Princess Cut Diamonds

Princess Cut Flawless

Have you ever wondered what the term "flawless" means in the diamond industry? Well hopefully this post will shed a little light on just what you pay for a so called "flawless" stone.

Diamond Clarity

The term flawless refers to the diamonds clarity.

The diamond grader views the diamond for the first time through the table, studying the culet area of the stone for inclusions. The grader puts the diamond down on a table with some tweezers. In this position the diamond can be studied from the pavilion side, and the crown side, examining the diamond through each facet for inclusions. After a section of the diamond has been examined, the grader rotates the diamond in the tweezers, so the other sections may be examined.. The grader uses darkfield lighting to reveal blemishes, and alternates to reflected, overhead lighting to ascertain whether a characteristic lies within the stone, on the stones surface, or both. The grader may also use a stereo microscope to examine the diamonds.