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Rings
All rings are made of white or yellow gold 18 K and have only diamonds on them.
Crosses
All crosses are made of white or yellow gold 18 K and have only diamonds on them.
Earrings
All earrings are made of white or yellow gold 18 K and have only diamonds on them.
Pendants
All pendants are made of white or yellow gold 18 K and have only diamonds on them.
Bracelets
All bracelets are made of white or yellow gold 18 K and have only diamonds on them.
  CERTIFICATE NO   CARATS COLOUR CLARITY CUT PRICE EURO VAT 19% PRICE INC VAT
0000000 GIA 0.30 G SI2 EX/VG/NIL 520 99 619
0000000 GIA 0.35 G SI2 EX/EX/NIL 600 114 714
0000000 GIA 0.40 H SI2 VG/EX/NIL 740 141 881
0000000 GIA 0.40 G SI2 EX/EX/NIL 870 165 1035
0000000 GIA 0.40 G VS2 VG/VG/NIL 990 188 1178
0000000 GIA 0.46 G SI2 VG/VG/NIL 1000 190 1190
0000000 GIA 0.50 H SI2 VG/VG/NIL 1200 228 1428
0000000 GIA 0.50 G SI2 VG/VG/NIL 1300 247 1547
0000000 GIA 0.55 F SI2 VG/VG/NIL 1480 281 1761
0000000 GIA 0.60 H SI2 VG/VG/SL 1450 275 1725
0000000 GIA 0.65 G SI2 EX/EX/NIL 1680 319 1999
0000000 GIA 0.65 G VS2 VG/VG/NIL 2350 446 2796
0000000 GIA 0.75 G SI2 VG/VG/NIL 2600 494 3094
0000000 GIA 0.75 G VS2 VG/VG/NIL 3500 665 4165
0000000 GIA 0.95 G SI2 VG/VG/SL 4300 817 5117
0000000 GIA 1.05 G SI2 G/EXC/NIL 6900 1311 8211

 

DIAMONDS
 
To select a diamond you must take into consideration some basic things.
The unique characteristics of a loose diamond are generally referred to the 5 C’s
Carat, Cut, Colour, Clarity and Certification

The weight of a diamond (carats) compared with all other characteristics can determine the rarity and furthermore the value of the diamond.

CARATS
The weight of a diamond is measured in carats.
1 carat = 0, 2 grams
1 carat is divided into 100 points.
Therefore a half carat diamond can be shown most usually as 50 points diamond or 0.50 carat.
As the carat of a diamond increases, so does the value, assuming that other characteristics (5 C’s) are the same.

CUT
Cut refers to the SHAPE of a diamond and the CUT CLASSIFICATION which reflects to the overall finish grade.

The most common diamond shapes are:

ROUND (70% of the whole diamond market has round shape)
PRINCESS
EMERALD
HEART
MARQUISE
TRILLION
OVAL





          Round        Princess      Emerald       Heart         Marquise  Trillion        Oval


The cut classification of a diamond can vary from the ideal cut to poor.
The most popular cut classifications are:

VERY GOOD
GOOD
MEDIUM
POOR


COLOUR
An international colour grading scale is established to grade the colourless of a diamond.
Completely colourless diamonds are rare. Most of the diamonds, although they appear colourless, have a slight colour or shades that can be determined only under magnification and proper lighting conditions. Colour grades range from D to Z with D being the highest grade (exceptional white +) and S to Z being the bottom grades (tinted colour – yellow)

D = Exceptional white +
E = Exceptional white
F = Rare white +
G = Rare white
H = White
I & J = Slightly tinted white
K & L = Tinted white
M to R = Tinted colour (from scale M mildly hinds of colour is presented and approaching
scale R the tone of light yellow to yellow is vary
S to Z = Tinted colour – yellow

The very rare coloured fancy diamonds are exceptions to the above grading scale.
The natural coloured diamonds like blue, pink, green and orange can be found at very high prices. Natural bright yellow coloured diamonds can be found at the categories from X to Z at similar or even higher prices as category D.

CLARITY
Another international clarity grading scale is established to grade the flawless of a diamond.
Flawless or loupe-clean diamond is defined if after examination with a loupe 10X, under normal light conditions, has been found free of internal characteristics – inclusions.
So as the colourless, flawless diamonds are rare.
Clarity grading scale can be found as below:

LOUPE CLEAN or FL to IF = Flawless without any inclusions under 10X magnification.
VVS 1 to VVS 2 = Very very small inclusions, difficult to see under 10X magnification.
VS 1 to VS 2 = Very small inclusions which are invisible to the naked eye.
SI 1 to SI 2 = Small inclusions, easy to see with 10X magnification, difficult to see with naked
eye.
P1 to P3 or I1 to I3 = Medium to large inclusions, usually obvious to a gemmologist without
magnification.


CERTIFICATION
Extensive scientific testing and gemmological analysis can be done by an independent laboratory to evaluate and document in a written report all the above (carat, cut, colour and clarity).
In addition, some other important gemmological characteristics can be recorded on the certificate such as fluorescence, measurements, proportions and percentages of table and depth.
The most popular and acceptable certificates in Europe can be issued by the following authorities:

HRD - Diamond High Council, Antwerp, Belgium
EGL - European Gemmological Laboratory
GIA - Gemmological Institute of America
IGI - International Gemmological Institute