while you can go with lower color grade (yellowish) diamond if you plan to combine it with yellow gold. Another kind of diamond color is red or pink. This is very rare and expensive also. Here’s is some color classification (the color naming guide may vary a little bit, but most expensive “real” diamond will not go beyond G color grade):
- D-F: Colorless
- G-J: Near Colorless
- K-M: Faint Yellow
- N-R: Very Light Yellow
- S-X: Light Yellow
- Y-Z: Yellow

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