Diamond Grading for Jewelry

Those who are unfamiliar with this part of theThe next grade of stone is the Very Light Brown
business may use descriptions of the grades. The listStones. These Stones are very undesirable if the
begins with the higher grades and proceeds downbrown can be detected by the naked eye. Brown
the line to the lesser of value.tinted stones appear dark under artificial lights. The
Rivers.lighter of the brown stones can almost be considered
Jagers.crystals. The Very Light Brown Stones with the
Blue Wesseltons.lighter brown tint are very pretty and desirable
Wesseltons.stones. The stones with the lighter brown tint are
Top Crystals.often times more desirable and easily sold than the
Crystals.stones with a yellow tint.
Very light brown.After the Very Light Brown stones come the Silver
Top Silver Capes.Capes. This category is divided into the Top Silver
Silver Capes.Capes and the Silver Capes. These stones have a lot
Capes.of yellow in them, a professional wod easily detect
Yellow.this, but the general public wod see these stones as
Brown.white. The Top Silver Capes and the Silver Capes are
The finest of white diamonds are classified as Rivers.what is usually sold in this country. They are
They are either snowy white or bluish white in bodyaffordable and very beautif to the average person.
color when they are faced up. These stones areAfter the Silver Capes come the Capes. They are
brilliant when they are well made. Some of the oldoften known as commercial stones. They are off
Indian and Brazilian diamonds, when recut arecolor even to the naked eye. Under artificial light they
considered Rivers. Some of the African stones mainlyappear to be whiter stones. These diamonds are
those from the river diggings are considered Rivers.usually worn in the evening to appear more brilliant.
In order to test the color of a stone to see if it isThe Capes is the type of diamond that most people
really in the River class, you must put it next to a cutbuy. They are not as expensive.
piece of purest rock crystal; the diamond must notStones poorer in color than the Capes do not sell well
differ at all. Crystals and even at times Wesseltonsin this country, and are often not sold here at all.
will not even compare. The less light a stone absorbsAfter the Capes come Yellow stones. The Yellow
the more brilliant it will appear.stones are not yellow enough to be pretty. They are
Next after the Rivers, come, Jagers. The Jagerundesirable to the eye. The yellow tint that they
stones are bluish white. They appear more steely andpossess is a murky dirty look. They do not possess a
less snowy in their color. The value of the stones areclean or clear yellow tint.
similar. Sometimes stones with a faint tint of yellowThe final white stone is called the Brown Stone. The
are called jagers.Brown stone lacks luster and beauty. The Brown
The third and fourth diamond names are Bluestone appears dl and murky in artificial and in real light.
Wesseltons and Wesseltons. They often appearBrown stones are undesired by American shoppers
bluish with no yellow tint. They are extremelyas well as any nationality.
desirable stones that yield very high prices. They areNow that the descriptions of the grades of white
considered the finest of blue white diamonds. Few ofdiamonds is completed, it shod be obvious to the
these diamonds are stocked except for some finejeweler mix various grades in his stock or display.
jewelry stores due to the extreme costs.Shoppers who are not aware of the different grades
After the Wesseltons comes two grades of Crystals.or understand them may become dissatisfied with
These are fine white or blue white stones. Crystalsprices or stones that they see. To some customers
have a yellow tint that can be spotted by a goodmake and perfection are the same in all cases with
eye. Crystals represent the best stones that thediamonds.
general public can afford.