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Platinum Engagement Setting with Round Diamond Accents (G-H/VS, 0.42 ct. tw.)

This classic platinum engagement setting style with 6 round diamonds accent of 0.42 carats total weight will complement the center diamond of your choice from 0.50 to 1.00 carats. Due to a limit of this ring's style and size, please confirm your ring size before ordering.

Diamond Engagement Ring Purchase - a non expert's documentary

Diamond Engagement Ring Purchase: How to buy a diamond ring - a non expert's documentary.

I read somewhere that a diamond engagement ring is one of the largest purchases we make, behind a home and automobile. For me, making any major purchase requires that I inform myself about the item as much as possible. And for someone like myself, I did not know the difference between a diamond and a nice cut of glass when I first began my journey. I am not a diamond expert and this is not meant to be a formal diamond grading document but in documenting my own diamond engagement ring purchase, I hope it might help others in theirs.

First, a little background on diamonds.

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has established a New Generation GIA Diamond Grading Report. This report can include: shape & cutting style, measurement, weight, style, clarity, color, gurdle, finish and culet of a diamond. But for common folks like me, I will stick with the basic 5 C's used to describe a diamond.

The 5 C's of diamonds: Carat, Cut, Color, Clarity & Cost.

Carat: AAs described by we The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language - a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg. In other words, the metric carat equals 200 milligrams. Remember, carat only deals with the weight of a diamond and has nothing to do with the size. The heavier (in mass) the diamond, the more carat it's got.

Cut: This measurement can affect the price of a diamond by significant amounts. There is such a thing called an ideal cut. Two diamonds with the same carat, color, clarity can have varying cost based solely on how it is cut! Not to start a physics tutorial but depending on how a diamond is cut, the eye can percieve it as being larger. So cut is also another important measurement of a diamond.

Color: I can remember old James Bond movies where diamonds were poured from a velvet pouch and all I can think of was, wow, they look colorful! Little did I know that the color of a diamond can be a big determinant in it's cost. The scaled runs from the letter "D" to "Z". Letter "D" being the most white diamond and letter "Z" being the most yellow diamond. White diamonds cost more than yellow diamonds.

Clarity: This is the clearness of appearance when you look into a diamond. There is also a clarity scale ranging from "flawless" to "Imperfect". Of course, a flawless diamond will cost more than a similar diamond that is less flawless.

Cost: Finaly, the cost. The final cost of a diamond is determined by all the independnet variables in the GIA report (above) but mostly, the first 4 C's (carat, cut, color & clarity) make up the biggest determinant of the price of a diamond.

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