Diamond Engagement Rings Specialist
Diamond Guide
Learning about the different specifications and qualities of diamond can be for many people a very enjoyable part of finding the perfect diamond ring. We have written this short guide as an introduction to the topic which we hope you will find interesting and informative. If you do have any further questions, please do contact us and one of our diamond experts will be very happy to answer your queries either over the phone or in person at our showroom in Shepperton, Middlesex.
Diamond Clarity
It is extremely rare to find a perfectly clear diamond. Most diamonds contain tiny imperfections, called inclusions, which are created by nature and make every diamond unique. Inclusions can range from tiny dark or light solid fragments, crystals, cleavages, fractures and feathers. Many inclusions are not visible to the naked eye and can only be assessed by a gemmologist using magnification. The more inclusions a stone contains and the easier they are to detect will determine the clarity grade.
For an introduction to diamond clarity and the different clarity grades, please click on the video below.
Whilst the various grades of clarity help to classify the quantity of impurities contained with a diamond, there can be quite a difference in the appearance depending upon the position, type and size of the inclusions, even within the same grade of clarity. This is one of the factors why there can be such a difference in price between two diamonds which, on the basis of the information on the grading report, appear to be the same.
Please click on the video below to see this explained in more detail.
As you learn more about the inclusions within the diamond, you may notice that the diamond certificate gives quite of lot of information about the types of impurities with the stone, like feather, needle, crystal, cloud etc. This video explains the main different types of inclusions and how they affect the appearance in the diamond under magnification.
Click here for more diamond information videos
