Can you use the Four C’s to your advantage?
In A Word, Yes.
The battle of the Four C’s. 
What really matters and why?

A couple can become incredibly infatuated by all these details, but the reality is, most can not discern color and clarity by eye - and six months after purchasing a stone, very few can accurately remember or recognise the color or clarity that they chose. 

However, what you will always undeniably see, is the size and the sparkle of your stone. 

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So what counts and what can you leverage? 
When it comes to color, you only really start seeing color from I onwards, but anything above an L - that is an excellent cut - will still be a breathtakingly beautiful stone. There is more room to play with color that you might think, remember, everybody perceives color differently, which is why it is so important to be given the chance to see stones in person and assess them side by side to see what matters to YOU.

Even within each color grade there is a spectrum, a high J, for example, can face up really white and look far more like an I, and vice versa, a low, poorly cut I could look far more like a low J. 
When it comes to clarity, the GIA grades this under a microscope! In anything above an SI2 the inclusions are going to be microscopic, and therefore invisible to the naked eye (with the exception of Asschers and Emerald cuts). 

So, if we can speak candidly, to pay for the very highest clarity might be a wasteful use of your money. Paying the extra to jump from a VS2 to a VVS2 is simply not worth it, as you won't see what you’ve paid for, and that can be put towards something you undeniably will - the Cut and Carat weight.

The cut refers to the accuracy and precision of the stone, and the symmetry of the facets. We value the cut grade very highly, as this is what makes your stone sparkle! 

Straight up; the better the cut, the brighter the sparkle. It’s what gives your stone life and that mesmerizing wow factor - so this isn’t one to overlook! The difference between a Good and an Excellent cut grade diamond is distinct, and it’s part of the reason we say as a must, wherever you choose to source your ring, that it is imperative you see a stone in person before buying. If it seems to be missing that special “something”, it probably is!

“Not everybody can see color or clarity, but everybody can see size”
Marisa Perry

Carat refers to the physical weight of the stone, not the visible size. It is literally weighed on a scale, and whilst the size can be approximated, it can vary greatly. Think of two women with the same weight on the scale, but with very different heights and body shapes. 

Be warned, 
a stone can be bottom heavy, and carry much of its weight on its underside - also known as the girdle - where as another can be more “spready”, with a larger table, or surface area, and appear considerably larger. In the realm of online sales, it’s easy to be duped by a seductive carat weight at a seemingly good price. If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is, so again, you must see a stone in person!

If you don’t know anything about the infamous Four C’s, don’t worry, we’ve got you. Click here. We’ve kept it short but smart, our goal is to get you up to speed on what counts, and why, to save you making costly mistakes!

Please never hesitate to reach out with any questions or queries you may have, and feel free to pop in to our West Village boutique for a glass of champagne at any time to explore our collection further!



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