by Neustaedters Fine Jewelry | Jul 7, 2020 | Diamonds, Education, St. Louis Jewelry News
The four C’s are the major attributes of a diamond: Carat, Cut, Color and Clarity. These four characteristics are used to identify the size and quality of the diamond. They also help by differentiating between similar diamonds and establishing the...
by Neustaedters Fine Jewelry | Jan 29, 2019 | Diamonds, Pure Grown Diamonds, St. Louis Jewelry News
At Neustaedter’s Fine Jewelry, we hear this question often when someone comes in to look at Diamond jewelry, especially an engagement ring. The question does not surprise us anymore. If you do some market research, the answer is “no” for 99 percent...
by Neustaedters Fine Jewelry | Feb 27, 2015 | Diamonds
A natural diamond begins as coal that is forged deep within the earth by intense heat and pressure. This natural process can create a variety of internal characteristics called inclusions and external characteristics called blemishes. When evaluating diamond clarity,...
by Neustaedters Fine Jewelry | Feb 27, 2015 | Diamonds
A diamond’s carat weight is the measurement of how much a diamond weighs. Each full carat can be subdivided into 100 points, which allows a precise measurement to one-hundredth of a decimal place. Diamonds weighing less than one carat may be referenced by...
by Neustaedters Fine Jewelry | Dec 16, 2014 | Diamonds
Diamonds are praised for their ability to exude light which creates intense sparkle. So often a diamond’s cut is thought of as only being a shape, such as round, square, or emerald; however, a diamond’s cut is actually about how a diamond’s facets...
by Neustaedters Fine Jewelry | Dec 16, 2014 | Diamonds
Diamond color grading of gem quality diamonds is actually based on the absence of color. The chemical makeup of a perfect diamond has no hue. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) color grading system uses a letter scale to measure the degree of colorlessness by...
