Diamond Charts A price chart of diamonds would, by definition, have to be very large as the differences in diamonds with the

cut, size, weight, color and clarity make for an almost infinite price of diamonds. Diamond Price Chart To really understand the price of diamonds one needs a Diamond Price Chart. Here is some information to help you understand how diamonds are priced. Diamonds are priced according to a number of factors, Cut, Color, Clarity and Carat. These are called the 4Cs. Probably the most well know is the carat. That refers to the size of the diamond and charts are given here.

Diamond Shape Next is the Shape, sometimes erroneously referred to as the cut. This describes the shape of the diamond. There are eight basic shapes of diamonds but more are being added on a regular basis. Round Brilliant Emerald Cut Princess Cut Heart Cut Oval Cut Marquise Cut Pear Cut Round Brilliant These are graphically shown at the top of the page. Diamond Color The next is Color. All diamonds are graded by color and this is the scale that is used. D Pure White - the most prized color E Exceptional white - colorless group F Excellent white - colorless group G Good white - colorless group H White - colorless group I Slightly tinted white/ white when viewed from top J Slightly tinted white/ commercial white K Tinted white/ still acceptable white when mounted L Tinted white/ needs yellow setting to look its best M Slightly yellowish/Tinted color-champagne N Slightly yellowish/Tinted color-champagne O-R Yellowish/Tinted color S-Z Yellow/Tinted color Diamond Clarity Clarity is the next grading. This grading scale is as follows: IF diamond has no inclusions and be internally flawless, perfect clarity in other words Both grades VVS1 and VVS2 would be very, very small inclusions, pinpricks in fact. VS1and VS2 inclusions are still very small and difficult to see. SI1 and SI2 would be tiny but easily seen. I1 is small and recognizable immediately. I2 and 13 would have larger and/or numerous inclusions, obvious recognizable immediately

Diamond Pique There is also third pique (pronounced peekay) sometimes written as p3. This is a French word, meaning pinprick. It generally refers to interior marks and inclusions in a diamond. Diamond Weight Lastly there is diamond weight. Diamonds are weighed in carats. A carat is .2 grams. A gram of diamond would be a massive 5 carats (Very large in diamond terms although the actual diamond is small). A carat is further divided into Points, and there are 100 Points to a carat. So 1 point is .002 of a gram (Very small indeed). There is a scale of weight for Diamonds and this is shown here:

Without having pages and pages of charts for diamond prices that change throughout the year depending on supply and demand. You can, by studying the above to get a sense of the cost of diamonds and their value.