How to Take Care of Diamond? Details on Clarity & Color

Hello friends, today we are going to learn about the color and clarity of diamonds.

Also, we will take a look at how to take care of a diamond so that it will keep on shining for a millennium.

How to take care of your diamonds:

Diamonds are durable and strong, but they must be cared for as if they were fine brittle porcelain or more brittle gemstones.

They can chip or scratch if you're not careful, and they can get quite dirty with oils from your skin and cosmetics, hairspray, or perfumes.

There are several ways to take care of your diamonds or in other words, keep your diamonds clean.

You can clean a diamond fairly quickly with a commercial jewelry cleaner that you dip your jewelry in or soak it in a tub that gives it an ultrasound bath.

Coldwater and ammonia also work very well to dissolve oils that build upon stones.

You can use a soft brush like an eyebrow brush to clean between the tips of the trim. Hold the diamonds by their settings and do not touch the stones.

If you are going to clean them in the bathroom, be sure to close the sink stopper. You don't want to go pipe fishing in search of your precious jewels!

We also use mild toothpaste and a soft toothbrush to clean the gemstones. Rinse them with cold water, also with a soft brush to remove toothpaste particles from the spaces between the stones and the setting.

Some experts do not recommend this and there is a risk of scratching the stone, so if you choose this method, make sure it is low abrasive.

The best solution is really a commercial preparation or ammonia and water.

Rinse jewelry in a tea infuser or under running water and dry on a lint-free surface or towel. When storing your jewelry, store it in a soft velvet-lined box.

Keep rings separate and do not pile them up with all your other jewelry, to help protect the setting and stones.

When traveling with your jewelry, make sure it is in a soft, lined jewelry roll or specially designed jewelry case.

Do not use them if you are using chemicals or harsh cleaning solutions or if you are doing work that could cause them to hit furniture or walls.

Diamond Clarity: 

Diamond clarity is one of the 4 C's of diamond qualities. It refers to any defects or flaws found in the diamond, and they are differentiated based on how visible or detectable they are.

The inclusions can be foreign substances or small cracks or defects. It also refers to the appearance of any defects or scratches on the surface.

As with color rating scales, clarity also has a rating scale, and FL is used to denote a flawless diamond.

What FL means is that there are no defects or inclusions that can be seen when the stone is examined at 10X magnification, the standard for examining defects.

Other clarity designations are IF - internally flawless. This means that there are no internal flaws or inclusions, although there may be small flaws on the surface.

VVS1 and VVS2 inclusions mean they are very very slight inclusions that are difficult to see under magnification.

VS1 and VS2 indicate that the inclusions are very slight and they can be seen under magnification but at the same time they are invisible to the naked eye.

Now comes the SI1 and SI2 inclusions which mean slight inclusions that may be visible or in some cases may not be visible to our naked eye.

In the rating scale where the I1, I2, and I3 come then they indicate that the diamonds are "imperfect", in this case, the flaws or the inclusions are clearly visible to the naked eye.

For diamonds with the I3 rating, the inclusions impact the brilliance of the diamond and they are large and obvious.

In most cases, nothing can be done about defects or inclusions, although in recent years’ lasers have been used to improve some inclusions or fractures in diamonds by filling them in, much like small dents are filled. on a windshield. 

Now for sure the diamonds that are most highly valued are those that are flawless "FL" - or internally flawless - IF.

But excellent values can be obtained in the VVS and VS grades, as these are defects that are not visible to the naked eye, but only to an experienced leveler under magnification. 

Diamond Color: 

When it comes to the 4 Cs of diamonds, color or lack thereof is an especially important characteristic.

Diamonds letter grades to indicate color level, beginning with the letter D for a flawless, colorless diamond. Why D and not C, B, or A? 

The color grades of D, E, and F are the rarest and colorless. Color gradations can only be seen by an experienced gemologist.

The G-H grades are called almost colorless and a casual observer can see the difference only when compared to a higher-grade diamond.

A stone in this grade category has excellent value. Grades I-J is also almost colorless, but not to the same extent as G-H. These are also an excellent value.

With an increasing amount of color, the grades move up the scale up to Z.

These are substandard gemstones and should not be confused with canary diamonds or other colored diamonds.

Colored diamonds are classified differently from white diamonds and are also highly prized among collectors.

They are especially beautiful when paired with white diamonds.

Note that the Hope diamond, one of the most famous diamonds, is a rich blue color. Of all the colored diamonds, a red diamond is the rarest of all.

The colors of colored diamonds come from impurities between the cells of the crystals or structural defects.

There are many different colors that diamonds can come in, but they are limited to steel grey, white, blue, yellow, orange, red, green, pink to purple, brown, and black. 

Thank you.