Friday, May 8, 2009

Find the Best Cut Diamond for Your Wedding

We all generally tend to confuse the diamond ‘Cut’ as the ‘Shape’ of the diamond. But this is actually not true. Diamond Cut is totally a different concept than its Shape. The Shape of a diamond could be heart, pear, marquise, etc which means it is the outward appearance of a diamond. While the Diamond Cut refers to the basic facet arrangement and the way it is cut in comparison to a standard cutting style.

The following information will guide you through the different Cuts so that now when you go shopping for your engagement ring or wedding jewelry, you should be well versed with the type of cuts and eventually find the best one for you.

Types of Cuts-

1) Ideal Cut-
An ideal cut maximizes brilliance and creates a great amount of fire and scintillation. Thus such quality appeals to the one who is capable to possess the finest asset one can have.

2) Fine or Premium Cut-
A premium cut diamond is of comparable quality to an ideal cut diamond and carries equal potential of maximizing brilliance and fire. Like the ideal cuts, premium cuts are equally elite to be owned.









3) Deep or Shallow Cut-
When a light ray enters a deep or shallow cut diamond, it gets diverted and doesn’t refract with equal brilliance and fire. This leads to the degradation of a diamond cut. One should always avoid such diamonds.

Diamond cuts are graded on the following scale established by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA):

  • Excellent Cut
  • Very Good Cut
  • Good Cut
  • Fair Cut

Understanding the value of each diamond cut has now become an easy task and you can look for the type of cut in the diamond’s appraisal certificate. This knowledge is enough to find the best diamond with the best value during your wedding jewelry hunt, so that you can shower maximum sparkle on your ceremony.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Diamonds – A Complete Package of Beauty & Power

A diamond is much more than aesthetics. Deep beneath the transparent pieces of lustrous crystals dwells an ocean of psychological powers and strong emissions. The renowned lustrous diamond stands for a lot more than what it mere appears.

  • Diamond is a symbol of purity, love & fidelity. It’s a sign of commitment & trust, thus making our relationships and circumstances stronger and pleasurable.
  • It is known to be an amplifier. The amount of energy in your body and mind, be it negative or positive, gets magnified to its extreme if you wear a diamond or diamond studded jewelry. In fact it intensifies the powers of its neighboring gemstones.
  • Diamond attracts abundance into our lives- abundance of wealth, prosperity, happiness and love. Thus it helps you pursue excellence in every task you do.
  • It imparts virtues like courage, bravery & vigor, while it also instills creative thinking, broad vision & ingeniousness.
  • A diamond’s divine-like luster also calls forth for us spiritualism, deep thinking and satiate psyche. Gradually the wearer is likely to come in alignment with his/her higher self.
  • Apart from these psychological reasoning, adornment of a diamond or diamond jewelry also helps in detoxification and helps balance the metabolic and digestive procedures of our body.
  • Weak eyesight, other optic disorders and giddiness also departs from the body if you keep a diamond close to you. Brain and testicle issues are also cured with the adornment of diamonds.
  • It is even useful in blocking hazardous electromagnetic rays towards our body.

With so many rewards in package, it is clear why nobody wants to miss on a diamond or diamond jewelry.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Know Diamonds before Buying them for Mother’s Day

Today most of the diamond purchasers care the least to check their diamonds in detail except the shape, due to a perception that all diamonds are equally beautiful. But it is always very important to understand a few basic facts about diamonds; after all they are a huge investment.

This year on Mother’s Day, before going on a haphazard purchase of diamond or diamond jewelry, take time to edify yourself on the basics of a diamond that determine its high value. Thus you can ensure an authentically gorgeous diamond while you gift it to your mom.

Basic Fundamentals of a Diamond-

1) Cut – It is one of the most important criteria that decides the brilliance and luster of a diamond and invites maximum price.

2) Color – The more the colorlessness, the more is the sparkle and value of a diamond. The presence of color diminishes the sheen of a diamond.

3) Clarity – Naturally occurring flaws and inclusions reduce the clarity of a diamond and thus increase its value.

4) Carat Weight – It is the weight of a diamond measured in a uniform way universally i.e. in metric carats where 1 carat = 0.2 grams.

5) Shape – It is the structure of a diamond, thus enhancing its beauty and charm. There are many shapes of diamonds apart from round and princess, like marquise, oval, heart, etc.

6) Certification – Always look for proper certification of a diamond given along with it. This will assure you of its authenticity and will provide its elaborate description.

Once you have understood well all these fundamentals, you can go ahead and hunt for your diamond and diamond jewelry on this Mother’s Day, and present the best lustrous and brilliant diamonds to your beloved mom.
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