Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Color - D? E? F? G???

No, there is no ABC!

The whitest a diamond can get is D.


"Dawn I'm clueless what color i should get for my proposal ring!"
The standard proposal ring is using 18kt white gold or Platinum. Some girls like Yellow gold. So what diamond color is suitable for what ring color?

(Applicable for ideal cut diamonds)
White Gold / Pl
atinum - D, E, F ,G, H(This is the bare minimum my eyes can take)
Yellow Gold - I, J,K,L,M

If you have a low colored diamond, say a K color on a white gold/platinum setting, the contrast between your diamond and the ring would cause your diamond to stand out very yellowish. This looks extremely ugly.

However, Low colored diamonds are suitable for yellow gold. The colors between the diamond and the band is blended, and makes the diamond less yellow than it actually is!

How Cut & Shape affects the diamond color

Super ideal / Ideal cuts, make diamond's yellow tinge less obvious than a poor cut diamond because of it's greater light return and scintillation. So if say your diamond is not such a well cut one, your tolerance for white gold should be higher than H color. Go for a G minimum.

Fancy shapes tend to also look more yellowish when it's in the lower colors due to their nature of poorer light return and scintillation.

"Why is my diamond slightly brownish and not slightly yellowish???"

Look at these 2 diamonds I took a picture of... Both AGS Certified (Same Issue with GIA) Both Ideal Cut, H Color, VS1. Carat size 0.43 and 0.37 Here's the thing, They are both different colored! One is Greyish Brown(looks obviously darker and uglier), One is Faint yellow....

color is based off: Hue & Tone Hue is one of the main properties of a color, the degree to which a stimulus can be described as similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow. Tone is the lightness or darkness of a color. So now, there are yellow, brown, grey even pinkish diamonds which can fall under the GIA category of H color, some of you who have bought H and below might be even holding onto a brown diamond. If Diamonds are graded with HUE, Why is it that we can still find other colored diamonds graded as H?

The problem with the diamond grading system... is the fact that every diamond is graded upon it's TONE. The lightness and darkness of the diamond, not on it's color. So lets say.... H light yellow tinge .......H Light brown tinge I Slightly yellowish tinge........ I Slightly brownish tinge J Moderate yellowish tinge..... J Moderate brownish tinge K Yellowish tinge........ K brownish tinge Get what i mean? Next you'll ask,

"Dawn, then why can't they factor in colors
which look more horrible?"


Gemologists from gia and ags argue the fact, is a Fancy colored Blue diamond or a Pink diamond nicer? It's to each person's preference of course. So how can we say a Brown diamond is worse than a yellow one?

Rule of the thumb is that a yellowish diamond goes well with yellow gold a brownish diamond goes well with rose gold and a grey diamond with white gold pink diamond with..... hmmm pink gold? (it is possible... less copper in the alloy produces a pinkish tone to the gold)
The Problem

But in the diamond market, anything besides a yellowish tinge diamond is always cheaper than normal... but lots of retailers se
ll it at the same price! Do consumers have the right to know? Of course! but in the first place, those salesmen and saleslady at that specific shop, do you think they even know much about diamonds? They're there to tell you the basic 4 C's. And smile. And collect your money. And wave Sometimes even the Bosses don't even know this, with an exception of a few good jewelers in Singapore.

How do you know that your diamond is a brown diamond? with untrained eyes it's very hard... but having a good jeweler and recommendations from friends helps you get on the right track. Even some brands... reputable brands are ignorant of this fact. Like someone mentioned this before on this forum, diamonds are for the mathematical, technical, knowledgeable and romantic diamonds are not like clothes. Branded clothes speak for itself. Unless of course you don't mind buying a diamond for the sake of it and not knowing what you're buying, 3/4 of the jewelery industry are like this. And that is
why the market is known for such huge profit margins.

FLUORESCENCE


The Bad Effect( blue fluor)
Fluorescence causes Colorless Diamonds such as D,E,F,G,H to look appear more "cloudy"(Stay away!)

The Good Effect ( blue fluor)
Fluorescence causes Low Colored Diamonds such as I,J,K,L,M to appear less yellow! The tinge counter balances the yellowish effect, causing the diamond to appear whiter!
(Worth considering)

Fluorescence may also come in a yellow tinge, on the certificate it would be stated as; fluorescence: slight/medium/strong yellow(Stay away!). Causes a greater yellow tinge to the diamond




11 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. See the link below for more info.

#reason
www.inspgift.com

January 19, 2014 at 11:25 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Wow! very different blog share. I like your blog. Thanks for post this.

gia certified diamonds
diamond wedding bands for women

October 28, 2015 at 1:01 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

It’s really very informative that I wanted ever, thanks for this.

gia certified diamonds

cushion cut diamond

February 19, 2016 at 11:09 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Wow Very nice article about the gemstones

Regards
GJI

September 23, 2016 at 4:52 AM  
Blogger Riddhi Diamond said...

Such a awesome blog for diamods with certified like lab grown diamonds, lab created diamonds, man made diamonds etc. thanks for shared

November 20, 2017 at 8:49 PM  
Blogger Diamond Ring said...

Incredible data. Fortunate me I kept running over your site by chance Wedding Ring Malaysia. I've book-stamped it for some other time!

December 11, 2017 at 2:16 AM  
Blogger Thomson said...

very different blog share. I like your blog.If anyone interested in gem testing equipment visit gemlab.com.sg

February 24, 2018 at 2:30 AM  
Blogger Bell Bella said...

I have scrutinized a few the articles on your site now, and I genuinely like your style. You're really great and please keep up the convincing work.
Purity rings for women

June 2, 2018 at 2:56 PM  
Blogger Krishna Choudhary said...

Your tutorials are good. Congrats..
Visit: Best Filigree Jewelry Rings

August 23, 2018 at 8:48 PM  
Blogger Cashfor Gold Silverkings Pvt. Ltd. said...

If you are searching cash for gold so you are at right place because we are one of the best Gold buyer who provides maximum cash for gold in 2 minutes. If you want to sell your gold jewelry so you can come at our store or you can also get benefit our home pickup service. We will give you extra cash for gold because we are not local jeweller or mediator. we deal directly to customer. You can sell here all the types of jewelry like scrap gold jewelry, old gold jewelry, gold chain, gold ring, gold necklace and so on. You can visit our websites to get contact details of us. Please click on given websites.
Cash for Gold
Cash for Gold
Cash for Gold
Cash for Gold

August 19, 2019 at 4:05 AM  
Blogger lopaj500 said...


The fine and delicate work that's required to be done by most of the clockmakers, jewelers, opticians and toolmakers are often easily administered with the utilization of those delicate instruments. Jewelers screwdrivers are specially designed to adapt themselves to subtle and complex work. so as to stop undesirable rolling of the drivers, swivel knobs are as long as are concavely caved to suit round the finger
jewelers In Charleston SC

December 12, 2020 at 7:52 AM  

Post a Comment

Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]

<< Home