Grades of Diamond Clarity

Grades of Diamond Clarity

Grades of Diamond Clarity

The quality of the diamond with respect to the internal defects (inclusions) and surface defects (blemishes) is called Diamond Clarity. It is one of the 4C's of diamond grading and the rest being carat, color and cut. Crystals of a foreign material or another crystal or structural imperfections such as tiny cracks, are the internal defects known as Inclusions. The factors that affect the clarity of this precious stone are number, size, color, relative location, orientation, and visibility of inclusions.

The grade for the clarity is assigned as per the overall appearance under a 10x magnification. The grades range from internally flawless where the diamonds don't have any kind of inclusions or blemishes; to Imperfect 3 where the diamonds have large and heavy inclusions and blemishes that are even visible to the naked eye.

Diamonds have always been a craze amongst women; and the best way to reach a woman's heart is through this stone. There are one to many types available such as Pink diamonds, White diamonds, Champagne diamonds, Pink Champagne diamonds, Yellow diamonds, blue diamonds, green diamonds and so on. The Pink diamond is the most rare and hence popular diamond amongst all; it also comes along with a huge price tag.

The white diamonds are produced in different shapes and sizes all over the world and are very popular amongst women. Champagne diamonds are made up of natural colors. The grading for these are the same as colorless diamonds, however in this case the intensity of the color also needs to be taken into consideration. The grade is on a scale of C1 to C7 color scale, where C1 represents light and C7 represents dark champagne. As mentioned above these are also available in pink champagne, green, blue and yellow diamonds.

There are different grades of diamond clarity, to check their quality The grades are as follows:-

FL represents the one which is completely flawless i.e. it has no inclusions or blemishes. IF represents the one which have no internal flaws however a bit of external flaws which could be removed by polishing. VVS1-VVS2 represents flaws that only an expert could detect using a 10x microscope VS1-VS2 represents flaws that could be seen using a 10x microscope but would take some time to identify, but then this time you don't need an expert S|1-S|2 represents flaws that you could instantly see through a 10x microscope and 1-|3 represents flaws that can be viewed with the naked eye. So now when you plan to get yourself a diamond, do keep these things in mind as it would help you to get the best quality diamond.

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