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0JBP_~321~585~%3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3E%3Cbr%3E The main cost and most important part of your ring is the diamond. The quality of the diamond is what separates a catalogue or high street ring from a Hatton Garden or Bond Street ring. This page will help you understand more about diamonds and enable you to choose the best stone or stones for your ring.%3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3E%3Cbr%3E When choosing a diamond you will need to consider the 4 C’s%3A-%3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3E%3Cu%3ECut%3Cbr%3E Clarity%3Cbr%3E Colour%3Cbr%3E Carat%3C/u%3E%3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Cu%3ECut%3C/u%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3EThe cut refers to the shape and facets of a stone. The most popular, and probably the most versatile is a round brilliant. Other cut are as follows.%3Cbr%3E %3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E~~~~~~~(default)~0~0~0,0,0|0,0~0~si2~~~~0~0~0~~~~~~~~Left~~~popWin=0~-1~0~ text~[~~]~[~~]~[~~]~1~~~~

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0JBP_~321~3021~~~~~~~~(default)~0~0~0,0,0|0,0~0~si1~~~~-1~0~0~~images/certificated_diamond_round.gif~~~~~~Left~~~popWin=0~-1~0~round brilliant~[~~]~[~~]~[~~]~1~~180~85~

0JBP_~321~3023~~~~~~~~(default)~0~0~0,0,0|0,0~0~si1~~~~-1~0~0~~images/certificated_diamond_marqui.gif~~~~~~Left~~~popWin=0~-1~0~marquise~[~~]~[~~]~[~~]~1~~180~85~

KSTP_~321~3024~~~~~~~~(default)~0~0~0,0,0|0,0~0~sk1~~~~-1~0~0~~~~~~~~Left~~~tableCol=2;tabBord=0;cellSpa=10;cellPad=0;tableBreak=0;imgAlign='Left';tableBrCol='';tableBgColor='';bgColorPanel='';tAlign='Left';tWidth='550';cValign='';cWidth='';~-1~0~New Layout Table~[~~]~[~~]~[~~]~1~~~~

0JBP_~321~3026~~~~~~~~(default)~0~0~0,0,0|0,0~0~si1~~~~-1~0~0~~images/certificated_diamond_pear.gif~~~~~~Left~~~popWin=0~-1~0~pear~[~~]~[~~]~[~~]~1~~180~85~

0JBP_~321~3028~~~~~~~~(default)~0~0~0,0,0|0,0~0~si1~~~~-1~0~0~~images/certificated_diamond_oval.gif~~~~~~Left~~~popWin=0~-1~0~oval~[~~]~[~~]~[~~]~1~~180~85~

KSTP_~321~3030~~~~~~~~(default)~0~0~0,0,0|0,0~0~sk1~~~~-1~0~0~~~~~~~~Left~~~tableCol=2;tabBord=0;cellSpa=10;cellPad=0;tableBreak=0;imgAlign='Left';tableBrCol='';tableBgColor='';bgColorPanel='';tAlign='Left';tWidth='550';cValign='';cWidth='';~-1~0~New Layout Table~[~~]~[~~]~[~~]~1~~~~

0JBP_~321~3031~~~~~~~~(default)~0~0~0,0,0|0,0~0~si1~~~~-1~0~0~~images/certificated_diamond_heart.gif~~~~~~Left~~~popWin=0~-1~0~heart~[~~]~[~~]~[~~]~1~~180~85~

0JBP_~321~3032~~~~~~~~(default)~0~0~0,0,0|0,0~0~si1~~~~-1~0~0~~images/certificated_diamond_prince.gif~~~~~~Left~~~popWin=0~-1~0~princess cut~[~~]~[~~]~[~~]~1~~180~85~

KSTP_~321~3033~~~~~~~~(default)~0~0~0,0,0|0,0~0~sk1~~~~-1~0~0~~~~~~~~Left~~~tableCol=2;tabBord=0;cellSpa=10;cellPad=0;tableBreak=0;imgAlign='Left';tableBrCol='';tableBgColor='';bgColorPanel='';tAlign='Left';tWidth='550';cValign='';cWidth='';~-1~0~New Layout Table~[~~]~[~~]~[~~]~1~~~~

