The 4 Cs

The 4 Cs are the pillars of a diamond, on which its value is based. The 4 Cs stand for the color of a diamond, the clarity whether it is flawless or not, the cut defines the shape of the diamond and the carat which is the weight at which a diamond is weighed. There are many laboratories around the world, which grade the diamonds and have designed charts and scales to grade the diamonds. Some of the world’s famous laboratories for diamond grading are American Gem Society (AGS), International Gemological Institute (IGI), European Gemological Laboratory (EGL), Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and Global Gemological Laboratory (GGL). These labs are authentic in preparing certificates for diamonds.

A carat is a unit to measure the weight of the precious piece of diamond. Whenever a purchase of diamond jewelry is made its carat are mentioned specially. The abbreviation for carat is ct and ct TW means carat total weight of multiple diamonds set in a piece of jewelry. The large size diamonds are more in demand the smaller pieces are mostly rare. A solitaire ring with a single large 1-carat diamond would be more costly than the ring with many diamonds of smaller and equal size.

An ideal diamond is the one, which is transparent and has no color or hue in it. The color of the diamond mainly depends on its impurities present in it, the whiter the diamond the cheaper it is while the blue and pink diamonds that are also called Hope Diamonds that are more valuable. The red colored diamonds are the rarest of all and are not seen commonly. If we want to see the overall availability of colors of diamond we come to know that diamonds are basically found in these colors the steel gray, white, blue, yellow, orange, red, green, pink to purple, brown and black.

No matter how precious the diamond is its value increases when it is cut in a proper shape so as to use in jewelry making. In other words the cut is the best utilization of the properties of diamond. There are several factors that a diamond cutter should keep in mind when choosing a cut i.e. the shape and size of the crystal. The most popular cuts are round brilliant, and the ACA or A Cut Above Princess Cut Diamond receives AGS Ideal cut grade from the American Gem Society. At White Flash.Com, the ACA Princess Cut Diamonds are cut with great care and are planned well before doing actual cutting. It’s not an easy job to produce ‘A Cut Above Diamond’ as it takes a lot of time and effort. The ‘A Cut Above’ is known as visually balanced diamond worldwide.