Why
this article?
This article is for anybody
looking to buy a loose diamond online. at www.sezplus.com
What
Carat Weight Range Should I Choose?
This
is probably the most important question you will ask yourself when buying loose
diamonds, because compared to all the other factors, carat weight has the greatest
effect on a loose diamond’s price.
Additionally, carat weight is of supreme
importance because this is what will primarily determine the size of the diamond
you buy. What are your finance to be expectations? Is she expecting
a 1 carat diamond? Will she be disappointed with a 0.25 carat diamond?
What
Shape Should I Choose?
Diamond is what diamond shape is your
girlfriend expecting? The answer to this question is purely a matter of
aesthetics. There’s no calculation you can make that will tell you what
she wants.
For this question, more than any other,
try consulting her friends. Very probably, she’s mentioned it before to one of
them. If you simply can’t get the answer, and you absolutely do not want
to ask her, then the safest bet is the Round brilliant & heart
Brilliant.
What
Diamond Cut Quality Should I Choose?
Now
that you know how big of a stone you need and what shape it should be, you need
to decide on the cut quality. Cut Quality will also have a notable effect on
the price of loose diamonds. Choosing a cut quality can be tricky, however,
since cut grades are not standardized at all across the different vendors.
Some vendors only offer a cut grade
on their round diamonds and base them on the certificate’s cut grade.
Choosing
Between Certificates
Other vendors disregard the
certificate’s cut grade altogether on rounds and fancy shapes, and use their
own matrix of cut grades based on the diamonds’ measurements.
Combining these different
strategies in a meaningful way is difficult to say the least. Whenever
possible, you should use the certificate’s cut grade over and above the
individual site’s cut grade.
What
Color Grade Should I Choose for loose Diamonds?
More
so than a Diamonds
clarity,
a Diamonds color has a serious effect on both a loose certified
diamond’s appearance and price. For recommendations as to the best
color to choose for the best value.
It is important to remember that
different shapes reflect color at different strengths, so your choice of
optimal color balancing the diamond’s appearance with the diamond’s price
will depend greatly on what diamond shape you’ve chosen.
What
Clarity Grade Should I Choose?
As opposed to Color and Carats, I like
to think about Clarity not in terms of a sliding scale of grades, but as a
binary grade. What I mean by this is that all I care about when
evaluating clarity is whether or not a loose diamond is clean to the naked eye.
If it’s any cleaner than that, it’s just
going to cost you more money without giving you anything back in return. You’re
better off buying the lowest possible clarity grade that is still clean to the
naked eye and using the money you saved to either buy yourself a larger diamond
or a diamond with a higher color.
