| Jared Jewelry is a section of Sterling | | | | characteristics, you'll be able to know the |
| Jewelers, Inc., one of the country's largest | | | | real value of diamonds. |
| groups of jewelers. Jared has a gallery of | | | | |
| jewelries featuring diamonds, colored | | | | The first C would be Cut and has already been |
| gemstones, gold and silver and a collection | | | | mentioned above. Color is the next. Although |
| of watches. | | | | diamonds display beautiful and extraordinary |
| | | | colors, diamonds are usually rated on a scale |
| Gallery of Diamonds. Jared's Gallery of | | | | of being colorless to yellow. Colorless |
| Diamonds features three major diamond | | | | diamonds are the most expensive followed by |
| collections which are the Leo Diamonds, The | | | | yellow diamonds. So, how can you tell a |
| Peerless Diamonds, and the Journey Diamonds. | | | | diamond's color? This is very easy -- a |
| Prices of Jared's diamonds range from $300 up | | | | diamond always comes with a letter in |
| to $20,000 depending on the jewels' quality. | | | | accordance to the color scale. Colorless |
| | | | diamonds would bear the letter D, E, and F. |
| A family-owned company that has been | | | | Letters G, Hi, I, and J mean that the diamond |
| handcrafting diamonds for four generations, | | | | is near colorless. Faint yellow diamonds will |
| Leo Schachter supplies the Leo Diamonds. | | | | have K, L, and M letters insignias, the |
| According to Jared Jewelers' designers, the | | | | letters N, O, P, Q, R is given to very light |
| significance behind Journey Diamonds is the | | | | yellow diamonds and light yellow diamonds are |
| strength of love. They say that like wine, | | | | marked with S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z. The |
| love grows stronger and deeper as time passes | | | | next important C is Clarity. Clarity refers |
| by. This collection is distinguished by the | | | | to how little or how much inclusions the |
| creative arrangement of multiple diamonds in | | | | diamond has. Inclusions are inherent in |
| a setting. On the other hand, The Peerless | | | | diamonds. They are considered as diamonds' |
| Diamond is the collection of diamonds with | | | | birthmarks. Flawless diamonds are considered |
| the most précise cut. A diamond's cut | | | | better. Last but not the least would be |
| is one crucial factor in assessing the | | | | Carat. It is the weight of the diamond. The |
| quality and value of a certain diamond. | | | | heavier the diamond is, the higher the carat |
| Although cut is often misconstrued as shape, | | | | will be. |
| it is not. Shape only concerns the outside | | | | |
| boundaries of a diamond while cut refers to | | | | Gallery of Silver and Gold. Jared's |
| how light goes through the diamond and how | | | | collection of gold jewelries varies from |
| the diamond facets is able to reflect it to | | | | pendants, earrings, necklaces, and other |
| produce an attractive brilliance. | | | | accessories. Two-tone ensembles are also |
| | | | included in this collection. Silver |
| A diamond's cut is just one factor in | | | | collections are made from sterling silver. |
| evaluating a diamond's worth. There are three | | | | Gold, silver and diamonds are also used in |
| other categories in choosing diamonds. These | | | | Jared's watch collections. |
| categories describe the shape, features and | | | | |
| quality of the diamond. They are known as the | | | | Gallery of Gemstones. This is Jared's |
| Four Cs which comprised -- cut, color, | | | | collection of precious and semi-precious |
| clarity and carat. It is important to | | | | gems. Gemstones like amethysts, rubies, |
| understand the differences between these | | | | sapphires and citrines of varying hues are |
| categories because generally diamonds can | | | | featured in this gallery. |
| look similarly the same. But based upon these | | | | |