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Clarity Of A Diamond
Flawless
No inclusion or blemish present, absolutely pure. Extremely rare, fetch top prices.
Internally Flawless
No inclusion present. Extremely rare hence the price.
VVS1
Inclusion approximately 5 micron in size. To most people, not visible under 10x magnification.
VVS2
VVS2 inclusions to most people, extremely hard to detect under 10x magnification.
VS1
Very small inclusions. Under 10x magnification, a novice will have difficulty spotting anything.
VS2.
Very small inclusions present and visible under 10x magnification, but still with some difficulty
SI1
Immediately visible under 10x magnification
SI2
Immediately visible under 10x magnification. The industry has become a bit more tolerant with the SI2 grade, we have been seeing SI2 stones lately where a very good eyesight will see the inclusions to the naked eyes, under favourable light conditions.
I1 or PK1
Visible inclusions affecting the brilliance of the diamond.
I2 or PK2
Visible inclusions as above, hardly any light coming from the diamond
I3 or PK3
Visible inclusion all over the stone, looking heavily included and quite dull.
Disclaimer: We have made this very simple for people to understand, hence some of these explanations may vary from the industry standards.
Diamond Clarity And What Does It Really Mean
| Clarity is an important aspect of a diamond, and it is important to know how to grade the clarity of a diamond before you buy one. It is actually quite easy to learn how to grade the clarity of a diamond. There are basically two things that you must understand:Diamonds with visual inclusions and blemishes, and those that are ‘eye clean’ meaning that there are no inclusions or blemishes that can be seen with the naked eye. From there, the clarity of a diamond is further broken down into subcategories.
Many people mistakenly think that diamond clarity refers to how clear it is. This isn’t so. Clarity actually refers to the internal and external imperfections of the diamond. The best diamonds, of course get a grade of FL or IF – Flawless or Internally Flawless – meaning that it is perfect. A grade of I-1, I-2 or I-3 means that the diamond is imperfect, with a grade of I-3 being the worst. Other grades are VVS1 and VVS2, which means that the diamond is very, very slightly imperfect; VS1 and VS2, meaning the diamond is very slightly imperfect; SI-1 and SI-2, which means that the diamond is slightly imperfect. |
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