Knowledge about diamonds

Millions of years ago, diamonds were formed deep inside the Earth. Often hundreds of kilometer below the earth’s crust, under glowing heat and enormous pressure, the carbon atoms combine to form fine crystal lattices and form a rough diamond. When a volcano erupts, the rough diamonds are transported to the earth’s surface.

The four Cs of the Diamond Rating

One of the most reputable associations monitoring the diamond industry the Gemological Institute of America, famously known as “GIA”, identifies 4 essential characteristics, that define the worth of each diamond. The four C are to a diamond what fingerprints are to humans: extremely unique factors.

The four C are:

Cut / Clarity / Colour / Carat (the weight)

This aspect reflects the quality of the diamond’s cut. The cut determines how the diamond interacts with light and emits brilliance. According to GIA, diamond cuts are graded as:

-Excellent
-Very good
-Good
-Fair
-Poor

Of course, we sell only perfectly cut diamonds. Each diamond is handcrafted down to the smallest detail.

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This specific characteristic is a bit tricky, as it involves natural imperfections known as “inclusions” that cannot be detected with the naked eye. The grading of this characteristic ranges from flawless to included diamonds. The scale also includes very very slightly included (VVS1-VVS2), and very slightly included (VS1-VS2). Diamondonline only works with diamonds that are very very slightly included, to flawless diamonds.

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Diamond colors range between a scale between the letters D-Z. Where D means completely colorless and therefore is the most expensive color, and Z having a yellowish tone, which are usually the cheapest colors to exist. At Diamondonline we only have diamonds ranging from the letter F and above, as we only work with the best colored diamonds available in the market.

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Finally, carat, which is the characteristic that measures the weight of a diamond. This of course means that as carat increases, diamond price increases progressively as well.

At Diamondonline, we aim to find the perfect diamond for you based on your desired characteristics. The diamond will be fully customizable to meet your taste to ensure that you are more than satisfied.

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A certificate, such as the GIA certificate, is, so to speak, the identification of a diamond and therefore very important when buying. It proves the identity and the value of the stone and provides information about origin, authenticity and all extraordinary value-determining characteristics. With the certificate, your diamond can be identified and evaluated again and again.