This diamond is considered colourless, with just a slight difference from a D or E colour apparent only with direct comparison when the diamonds are unmounted. This diamond will appear beautifully colourless in the setting at a lower price than a D or E color, depending on other quality factors. As the least expensive diamond colour in the colourless range, F colour diamonds represent excellent value. | | This diamond has a clarity grade of very slightly included to the first degree. Diamonds with this clarity grade have small inclusions such as pinpoints, included crystals, and feathers that are visible with some difficulty under 10 power magnification. With a clarity grade of VS1, there is no possibility of seeing any inclusion with the unaided eye. Diamonds with this grade offer a beautiful clarity typically free of visible blemishes at a great value compared with VVS or IF diamonds. | | This diamond is cut to extremely exacting proportions of depth, diameter, and angles that allows for maximum brilliance (white light returning to the eye), dispersion (the play of colors you see in a diamond’s reflections), and scintillation (sparkling flashes that are seen when the stone, light source, or viewer moves). Diamonds with an Ideal cut grade are more rare and costly than a diamond with a Very Good or Good cut grade. |
White gold is an alloy of gold and at least one white metal, usually nickel or palladium. Like yellow gold, the purity of white gold is given in carats. 18k White Gold is made by mixing 75% gold with 25% other metals White gold's properties vary depending on the metals and proportions used. As a result, white gold alloys can be used for different purposes; while a nickel alloy is hard and strong, and therefore good for rings and pins, gold-palladium alloys are soft, pliable and good for white gold gemstone settings, sometimes with other metals like copper, silver, and platinum for weight and durability, although this often requires specialized goldsmiths. Almost all white gold jewelry is rhodium plated since gold alloyed with palladium or nickel never comes out true white, but tinted brown, therefore requiring a thin layer of rhodium to mask the tinted shade and make it true white. | | The prong setting, also known as claw setting, is the simplest and most common type of setting, largely because it uses the least amount of metal to hold the stone, thus showing it off to its best advantage. It has thin strips of metal which lift the diamond up, allowing the facets of the gemstone to catch light. Stones set in prongs are usually easier to clean. | | Freshwater pearls are a kind of pearl that comes from freshwater mussels. They are produced in Japan and the United States on a limited scale, but are now almost exclusive to China. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission requires that freshwater pearls be referred to as "freshwater cultured pearls" in commerce. Freshwater pearls appear in a wide variety of shapes and natural colours, and they tend to be less expensive than saltwater pearls, making them very popular with younger people and designers. Also, because freshwater pearls are solid nacre, they are also quite durable, resisting chipping, wear, and degeneration. |