Diamonds are a girls best friend...

I've been getting a lot of questions regarding buying diamonds for an engagement ring. What's the right one? How do we pick? What's not good?

For the first time buyer, or even if you’re seasoned, buying one is daunting.  So I've put together a handy guide using the 4 C’s to help you.

Probably the most important of the C’s is Cut, determining your stones shape.  Whether it’s round or the popular Princess cut or even a fancier one, such as Pear Shaped, each stone is uniquely cut make the most of it's shine and maximise its potential.

 

The Colour's Chart is probably the most daunting one.  The whiter (colourless) a stone is, the more it’s worth.  Stones that are valued less have a slight yellow tinge. You also get ones with a very vibrant colour called fancy yellow and the rarest of all Diamonds can be coloured pink, blue or even red. Just keep in mind, the fancier the colour: the rarer the stone and thus more the more expensive.

 

Clarity refers to stones having flaws.  Most of these you can’t see with the naked eye, the less of these, the higher your stones value.

 

And then Carat.  This refers to the stones size in terms of weight, the higher the carat, the rarer the stone is and the more expensive it is.  The closer the stone becomes to a true carat the more you’ll pay.   For example a 0.48ct is much more affordable than 0.5ct which in turn is much less than 1 Carat Diamonds.

For more in depth information please go here.

Hopefully this helps a little.  The more you know, the easier it is for your jeweller to help you and the less stress for you.  Think of it as buying a new car (talking to you boys), you want to check the horsepower before you take it for a test drive.

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