This diamond is in the upper range of near-colourless. The only way to see a very slight tint of colour is when it is compared directly to a higher colour grade by an expert grader. G colour diamonds will appear dazzling bright white in the setting and represent an excellent balance of higher colour and great value, as the price, depending on other quality factors, will be less than that of a D, E, or F colour diamond. | | This diamond has a clarity grade of very slightly included to the second 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, and are almost never visible to the unaided eye. Diamonds with this grade offer a beautiful clarity at a great value compared with VVS or IF diamonds and will be a slightly lower price than a diamond with VS1 clarity. | | 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. Gold is dense, soft, shiny and the most malleable and ductile pure metal known. Because of the softness of pure (24k) gold, it is usually alloyed with base metals for use in jewelry, altering its hardness and ductility, melting point, colour and other properties. 18k Gold contains 75% gold and 25% of other metals like copper, silver or palladium. | | Flush setting, also known as burnish setting, is not very different from bezel setting. The gemstone is roughly flush with the surface, with a nice rubbed edge around it, so that only the tops of the gems are visible. | | |