The 4 C’s
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
by Noble House Diamonds
Colour Colour Although most gem-quality diamonds appear colorless to the untrained eye, there are subtle differences in shade. Diamonds with no traces of body color are extremely rare and very costly. A diamond’s color is determined by a trained professional who compares the color to a diamond in a “Master set” whose color has been
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Beyond the 4C’s
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
by Noble House Diamonds
Scintillation The intense sparkles in a diamond as it moves are ‘scintillation’. Black and white sparkles of scintillation show well in flood lit or office lighting environments where fire can be totally absent. Under pin point or spot lights fire also adds to scintillation. Ideally a diamond has many pleasing flashes spread across the surface
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