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Diamond Engagement Ring Everything you need to know

The traditional choice of stone for a engagement ring is a diamond. Diamond engagement rings are popular because of their hardness and durability, their colour range and their unrivalled ability to sparkle. Their low reactivity to chemicals also makes them a great choice for a stone you will wear everyday.

There is so much information around about diamonds it can be hard to know where to start when educating yourself about what you would like for your diamond engagement ring. No doubt you have heard about “The four C’s”:

CUT:
This refers to the proportions of how the stone has been cut. A well cut stone will reflect light around the inside of the stone, from facet to facet, dispensing through the top of the stone and giving it “sparkle”. A stone that has been cut too deep or too shallow will reflect the light through the incorrect part of the stone resulting in a lack of shine.

COLOUR:
The colour of a diamond is determined by the amount of light reflected back to the eye. The colour of a diamond is graded from the D (the best - colourless) to Z (the worst - light yellow)

CLARITY:
This refer to the imperfections within and on the surface of the stone. Diamonds are graded from Flawless, Internally Flawless, Very, Very Slight Inclusion, all the way down to Slightly Included to Imperfect. Flawless diamonds are much more expensive and it is not usually necessary to select an internally flawless diamond The difference between the categories can be explained to you further by your jeweller (link to my site)

CARAT:
Carat refers to the size of the diamond, and this will largely be determined by your budget. Stones are measured in carats and one carat equals .20 grams.

A diamonds value is determined by the combination of these four elements: colour, clarity, cut and carat.  Choosing the perfect Diamond Engagement ring will have a lot to do with these 4 choices.

Diamonds, and all stones, come in a range of shapes, the most common and popular being the Round Brilliant cut. Also available are princess (square) cut, oval, emerald cut, marquise, pear and baguette.  Click the link to see examples of other Diamond Cuts.