Diamenty - Brylanty

Diamonds are so precious stones that before you are planning on purchasing a diamond it is important that you know as much as possible about how diamonds are classified.
A diamond's cost is based on the characteristics known as the "4 C's"
"4 C's" comes from the first letters of the English words: colour, clarity, cut, carat.

Colour

Ideally, a diamond should have no colour at all, like a drop of spring water. Increasing degrees of body colour are measured on a scale ranging from no colour at all (D) to deeply coloured (Z).

Clarity

A diamond's clarity is determined by the number, nature, position, size and colour of internal characteristics called "inclusions" and surface features called "blemishes".

These irregularities occured in the liquid magna (volcanic rock) within which the diamond was created.

Cut

Cut gives the diamond its brilliance. Of the four C's, it's the only one dependent on a human touch. Using precise mathematical formulas, the cutter transforms a diamond in the rough into a sparkling jewel that reflects and refracts light.

When a diamond is cut to proper proportions and is finished well, light refracts into the diamond, is reflected from one facet to another and then returns through the top of the gem resulting in a display of brilliance (white light), dispersion (rainbow-colored light) and scintillation (sparkling when the diamond moves), and luster (bright reflections from the surface). Proper cutting is the key to a diamond's beauty and value.

Carat

Carat weight refers to the size of the diamond. Based on a standard unit of measure, one carat is divided into 100 points. The term originated from carob seeds that were used to balance scales in ancient times.

The carat is the weight or mass of a diamond. 5 carats are equal to one gram. One carat is divided into one hundred points. Although size is the most obvious factor in determining the value of a diamond, 2 diamonds of equal size can have very unequal values depending on the other 3 properties