Pause for a second and think about the contemporary fashions and styles, with a special emphasis on engagement rings and bridal jewelry. Is this area a mystery to you? Are you well-versed in the many, many styles and fashions to be found in our culture? Beyond that, even the various financial factors that influence the cost of one diamond versus another? If you don't have a clue, then fair warning: time for you to build up your knowledge in these areas!
The 4 Cs are a well-known set of diamond properties: cttw, cut, color and clarity. Still, after defining these characteristics, the most noticable aspect of a stone relates closer to the geometric harmony of its physical dimensions and how the width, height, and depth are matched to each other and the level of its largest measured diameter. Technical details like this have an influence over the diamond's light reflectivity, and give the diamond a white appearance rather than sapping the light with naturally darker areas. Premium stones are referred to as ideal rocks, and the most superior of those are stones that possess a hearts-and-arrows cut, as can be seen in Solasfera. You will see that these diamonds are more expensive, but, the increased visual appeal often makes them appear bigger than is really the case, and the increased "sparkle" will make your girlfriend especially proud of her engagement ring.
Emma Parker & Co. has a reputation for expertise when it comes to jewelry, with customer service staff that makes specific suggestions to help clients in staying withing their intended cost by carefully spending funds on the jewelry components that can offer them the most obvious improvements in appearance - (one example is selecting a sapphire in place of traditional stones.) A particular practice we recommend is sacrificing diamond clarity rating, since this is a factor that's often brought up by jewelers to encourage customers to spend more than necessary for their diamond.
The concept of a stone's clarity indicates how clear the inner content of a diamond is. Lack of clarity is seen in "inclusions". Clarity is rated by the quantity of inclusions that are visible in a stone. "VSI", or "Very slightly included", is the best rating to be found. In VSI diamonds, almost no inclusions are present, and any that exist are certainly hidden to the unaided eye. Despite this, unfortunately, some jewelry stores bring up controversial arguments and unethical statements to try to persuade consumers that the clarity of a diamond is worthy of paying lots of money to avoid. Actually, paying extra for higher clarity grades will not make much of a difference in the appearance of your engagement ring! Only in particularly poor specimens, which can be easily avoided, do the aforementioned specks exist in a form that will be obvious to the average observer. It's better for you to spend money on a diamond with a cut of higher quality.
When shopping to find an engagement ring, consider this: you will likely not ever, at any other point in time, spend so much for something you are so ignorant about the details of. Just imagine the purchase process for a new vehicle, you'd systematically identify its gas mileage, crash test results, amount of power, and a hundred other factors prior to making a purchase. On the other hand, engagement rings are different! They are almost always sold based on their emotional response, and that's a factor that's definitely not based on any mathematically measurable attributes. Diamonds, by contrast, can be characterized based on each individual detail, and each one is graded based on established standards. Wholesale pricing is heavily governed by the large distributors, which causes them to be priced consistently at any stores. There is an exception to this rule, though: some unscrupulous jewelers make a habit of misrepresenting the qualities of a stone - certainly not a consumer-friendly approach.
The 4 Cs are a well-known set of diamond properties: cttw, cut, color and clarity. Still, after defining these characteristics, the most noticable aspect of a stone relates closer to the geometric harmony of its physical dimensions and how the width, height, and depth are matched to each other and the level of its largest measured diameter. Technical details like this have an influence over the diamond's light reflectivity, and give the diamond a white appearance rather than sapping the light with naturally darker areas. Premium stones are referred to as ideal rocks, and the most superior of those are stones that possess a hearts-and-arrows cut, as can be seen in Solasfera. You will see that these diamonds are more expensive, but, the increased visual appeal often makes them appear bigger than is really the case, and the increased "sparkle" will make your girlfriend especially proud of her engagement ring.
Emma Parker & Co. has a reputation for expertise when it comes to jewelry, with customer service staff that makes specific suggestions to help clients in staying withing their intended cost by carefully spending funds on the jewelry components that can offer them the most obvious improvements in appearance - (one example is selecting a sapphire in place of traditional stones.) A particular practice we recommend is sacrificing diamond clarity rating, since this is a factor that's often brought up by jewelers to encourage customers to spend more than necessary for their diamond.
The concept of a stone's clarity indicates how clear the inner content of a diamond is. Lack of clarity is seen in "inclusions". Clarity is rated by the quantity of inclusions that are visible in a stone. "VSI", or "Very slightly included", is the best rating to be found. In VSI diamonds, almost no inclusions are present, and any that exist are certainly hidden to the unaided eye. Despite this, unfortunately, some jewelry stores bring up controversial arguments and unethical statements to try to persuade consumers that the clarity of a diamond is worthy of paying lots of money to avoid. Actually, paying extra for higher clarity grades will not make much of a difference in the appearance of your engagement ring! Only in particularly poor specimens, which can be easily avoided, do the aforementioned specks exist in a form that will be obvious to the average observer. It's better for you to spend money on a diamond with a cut of higher quality.
When shopping to find an engagement ring, consider this: you will likely not ever, at any other point in time, spend so much for something you are so ignorant about the details of. Just imagine the purchase process for a new vehicle, you'd systematically identify its gas mileage, crash test results, amount of power, and a hundred other factors prior to making a purchase. On the other hand, engagement rings are different! They are almost always sold based on their emotional response, and that's a factor that's definitely not based on any mathematically measurable attributes. Diamonds, by contrast, can be characterized based on each individual detail, and each one is graded based on established standards. Wholesale pricing is heavily governed by the large distributors, which causes them to be priced consistently at any stores. There is an exception to this rule, though: some unscrupulous jewelers make a habit of misrepresenting the qualities of a stone - certainly not a consumer-friendly approach.
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The latest Loose Sapphires provided by Emma Parker Diamonds are an ideal choice for an engagement ring center stone or sidestones.