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Buying Guide For Diamond Jewellery

?Diamonds are a girl?s best friends?,
but diamonds have the ability of making
friends with everybody.

The above words are very true, have you
ever heard of a person who dislikes
diamonds. We have been hearing about
diamonds since birth and maybe that?s
the reason why we feel so connected to
it. Diamonds are treasured as gemstones
since the time when they were used as
religious icons in ancient India.

Scientifically, Diamond is the hardest
natural material known on Earth. It is a
crystal of tetrahedral bonded carbon
atoms. Because of the material?s
exceptional physical characteristics,
diamond is used for many purposes other
than jewelry.

While purchasing diamonds there are four
C points which have to be kept in mind,
the below mentioned points may help you
in procuring the real thing, the real
diamonds.

DIAMONDS are graded by four
characteristics:

CUT

There is a special formula for diamonds
also. According to standards, round
brilliant diamonds are cut with 58
facets. More light should be reflected
to the viewer?s eyes and it is possible
when these facets are proportionately
featured on the diamond and which is
very important. Cut also refers to the
shape of the diamond piece such as round
brilliant, oval, marquise, pear, heart
shaped and emerald. The new ones are
Asher square cut and Royal radiant cut.

CARAT

Carat actually refers to the weight of
the diamond. The price increases with
the size. A pint constitutes 100 points.
There are just 5 carats in a gram.
Always go for the actual point size
rather than a fractional weight, you
sometimes get cheated this way.
Jeweler?s sale 90 diamond saying it a
1carat diamond. Always measure the
stone to be on the safer side, because
diamonds are not purchased every day.

COLOR

The real color of diamond used to be
only white or the colorless. But
now-a-days there are many colors
available in market like pink, green,
brown, black, yellow and many other to
come.

CLARITY

Clarity is exactly the external and the
internal appearances of the diamond
piece. The quality of the diamond is
proved by less of inclusions in it.
Jewelers even have some magnifying
glasses through which you can surely
satisfy yourself before purchasing the
diamond piece.

Although being the strongest and the
toughest, it is a delicate stone which
has to be given special care. It is very
much prone to scratches and chipping, so
while doing household chores it would be
advisable to remove that piece of
jewelry which has got a diamond in it.
They get dirty easily and even can be
washed at home only; otherwise you can
go for polishing of your diamond.

I hope this guide can help you a bit
with the diamond jewellery purchase?.so
whom are you waiting for. Just go and
dazzle with diamonds all over you.

As any other jewelry piece, it?s difficult to purchase
diamond jewelry without any prior knowledge. In the market
there are many fake sellers who cheat on those people who do
not know much about Diamonds

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