4c's of Diamonds Video

4 Cs - Diamond Carat Weight

If you have any questions regarding diamond carat weight please don’t hesitate to contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Diamond: millimeter to carat weight conversion chart for round brilliant cut diamond

4 Cs - Diamond Cut

Diamond Cut is the underrated ‘C’ when most consumers are purchasing diamonds. The cut has a tremendous effect on a diamonds fire, brilliance and scintillation. The cut of a diamond refers to the proportions, symmetry and polish of the diamond. The important diamond cut factors to consider when buying a diamond are the table size, total depth percentage, crown angle, girdle thickness, and culet size. Please take a look below for our diamond grade recommendations when searching for a brilliant ,scintillating, fiery round brilliant cut diamond. The measurements we provided below will be perfect if you’re looking for a lively round brilliant cut diamond that will impress and most importantly represent your endless love and devotion towards your soon-to-be fiance.

Our recommendation for table percentage is anywhere from 53% to 66%

Our recommendation for total depth percentage is 56% to 65%

Our recommendation for crown angle is 30 to 37 degrees

Our recommendation for girdle thickness is a grade of Thin, Medium or Slightly Thick

Our recommendation for culet is a grade of none, very small, small, or medium

Below is a demonstration of how diamond cut affects light traveling in and out of a diamond. The goal is to purchase a diamond that is cut well enough for the light to enter through the table bounce around the pavilion and leave through the table, we do not want light leakage through the pavilion

When purchasing a fancy shape diamond, the length to width ratio is very important in determining whether or not it's a good cut diamond that will be lively, brilliant and scintillating. Below are our length-to-width ratio recommendations for glamorous looking fancy shape diamonds.

If you have any questions regarding diamond cut please don’t hesitate to contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

4 Cs - Diamond Color

Diamonds come in an array of colors and these different diamond colors are extremely relevant to the diamonds value. Most loose diamonds purchased today are in what is called the normal color range. This range includes diamonds ranging from colorless to light yellow and light brown. Colorless diamonds are the rarest which in turn mean they are the most valuable of diamonds. The recognized color scale in the diamond industry starts at the letter ‘D’(colorless) and goes down to the letter ‘Z’(light yellow or brown). Fancy colored diamonds are a whole other apple, please contact us if you have questions regarding fancy colored diamonds. Please refer to the GIA diamond grading scale below, this is the most recognized scale in the industry.

If you have any questions regarding diamond color please don’t hesitate to contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it