| Diamond shoppers typically want a diamond
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| | standards.
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| that is big, bright and has lots of
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| | What do these clarity grades mean for the
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| sparkle. Yet when they go to the jewelry
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| | diamond shopper? There are many clarity
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| store, the attention seems to be on carat
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| | grades and often a big price difference
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| weight, color and clarity. What is
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| | between Flawless clarity and clean to the
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| diamond clarity and how does it influence
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| | eye clarity. Most diamond shoppers want
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| the beauty of the diamond?
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| | a diamond that has no visible inclusions.
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| All diamonds have inclusions in them
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| | For brilliant shapes like rounds, ovals,
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| because nature forms diamonds in the high
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| | princess, and radiant cuts, that usually
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| temperature, high-pressure regions deep
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| | means at least SI1 clarity. For step-cut
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| below the earth's surface. Diamonds are
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| | shapes like the emerald and Asscher that
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| crystals of carbon and the crystals
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| | have fewer facets to hide the inclusions,
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| formed in this harsh environment are
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| | at least VS2 clarity is generally
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| never perfect. Inclusions are the tiny
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| | preferred.
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| identifying characteristics inside a
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| | If these are the target clarity grades,
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| diamond. Some of the more common types
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| | why do shoppers buy diamond with higher
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| of inclusions are feathers, crystals,
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| | or lower clarity? Sometimes shoppers are
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| pinpoints, clouds, needles, and twinning
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| | under the false impression that higher
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| wisps. Diamonds also have
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| | clarity will make a diamond more
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| characteristics on the surface, called
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| | beautiful. This is a myth promoted by
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| blemishes. Clarity affects a diamond
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| | jewelers who have high clarity diamonds
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| purchase when inclusions and blemishes
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| | they need to sell or want to sell because
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| are visible to the eye, when they
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| | they require higher prices and therefore
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| adversely influence the path of light
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| | more profit. Some men feel only a
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| through the diamond, or when they
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| | perfect diamond (flawless) is good enough
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| negatively affect the durability of the
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| | for a perfect woman. Some shoppers
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| diamond.
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| | simply want to buy higher clarity, just
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| The diamond industry has established
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| | because they can.
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| clarity grades to identify various levels
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| | Shoppers who purchase lower clarity
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| of clarity in terms of visibility. The
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| | diamonds with eye visible inclusions
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| visibility of a particular inclusion or
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| | often do so because lower clarity is the
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| blemish is dependent on its location
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| | only way they can achieve bigger size
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| within the diamond, its physical size and
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| | within their budget. Sometimes diamond
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| the affect it has when viewed under
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| | shoppers are swept up in the excitement
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| different lighting conditions. The
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| | of the purchase and end up with a diamond
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| clarity grades rate diamonds on the
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| | that looked great in the store lighting
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| visibility of inclusions and blemishes
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| | but has visible inclusions in normal
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| under 10-power magnification.
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| | lighting with closer examination. The
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| Flawless and Internally Flawless (IF) are
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| | bright lights in a jewelry store often
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| the highest clarity grades and indicate
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| | make it hard to see inclusions that are
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| no inclusions are visible under 10-power
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| | easy to see at home or in office
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| magnification, with the Internally
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| | lighting.
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| Flawless allowing only very minor
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| | The purchase decision of a diamond is a
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| blemishes. Even Internally Flawless
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| | mix of logic, emotion and convenience.
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| diamonds have visible inclusions when
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| | The shoppers who are happiest with their
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| viewed under higher magnification.
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| | purchase long term are those who
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| VVS1 and VVS2 grades indicate very, very
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| | understand their own shopping priorities
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| small inclusions, which might take 30
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| | and then find a diamond that best meets
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| minutes to find with a microscope.
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| | those requirements. For diamond clarity,
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| VS1 and VS2 grades have very small
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| | the shoppers need to determine how
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| inclusions that are visible under the
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| | important it is to them not to see any
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| microscope but seldom every visible to
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| | inclusions with the unaided eye. Then
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| the unaided eye.
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| | they have to decide how important the
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| SI1 and SI2 grades have small inclusions
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| | higher clarity grades are regardless of
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| under the microscope and are sometimes
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| | whether they influence the beauty of the
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| visible with the aided eye.
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| | diamond or not.
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| I1, I2 and I3 grades have inclusions that
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| | Of course, the price of the diamond
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| are obvious with the unaided eye.
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| | ultimately comes into play; even for
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| It is important to have the clarity grade
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| | those shoppers who claim price is not an
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| designated by one of the top diamond
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| | issue. Most shoppers are seeking their
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| grading laboratories such as the GIA
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| | own personalized mix of size, color,
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| (Gemological Institute of America) or AGS
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| | clarity, cut, and price when making the
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| (American Gem Society). Clarity grades
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| | purchase decision for their special
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| on other documentation can be exaggerated
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| | diamond.
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| and inaccurate relative to industry
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