Let’s continue with learning to determine the value of your diamond by now learning #3 of THE FOUR C’s: clarity. Check my post from yesterday to catch up on the first two C’s: color & cut. And tomorrow we’ll finish up with figuring out the carat of the diamond.
DIAMOND CLARITY
- Diamonds have natural imperfections called inclusions. These are minerals or crystals trapped inside the stone, and they determine the clarity of the stone.
- Nearly all stones have characteristic inclusions (“birthmarks”) which make them unique and identifiable. These imperfections are graded accordingly and these also determine their value.
- These are noted in the stone’s certificate from IF (internally flawless), VVS (very, very slight inclusions) all the way down to I (visible inclusions).
- Here’s a couple of great charts that show the basic clarity categories. It gets much more detailed than this, but I’m assuming you only need to know the basics.
