Diamond Grading

The most precious stone diamond is popular worldwide. The common man can see it and say it is the best diamond or general terms like that. Technically speaking, the quality of the diamond cannot be judged so simply, it can be judged by experts only. This testing the quality of diamond is the called the grading of diamond. There are two laboratories in the world that can judge the quality or grading of the diamonds. The GIA is the diamond grading service from the GIA Gem Trade Laboratory for the diamonds that weigh less than 1.0 carat on the GIA scale. The grading reports are prepared from the results of the laboratory i.e. cut, clarity, color and carat. The gemologist also adds their comments for further identification.

Many people think that how to grade diamonds? Well the diamond grading solely depend on its cut that is not only the shape but also the finishing i.e. the sparkle of the diamond. The carat of the diamond i.e. its weight also determines its grade. The color of the diamond adds up more value to the grade of the diamond and it can be determined by using a color scale. The clarity of the diamond tells how clean and clear the diamond is, the cleaner the diamond the expensive it will be. The grading of the clarity is done by a scale and terms such as flawless, internally flawless are used to show the clarity of diamond. All the other factors are natural except for cut of the diamond as it depends on the diamond cutter that how smartly he does his job and what methods he is using to cut the diamonds. These factors have an immense impact on the pricing of the diamond.

There are some international rules for grading polished diamonds that are set by International Diamond Council. The Jewelry Council of South Africa Diamond Grading Laboratory was the first diamond certification laboratory in South Africa. It was established in 1978 and the reports issued by this laboratory are recognized worldwide. It grades according to the ‘International rules for grading polished diamonds ’ established by IDC. The Nita’s creation offers you a lot of information on different grading systems like for round cut diamonds, princess cut diamonds, emerald and radiant, marquise, pearl oval and heart cut diamonds. The Grading Charts for diamond are available on different sites like at Gem Options Jewelry. You can find out details of the charts of diamond grading. At diamond cutters international you can find out GIA color scale for diamonds and other related details. The Low-Grade Diamonds are for sale at Diamond Safe.Com.