0JBP_~321~3034~~~~~~~~(default)~0~0~0,0,0|0,0~0~si1~~~~-1~0~0~~images/certificated_diamond_emeral.gif~~~~~~Left~~~popWin=0~-1~0~emerald cut~[~~]~[~~]~[~~]~1~~180~85~

0JBP_~321~3035~~~~~~~~(default)~0~0~0,0,0|0,0~0~si1~~~~-1~0~0~~images/certificated_diamond_assche.gif~~~~~~Left~~~popWin=0~-1~0~asscher cut~[~~]~[~~]~[~~]~1~~180~85~

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0JBP_~321~3020~%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3E Round brilliants and princess cuts lend themselves to a greater variety of ring styles (mounts) but an asscher cut or a marquise is more unusual. To select a mount visit our single stone page. %3C/font%3E %3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3E%3Cstrong%3E%3Cu%3ECLARITY%3C/u%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3ENot many diamonds are flawless. Even top quality stones have very slight marks in them (inclusions) which are tiny flecks or spots of carbon. At CM Diamonds we have selected high clarity stones and any flaws in them are rarely visible to the naked eye. Diamonds are graded for clarity by the following scale.%3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3EI.F. internally flawless%3Cbr%3E V.V.S.1 1 very very small inclusion%3Cbr%3E V.V.S.2 2 very very small inclusions%3Cbr%3E V.S.1 1 very small inclusion%3Cbr%3E V.S.2 2 very small inclusions%3Cbr%3E S.I.1 1 small inclusion%3Cbr%3E S.I.2 2 small inclusions%3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3E%3Cu%3E%3Cstrong%3ECOLOUR%3C/strong%3E%3C/u%3E%3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3EThe colour of a diamond refers to how well it reflects light and what colour it appears. A good diamond will appear lively and clear where as a poor colour diamond will appear duller and more yellow or grey in colour. A diamond colour is rated from D to Z. D is the highest colour (exceptional white) and Z would probably be opaque brownish colour. At CM Diamonds the diamond will be colour I or higher.%3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3E%3Cu%3EColour Comparison Table%3C/u%3E%3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3E%3Cimg src=%22/images/colour_table.gif%22 width=%22300%22 height=%22307%22%3E%3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3E%3Cbr%3E %3Cu%3E%3Cstrong%3ECARAT%3C/strong%3E%3C/u%3E%3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3ECarat is the unit of weight used to measure a stone. One carat = 0.2grams. A carat is made up of a 100 points. A half carat stone is 0.50cts, a quarter carat is 0.25cts etc. Some stones appear bigger than others because of their proportions (the spread of a stone-see diagram). If a lot of weight is in the pavilion of the stone it will appear smaller when viewed from on top. Pearshapes, marquise and oval diamonds often tend to be flatter and therefore appear bigger.%3Cbr%3E %3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E %3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3E%3Cu%3EDIAMOND DESCRIPTION %3C/u%3E%3Cbr%3E A diamond is divided into three sections%3A %3Cbr%3E %3Cstrong%3ECrown%3C/strong%3E - the upper section of the diamond %3Cbr%3E %3Cstrong%3EPavilion%3C/strong%3E - the lower section of the diamond %3Cbr%3E %3Cstrong%3EGirdle%3C/strong%3E - the rim separating the crown (top) from the pavilion (bottom) %3Cbr%3E %3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3E%3Cimg src=%22/images/diamond_desc.gif%22 width=%22180%22 height=%22119%22%3E%3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3EOur stones have been chosen because of their colour and clarity. These should be considered of equal importance. It would be pointless having a D colour stone with visible flaws in it! All our listed stones are certificated which means they have been laboratory tested for their colour and clarity by independent gemologists. We do however, keep non certificated diamonds which are generally used for ½ eternity rings, earrings and pendants. These are less expensive because they have not been tested but this does not necessarily mean they are inferior quality.%3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cfont size=%222%22 face=%22Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif%22%3EIf you are hesitant about choosing a diamond or ring from the internet, please make an appointment to visit us on our contact page.%3Cbr%3E %3C/font%3E%3C/p%3E~~~~~~~(default)~0~0~0,0,0|0,0~0~si2~~~~-1~0~0~~~~~~~~Left~~~popWin=0~-1~0~text~[~~]~[~~]~[~~]~1~~~~

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