Diamond

Diamond Certification Report

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When purchasing a loose diamond you should expect to see a copy of its certificate, provided by an independent third party laboratory. A diamond certificate, also called a diamond grading report, a diamond dossier, or a diamond quality document, proves that your diamond has gone through a thorough and unbiased professional examination. A diamond grading report will evaluate a diamond on many different components including:

  • Shape and Cutting Style
  • Measurement: The diamond’s dimensions measured in millimeters.
  • Weight: Weight of the diamond listed to the nearest hundredth of a carat.
  • Depth: Depth (for round diamonds) and/or width (for fancy shapes) relative to the diamond’s diameter.
  • Table: Table facet (for round diamonds) and/or width facet (for fancy shapes) relative to the diamond’s diameter.
  • Girdle: Range of girdle’s thickness.
  • Cutlet: Appearance of cutlet facet.
  • Finish: grades of symmetry and polish.
  • Clarity: Clarity grade determined under 10 x magnification
  • Clarity Plot: A map of the approximate size, type, and position of inclusion as viewed under a microscope.
  • Color: Grade of color.
  • Fluorescence: Color and strength of color when a diamond is viewed under UV light.
  • Comments: Additional comments on the diamond’s characteristics not mentioned in the report.
Diamond Grading Laboratories

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and the American Gem Society Laboratories (AGSL) are among the most respected diamond grading institutions used today in USA. And there are many others in different parts of the globe.

All the jewelry items in ‘Diamond Collection’ carried by Glamorize Yourself are certified by one or the other Diamond Grading Laboratory across the globe, depending upon the location of origin.

Diamond Stone Setting Types

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There are numerous types of stone settings in making diamond jewelry. Add to it the complexity of patterns, details – like color and clarity, and metal choices. This enables the unending possibilities of diamond setting types in a jewelry designs, and hence a sea of jewelry designs.

While buying diamond jewelry, one can get easily overwhelmed by the infinite buzz words, including the most famous one “SOLITAIRE” – the only thing a women wants as her wedding or engagement ring. Do you want to know what does it mean? And what are the other types available in market? Well, I won’t be able to list of them right here – but let’s discuss the most famous ones.

SOLITAIRE

Solitaire

The most common engagement or wedding ring type these days is SOLITAIRE. Solitaire is synonym of “a single stone.” In this diamond setting style, the head of the ring secures the diamond, and prongs allow the diamond to catch the most light. Although four-prong setting shows more of the diamond, but a six-prong setting is often considered to be more secure. So while purchasing a solitaire, check the number of prongs in the setup – in addition to diamond purity, and clarity Smile.

SIDESTONES

SideStone

In the SideStone diamond setup, there is one big diamond in the center, and diamond or other gemstones flank the main stone for additional sparkle or color. There are further sub-types in SideStone category like:

Channel – Protects the side stones by keeping them flushed.

Bar-Channel – Allows more light to enter the side stones.

THREE STONE

ThreeStone

As the name suggest, this setup of diamond stones has three diamonds. The center one is the biggest of the three. It is generally said that these three diamonds represent the cycle of time. One diamond represents PAST, one PRESENT, and the last one represents FUTURE.

PAVE (PAH-VEY)

Pave

In this diamond setup type, main diamond is surrounded by many tiny diamonds. This adds sparkle to the piece, and creates an illusion of greater size,

Hope this blog was informational and helped you to understand the diamond setup so that you can speak about it with confidence!

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