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CUT | CLARITY | COLOR | CARAT
Acquiring an Eye for Color
Although most gem-quality diamonds when seen alone appear to be colorless
to the untrained eye, there are subtle differences in shade. Color
in diamonds results from traces of other elements which mix with
carbon during the diamond’s formation. Diamonds with no traces
of body color are extremely rare.
To determine a diamond’s true color, the diamond is viewed
table down under balanced white light. It is compared to diamonds
in a “Master Set” whose colors have been predetermined
by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). Our diamonds are color
graded using a master set and a special diamond light developed for
color grading. The color grade is then assigned according to the
diamond’s color relative to the
“Master Set.”
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