Desilet Diamonds

INFORMATION ON DIAMOND GRADING



     

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Table size, placement of facets, total depth crown angles have a tremendous effect on the brilliance

 

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GIA SAMPLE OF COLOR GRADES

                    
               PREMIUM QUALITY IN BLUE


Color Grades: 

  DEF         /      G H – I         J    /  K LM /     NOPQUR / STWXYZ

  Colorless  /     Near Colorless /        More Yellow…+ + + + +                           

          WOW  

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Clarity Grades:   SEE BELOW   

Flawless / Internal flawless  / VVS1, VVS2, / VS1, VS2    /   Si1  / Si2,  i1,  i2  /   i3

         Very rare                 / Very Very  slight  / Very slight    /  Slight    / Flaws to the eye
                                                WOW             WOW        /  Nice  / ________________________________________________________

Polish Grades:  (Ideal or Excellent), Very good, Good, Fair, Commercial

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Cut grades:  The better the cut the more brilliance:   

   Symmetry:     (Ideal or Excellent), Very good, Good, Fair, Commercial

   Make:             (Ideal or Excellent), Very good, Good, Fair, Commercial

Polish Grades:  (Ideal or Excellent), Very good, Good, Fair, Commercial

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Fluorescence     Very Strong, Strong, Faint, Very Faint, None

                       Effects the color of a diamond, faint or none is considered the best ________________________________________________________________________

                    

If budget allows for family and for customer who prefer quality, we try to use the premium grades in blue.

   CLARITY GRADES BELOW

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SAMPLE Premium Clarity VVS TO Vs Color D to F

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SAMPLE Clarity Si1 very good cut

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Sample of i1 clarity very deep makes this diamond dark

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SAMPLE CLARITY i2 with color

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SAMPLE CLARITY i3

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     FOR LESS AT DESILET DIAMONDS