Tuesday, July 22, 2008

The Diamond’s 4 Cs For The Clueless Man – How To Choose The Better Diamond

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Cliché but true. Argue with that and you argue with the whole X Chromosome specie. Argue with that and you end up being single for the rest of your life.

With that said, let us follow on the thought that indeed, diamonds are a girls best friend. But with all the diamonds available in the market, a man can simply get lost in choosing the better of two diamond choices for his girl, thus ending up with giving her something a bit less “friendlier” than his girl’s “best friend.”

When it comes to women and diamonds, a man surely needs all the help he can get! Have no fear. The four criteria for choosing better diamonds are here to aid the clueless Y-Chromosome in search for the best diamond, only for his best girl.

1. Diamond’s Clarity – The first of the four Cs of diamonds, clarity refers to the diamond’s clearness. A flawless, perfectly clear diamond is hard to find. Furthermore, judging a diamond’s clearness or clarity can be subjective and relative to a beholder’s previous experiences on diamonds. When it comes to diamond clarity, a man can only do so much as choose between the clearer stone. The best thing to do is to ask the assistance of the jewelry shop attendant.

2. Diamond’s Color - Diamond colors are subject to different factors such as lights and fluorescence surrounding the diamond, the diamond’s natural color and even diamond treatment. When choosing a diamond, compare diamonds with the same color. The better of diamond should be one that gives of the most luster with its respective color.

3. Diamond’s Cut - Diamond’s cut is not the diamond’s shape. A diamond’s shape is only the result of the cut which refers to a diamond’s proportion in terms of width, length and height, and the symmetry of all its dimensions.

4. Diamond’s Carat - Diamond’s Carat refers to the unit of weight in gems, equal in 200 milligrams. It is the unit for measuring the best and finest stones. Needless to say, the higher the carat, the higher the price, the more precious the diamond.

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