You may have heard of the term diamond brilliance before. But did you really know what that term meant? Is it just clever marketing, or does it mean something more? Diamond brilliance is the white light reflected off of a diamond. The brilliance is an optical property of a diamond. It is the basis for…
Pave is a type of ring setting. Pave Diamond Rings are rings with accent diamonds in a row or multiple rows around a band forming a sparkling pattern. The Pave Ring’s accent diamonds are usually tiny and/or simple cut diamonds that can be round, rectangular, or triangular-shaped. Pavé diamond rings originate from the French word…
I3 is the lowest overall diamond grade in terms of clarity. The “I” in “I3” stands for “inclusion.” The “I” rating has 3 subcategories, 1, 2, and 3, with 3 being the lowest. Obviously, all I3 graded diamonds are similar in the fact that they have visible inclusions that affect the brilliance and/or transparency of…
A diamond with a good clarity grade does not have to be expensive. VS1, VS2, and SI1 are good clarity grades for a diamond. You can feel confident buying diamonds with VS1, VS2, and SI1 clarity grades. These diamonds are known as eye-clean. This means that you cannot see their flaws with your naked eye….
We have all heard that no two diamonds are alike. Most diamonds have internal and external flaws that make them unique. Diamond blemishes are flaws on a diamond’s surface. There are many different types of blemishes. Some blemishes can weaken a diamond’s beauty and structure. Depending on the type of blemish, it may not be…
If diamonds were, indeed, a girl’s best friend, then an I-diamond is that kind of best friend who always says they’re on their way but is actually just jumping out of bed, or who wakes you up at 2 in the morning to tell you that they cannot sleep —flawed but could still be a…