Determining the quality of a diamond is based on the 4 Cs:

1 – Carat

2 – Colour

3 – Cut

4 – Clarity

1 – its weight is measured in Carats.  For a barometer, 1 Carat = 0.20 grams

2 – the whiter the diamond the higher the value; the pinnacle is totally colourless and transparent

3 – cutting a diamond enhances its sparkle and brilliance. Of the 4 Cs, Cut is the only one that’s influenced by the human hand

4 – a diamond’s clarity is determined by how many “inclusions” it contains, a spot or spec within the stone that got stuck during the millions of years it took nature to form it.

That’s why a black diamond is funny,
it’s just one giant inclusion.

One of my bracelets came with a little book, that’s where these graphics are coming from.

Possible shapes to cut a diamond into.

Please never a heart, so gaudy.

Piece it all together, and it’s like another language:

 A 2.75 cts E VVS Ashoka diamond

Although I’m very non-materialistic, I do have a weakness for jewellery.

Remember when I had an “Official Gemologist of The Canadian Explorer”? Haha. Meet him here, and see what 30 carats of diamonds looks like.