A Diamond Grading Chart is a useful information guide to assist you in making an educated decision when purchasing a diamond.

Being informed with all the vital information ensures you will have a wonderful and easy buying experience. Learn about diamond colour and clarity grading, view the variety of cuts available, and compare carat size.

Larsen Jewellery has created a comprehensive Diamond Chart for your convenience. You are also welcome to visit our workshops in Sydney and Melbourne for a personal diamond consultation with one of our expert Jewellers who can answer any of your questions and show you an array of diamonds to choose from, within your price range.

To book a no-obligation diamond appointment, please call Larsen jewellery in Sydney: 02 9223 2006.
 

The Pear cut diamond, also known as the tear-drop cut was created using the best elements of both the Marquise and Oval shaped diamond cuts.

The Pear cut diamond ring is not as common as a Round or Princess cut diamond ring and is therefore a perfect option for those wanting something unique and different.

The team of expert Jewellers at Larsen Jewellery in Sydney and Melbourne can show you a selection of beautiful Pear cut diamonds to choose from, which you can then have set into your personally customised ring design.

It’s important to select Pear shaped diamonds based on the highest cut and symmetry grades to ensure the stone is as symmetrical as possible and demonstrates fire or ‘sparkle’.  Lower cut grades tend to show darkness in the centre of the stone which will in turn negatively affect even the most brilliant diamonds of the highest colour and clarity.

Another element to consider when choosing a Pear cut diamond is the width to length ratio. There is no ‘correct’ ratio but rather it is a matter of personal taste. The longer, narrower cuts can look fantastic in earrings and pendants; whereas the shorter and wider cuts are a wonderful choice for a Pear cut diamond ring or engagement ring.
 

Conflict diamonds (also known as ‘blood diamonds’), are diamonds that are mined and traded through violent and illegal means. These diamonds are then sold to fund civil war and terrorism. The conflict diamond trade is a multi-billion dollar industry and millions of lives have been lost as a result. 

This illegal trade has fuelled brutality and war in places such as Sierra Leone, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); where rebels and warmongers controlled civilians and breached human rights using weapons which were funded by the sale of conflict diamonds.

In 2003, the United Nations established an initiative to prevent diamond sales from funding violence. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) imposes requirements on participants to certify that shipments of rough diamonds are conflict-free. The purpose of the scheme is to prevent conflict diamonds from entering the market and being sold, which would in turn evaporate criminal funding. This initiative also protects individuals from unknowingly purchasing conflict diamonds.

Today, conflict diamonds are estimated to account for less than 1% of world diamond production.

Larsen Jewellery does not sell or deal with any suppliers who are, or may be, involved with conflict diamonds. Larsen Jewellery is also a proud member of the Jewellers Association of Australia and the Goldsmiths Guild of Australia.

To view any of our beautiful, conflict-free loose diamonds, please call Larsen Jewellery in Sydney: 02 9223 2006. 
 

Diamond grading certificates may vary somewhat from laboratory to laboratory, depending on the classification system, the presentation and the terminology used. However, most laboratories base their assessments on the same set of parameters and follow the same set of rules. The following is a list of the information contained in a typical Diamond Grading Certificate.

Date - Date of Issue

Certificate Number - Registered, recorded number

Description - Nature (Natural, Synthetic, Treated or otherwise)

Shape & Cut - Description of the Shape and Cut Style or Facet Design

Weight - (Round) Minimum to Maximum Diameter x Depth in Millimeters (Fancy) Length x Width x Depth in Millimeters

Clarity Grade - Clarity Grading (with reference to Clarity Grading Scale used – usually with an accompanying Diagram or ‘plot’)

Colour Grade - Colour Grading (with reference to Colour Grading Scale used)

Fluorescence - The strength and colour of any Fluorescence under UV Light

Height / Depth - Crown Height, Pavilion Depth and Total Depth, given as a percentage of the Average Diameter or Width

Table - Width of Table, as a percentage of the Diameter or Width

Girdle - Thickness of Girdle, relative to the size of the diamond and its condition (frosted, polished or faceted)

Cutlet - Size of Cutlet Facet (if any) relative to the size of the Diamond

Polish - Perfection of the diamond surface finish (recorded as a grade)

Symmetry - Uniformity of the overall shape together with the precision of the shape and alignment of the facets (recorded as a grade)

Comments - Any additional characteristics or other relevant information

Laser Inscription - Detail of any Laser Inscribed Brand Name, Logo or Number etc.

Light Performance - Light performance Image of Analysis sometimes provided

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