Diamond Clarity Levels and your Fine Jewellery
Hancocks Jewellers offers fine jewellery of many sorts. If you are looking for a new white diamond necklace, ring, diamond earrings or wedding bands you might consider Hancocks Jewellers. The fine jewellery Manchester store provides fine diamond jewellery that shows why you should choose jewellery by the four C’s. Cut, clarity, colour, and carats make up the 4 C’s and in this article we will look just at diamond clarity and how you might choose your next fine jewellery piece.
The clarity of a diamond will refer to the number of inclusions a jewellery designer finds within the diamond. Each stone is created with imperfections; that is just how nature works. As the jewellery designers or diamond cutters work they try to get the best diamond clarity from a stone. The extremely rare diamonds may be flawless, but this is almost impossible to come across from nature alone. Most often the white diamonds sold at Hancocks Jewellers have some trace minerals left behind in the diamond to make a few inclusions.
A gemmologist is usually the person to decide what level the clarity of white diamond is. They will normally inspect the diamonds with a loop at 10 times the magnification. The clarity is determined by the type, position, size, and number of inclusions. A rare diamond will be rated at IF or FL for flawless or internally flawless.
When a diamond is rated with a VVS1 or VVS2 it is still a great clarity; however it is not exactly flawless. In this case it is considered virtually flawless, with minute imperfections. The imperfections are generally too hard to see with 10 times magnification let alone the regular eye.
The VS1 and VS2 are also a great clarity for a diamond. In fact most fine jewellers like Hancocks Jewellers will offer up to VS2 for clarity. There are some inclusions, but depending on the cut it is unlikely these imperfections can actually be seen. The best choice for cut with a Vs1 or VS2 are the brilliant, round, princess, or pear. Asscher or emerald can definitely show inclusions.
When choosing a diamond it is best to have a jeweller handy to view the diamond. You will also want to look through a loop, but make sure that the diamond you choose does not have any problems to just your eye. The diamond’s beauty is going to be seen by the regular eye and not magnification. You typically want to stay away from the s/1 clarity and I3 as these have many inclusions.
