puneet kapoor 
Most of us have either already experienced or will in the future a time when we get engaged to someone and need to buy a diamond ring for our partners. Most of us people know very little about diamonds and shopping for them is often an emotional and expensive experience. That is why one should never buy a diamond without first looking into how much they cost.
Ring of Diamonds
If this is your first time buying a diamond ring, you might be apprehensive because it is a big investment and you want to get one with the perfect diamond in it. A diamond is an investment that will last a lifetime. Every person who buys a diamond wants the best one they can afford. When purchasing a diamond, the ideal carat size can be determined by taking into account your budget and the setting.
You need to know the four C’s of diamond to get the best price for your ring. Keep reading about the four C’s—cut, color, clarity, and carat.
- Diamond color: The color scale is based on the amount of yellow in a diamond, which is present in the majority of diamonds. The diamond is worth more because it lacks color. The GIA Grading Scale is used to grade diamond color. The amount of yellow that can be seen when looking through the pavilion face down.
- Diamond Cut: A diamond must have an excellent cut grade to achieve the maximum amount of light reflection that makes it sparkle. Because they fall within the ideal cut grade parameters established by the diamond grading laboratories, ideal cut diamonds are graded as such. Since their appearance is more desirable, higher-cut grades are priced accordingly. They are likely to have more fire and brilliance. At this time, only round brilliant stones have excellent cut-grade parameters. However, measuring a diamond’s width and depth alone is not enough to determine its cut grade. Among the four Cs, Diamond Cut may be the most significant.
- Diamond Clarity: The number, nature, location, size, and color of internal characteristics known as “inclusions” and surface characteristics known as “blemishes” determine a diamond’s clarity. Crystals, feathers, clouds, and other characteristics that make up a diamond’s clarity are examples of these. Each diamond is unique because of these features, which are sometimes hidden from view. As the diamond gets bigger, the significance of this clarity grade grows.
- Diamond Carat: It is a common misunderstanding that the size of a diamond is measured in carats. In fact, the most common weight measurement for diamonds is the carat. A diamond of the same carat weight may appear larger than another depending on the cut because a carat is a measurement of weight rather than size. When compared to many diamonds with higher carat weight, a premium cut diamond may actually appear larger.
Keep in mind that if you buy a high-quality diamond ring, having other diamonds around it will make the central diamond look smaller. However, if you purchase a smaller center diamond, surrounding it with smaller diamonds will make it appear larger.
For that special day, engagement sets are also very popular, with couples purchasing the engagement ring first and then the wedding band from the set.
