How are diamonds priced?
Diamonds are priced by grading them using a descriptive formula called “The 4 C’s”: Cut, Clarity, Color and Carat Weight. Cut is the shape of the stone as well as the proper alignment of facets and the proportions of the table, pavilion, star cuts and girdle. Clarity is the transparency of the stone, as well as the degree that the stone is absence of imperfections. Color is the actual hue of the diamond. Although diamonds come in all colors of the rainbow the rare colors are blue, red, green, violet, purplish-red, pink, yellow, etc. The white stones are valued by the degree of colorless tints that the particular stone possesses. The whiter and more brilliant and transparent the stone the better. Carat weight is the actual metric weight of the stone. 5 carats is equal to 1 gram. See much more information on each in our diamond section.
