Page 80 - magazine

Our diamond experts assess each individual
gem according to the strictest industry
standards. Only certified, conflict–free, highest
quality and most beautiful diamonds are

selected to become part of an Yvel creation.

All about CLARITY CARAT CUT

A diamond’s carat weight is the
A diamond’s clarity indicates the
A diamond’s proportions, symmetry
and polish determine how light reflects
measurement of how much a diamond
presence or absence of inclusions and
weighs. A metric ‘carat’ represents
blemishes within the stone. Blemishes
when it enters the diamond. The better
Diamonds include scratches and nicks on the 200 milligrams. Each carat can be the cut grade, the more it will sparkle. A
Inclusions
surface.
subdivided into 100 ‘points’. The modern
diamond’s
beautiful diamond looks the way it does
are
carat system started with the carob
commonly on the inside, and some
because of three optical effects: white
seed. In older days, gem traders used
might even break the surface of
light reflections called brightness, flashes
the stone. Gemologists determine a
and dark called scintillation. The term
balance scales. The carat is the same
diamond’s clarity by examining it under the carob seeds as weights on their of color called fire, and areas of light
a magnifying lens. gram weight around the world. Some ‘cut’ also describes a diamond’s shape.
The diamond is nature’s most precious stone. Amongst all natural minerals the diamond is the There are eleven clarity grades in the weights are considered ‘magic sizes’
hardest material on Earth. The word diamond comes from the Greek word adamas, meaning Gemological Institute of America‘s (GIA) half carat, three-quarter carat, and
‘the invincible’. Recognized today as the birthstone for April, the diamond is also the gem that clarity grading system. They range from carat.
marks the 60th and 75th wedding anniversaries. ‘flawless’ which, as the name implies, is
a perfect diamond, to ‘included’, which
is a diamond with minor imperfections. COLOR
All Yvel diamonds are of the exceptional Diamonds come in a rainbow of colors
Diamonds are created deep within the earth, from carbonic beauty is revealed. The cutting and polishing of a diamond clarity grades of VVS2, VVS1, IF & FL. ranging from colorless to light yellow.
gases under huge pressure and high temperatures. The is considered a delicate procedure requiring special skills, Within that range, colorless diamonds
largest diamond mines are in Australia, South Africa, and scientific knowledge, and experience. are the rarest, which makes them the
Russia. The first diamonds were discovered in India and were most valuable. They set the standard
the sole property of kings and royalty. Diamonds come in a wide range of sizes, shapes, colors, and for grading and pricing other diamonds
distinct internal characteristics. Each diamond is unique and in the normal color range. The GIA
When the diamonds are mined the raw stone does not its value is determined using all of the 4C’s: Clarity, Color, Cut D-to-Z scale is the industry standard for
show all the extraordinary qualities of the gem. Only after and Carat. color-grading diamonds. Each letter
the diamond is professionally cut and polished, its true inner
represents a range of color based on a
diamond’s tone and saturation.
78 79