Did you ever wonder why the price of diamond jewelry is different world wide?
Until the mid-twentieth century, there was no agreed standard for judging diamonds. The Gemological Institute of America has established the first standard for describing diamonds in terms of cut, color, clarity, and carat weight, and this standard has become universally accepted for describing diamonds. Indeed, the features of diamond quality have become the global language for assessing its quality anywhere in the world.
How is the price of each diamond set?
Perhaps you thought that the size or weight of the carat was what determined its price! But the answer is not so, for every diamond is distinguished by its beauty and its uniqueness from others, there are several factors that you should know:
The 4Cs:
Cut = Cut
Color = Color
Clarity = Purity
Carat = Carat weight
Knowing all these factors will guide you to be able to compare, identify and choose the diamond you want to buy, each of these factors has benchmarks that do not value of the piece rather than reflect its advantages.
In our next articles you will find more details about the 4Cs so that you could understand the diamond that you want to buy.