Wedding Rings - All About Diamonds

Purchasing a diamond ring entails understanding the four 'C's in order to ensure that you end up with the perfect diamond.Diamonds are graded in accordance to their colour. Colourless diamonds are graded as a D, and as the diamond develops further colour, they are graded downwards in the alphabet. For instance, a diamond which may have yellow or brown colour in it may be graded at an F or G. Thus, diamonds graded as D are considered most valuable due to their rarity and due to light passing through the diamond effortlessly.Thus, clarity is determined as any feature of the stone that reduces its brilliance or value. This is known as inclusions, and usually are natural occurrences within the structure of the diamond once formed. As a result, the clarity of the diamond is determined by the number of inclusions visible in the stone. Whilst prices vary in accordance to the value placed on the diamond itself, it's important to understand what you are getting for what you are paying.The cut of the diamond does not indicate the shape of the diamond, rather the cut refers to the structure of the stone. A well cut diamond reflects light from its facets and then disperses the light to the crown (top of the diamond).Small diamonds are measured in points where one carat is divided into 100 points. As diamonds increase in size, the more rare and valuable it becomes.