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Greater than 1,000 principles will maintain crafters busy year-round.
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They call it an SI3. All it really is, is an I1 diamond with a PR agent! If someone tries to sell you an SI3, don’t be fooled. It’s just an imperfect stone. Color Diamonds come in virtually all colors of the rainbow, from the “beautiful violet” of the Hope diamond to shades of blue, brown, gray, orange, etc. But colored diamonds are very rare and precious. Chances are, all the diamonds you’ll see in your diamond shopping will be white or yellow, and the whiter the better. The yellow color in diamonds comes from nitrogen, and as a rule, the more yellow the stone, the less value it has.
Qxd:Layout 1 6/12/08 10:41 AM Page 32 How to Buy a Diamond Old Era Diamond Cuts The old era or non-modern cuts tend to be off-make, or poorly proportioned diamonds. 16 or 17 facets Single Cut High crown Deep pavilion Large culet* Old-Mine High crown Deep pavilion Large culet* Old European *Creates appearance of a hole in the center of the diamond when viewed from above. qxd:Layout 1 6/12/08 10:41 AM Page 33 1 Chapter The 4 Cs Now that you’ve had a look at some diamond shapes, let’s go over the parts of the cut diamond.
What is a “carat”? We already know it’s a measure of weight, not size, but it’s also a word with a fascinating history. Carat is derived from carob, the bean that’s often used as a chocolate substitute. Carob trees grow in the Mediterranean region, and in ancient times a diamond of one carat, or carob, was equal in weight to a single bean, or seed, of the carob tree. In the Far East, rice was used— four grains equalled one carob bean. Eventually the carat was standardized at 200 milligrams (1/5 of a gram), and the grain was standardized at 50 milligrams.