Discerning Diamonds
By Glenda Erceg
Cut, colour, clarity and carat are used to
determine a great diamond. Though you don’t need to find the most
expensive diamond to find the one whose beauty speaks to you.
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Cut refers to the angles and proportions that a
skilled craftsman creates to turn a rough stone into a polished
diamond. It also refers to the shape of the diamond.
Diamonds are graded on a colour scale established
by the Gemological Institute of America, ranging from D (colorless)
to Z. Red is one of the rarest, and most desirable colours for
diamonds.
Carat is a measure of weight, not size. One carat
is 200 milligrams. The word carat comes from the word carob. Carob seeds, used
by ancient civilizations for measurement, are extremely similar in
weight and 1 carob used to equal 1 carat.
Clarity is possibly the most important of the
factors affecting the quality and price of any diamond. Clarity
literally means "clearness" and refers to the diamond's ability to
allow the free passage of light without obstruction or absorption.
Any inclusions, cleavages, cracks, or other natural features inside
or defects on the surface will stop light from passing through the
stone.
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De Beers advertising over the last century has
established a "tradition" that a woman should receive a diamond ring
as an engagement symbol. De Beers have extended the diamond
engagement ring "tradition", by brainwashing us to believe that a
diamond eternity ring should also be a tradition on the first
wedding anniversary, or the birth of a first child.
Whatever you decide to buy and for whatever the
reason that you decide to buy it, a diamond can represent one of
life’s deepest emotional investments. It may eventually be passed
down to your children and your grandchildren, not because of what it
originally cost but because of what it means.
Copyright Glenda Erceg.
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