Clarity is an important aspect of a diamond, and it is important to know how to grade the clarity of a diamond before you buy one. It is actually quite easy to learn how to grade the clarity of a diamond. There are basically two things that you must understand: Diamonds with visual inclusions and blemishes, and those that are ‘eye clean’ meaning that there are no inclusions or blemishes that can be seen with the naked eye. From there, the clarity of a diamond is further broken down into subcategories.

Many people mistakenly think that diamond clarity refers to how clear it is. This isn’t so. Clarity actually refers to the internal and external imperfections of the diamond. The greatest diamonds, of course get a grade of FL or IF – Flawless or Internally Flawless – meaning that it is perfect. A grade of I-one, I-two or I-3 means that the diamond is imperfect, with a grade of I-3 being the worst.

Other grades are VVS1 and VVS2, which means that the diamond is very, very slightly imperfect; VS1 and VS2, meaning the diamond is very slightly imperfect; SI-One and SI-Two, which means that the diamond is slightly imperfect.

What Are Dirty Diamonds
Diamonds become dirty. When you wash your hands with a diamond ring on, soap scum cli...
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Choosing Cut Of Diamond
The most popular cuts are heart, marquise, oval, pear, princess, rou...
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How To Care For Your Diamond
First, you should take your diamond jewelry to a jeweler once a year. Have him check th...
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How Are Diamonds Cut
Diamonds are cut with saws, into round shapes. From the rounded shape...
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Famous Diamonds
The Dresden Green stands out among the natural colore...
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Insuring Your Diamond
The first type of insurance policies for diamonds ...
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How To Sell A Diamond
First, have the diamond appraised. In fact, have it appraised by 2 or three je...
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Bonded Diamonds
First, bonded diamonds have a purchase back policy for the life of the diamond. No matter how long you ha...
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How To Spot A Fake Diamond
First, only deal with reputable jewelers, and when you find a rep...
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How Diamonds Are Mined
When pipe mining is used, the diamonds are extracted from the earth th...
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Diamond Grading
On the color grading scale, D, E, and F mean that the diamond has no...
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Diamond Certificates
With a diamond certificate, you can verify the color, cut, carat, weight, and...
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Colored Diamonds
Treatments like irradiation make it possible for more people to own these v...
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How Diamonds Are Priced
Diamond prices are determined first by adding the cost of the rough diamo...
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Buying Diamonds Online
First, consider your reasons for wanting to purchase the diamond online, as opposed to making a purchase from a loca...
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Diamond Brands
Branding is actually based on who owns the diamond. For instance, if DeBeers...
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Blood Diamonds Conflict Diamonds
Blood diamonds, sometimes also referred to as conflict diam...
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Diamond Engagement Rings
First, determine how much ring you can afford. Most people use the ‘two months salary’ rule. This means that the ring sh...
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How To Clean Your Diamond
Want to keep that Brilliance and Shine? Diamonds require cleaning so that maximum amounts of light can refract fiery bri...
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Synthetic Diamonds
Although the technology for synthetic diamonds came into play in 1954, ...
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Are Diamonds Rare
For every 1 million diamonds that are mined, only one will be found that is...
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Diamond Scams
A common scam that most jewelry stores participate in is the Carat Total ...
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Where Diamonds Are Mined
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DiamondPartners
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About Diamond Weights
However, in the far east, where Carob trees do not grow, rice was used to measure t...
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