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4 Tips to buy diamonds wisely! Maximize the effect of your budget!
With a limited budget to buy diamonds, as long as you have my 4 tips, you will be very relaxed!
The following will know how to allocate effectively4C.Color, clarity, weight and cut to maximize your budget.
4C Clarity, Maximize $$$
The clarity grade is the amount of inclusions and flaws on the diamond. The more inclusions and flaws there are, the lower the grade, which reduces the value and price.
However, most of the inclusions and imperfections are almost invisible to the naked eye, and some can even be covered by the ring claw afterwards.
A good suggestion for buying a diamond is to choose a lower clarity grade. Diamonds with slight inclusions (SI1 and SI2) can be as much as 50-70% flatter than FL or IF diamonds. Stones with slight inclusions can only be seen under a 10x magnification. Note, however, that some SI diamonds may also have inclusions visible to the naked eye.
But if your girlfriend will carry with her10x loupe, or after you propose she will use a 10x loupe to check the diamond ring you send, I recommend buying at least vs2, both 30-50% flatter than IF.
Weight reduction, size conscious
This is the secret to buying diamonds.
Most people are interested in weight = size, but this is not entirely accurate. While weight is a good indicator of size, it is not a factor in determining visual size. The actual size of a diamond is determined by its dimensions, i.e. the length, width or diameter of the diamond.
However, diamonds are priced by quality and billed by weight.Can you tell the difference between a diamond of one carat and a diamond weighing 0.96 carat? There is no scale. However, buying a diamond that is lower than the average carat weight, but with a large diamond table, can save you up to 10%.
Color grade that cannot be distinguished by the naked eye
Color is one of the most important characteristics of a diamond, and it is important to consider color when purchasing a diamond, but people have different interpretations of color.
The color grade of a diamond refers to the saturation and hue of the diamond. The more inconspicuous the color, the higher the price. D color grade is the highest grade of colorless diamonds. Diamonds in grades D through F are the most expensive. These grades are considered by the GIA to be in the "colorless" range.
Grades G through H have a slight hue, but to the untrained eye, they may look indistinguishable. If you choose a color grade from G to H, it will still appear colorless to the naked eye.
Choosing another metal type can be helpful. If your ring is gold or rose gold, then it makes no sense to purchase a colorless diamond. Colored metals add an undertone to the diamond because the light reflects back into the stone. This means that you can cover up the lower grade of the stone by choosing a yellow or rose gold setting to make it look more colorless. However, Hong Kong ladies generally prefer white gold, so you can ignore it.
Investment in diamond cutting / fluorescent
DiamondAsia recommends going for a diamond cut than Budget. The cut gives the diamond its unique brilliance. The brilliance, sparkle and fire of a diamond are all cut qualities.
Cut grades range from Excellent to Poor, and gemologists check depth, table and girdle, as well as many other factors when determining cut grades. Round diamonds are the only shape to receive an official cut grade, but other shapes should be checked for their overall proportions, symmetry and polish.
To put it simply, if you want the stone to sparkle, you need 3 Excellent, i.e. cut, polish, symmetry, all 3 are Excellent, then it is the best.
As for fluorescence, it is better to have NON, that is, no fluorescence. If you want to flatten again, we suggest FAINT, for example, 1 card, D color, VVS2 can flatten $25000 or so.
