Now, color is a very subtile thing in diamonds, but it is something which
your eye can detect in very subtile and very fine differences. In platinum
many will tell you that color of the diamond is the most critical thing,
and while it is true that against a white background a diamond with significant
diamond body color will tend to display that color more dramatically the
colors "D-E-F" while the most desireable for total impact are fine, but
do not rule out too fast the "G-H and yes even I" colors in a very well
cut diamond. You will see color faster than clarity in a very finely cut
diamond generally speaking, so past a common sense place in clarity spend
yer dollars on a higher color, for you will appreciate that more than
a higher clarity that you cannot appreciate save under a microscope...
The "Tee-Shirt Test"
No, this has nothing to do with "Hooters"..
{Grin} Ever had a situation where you grabbed the new package of Tee-Shirts
and laid one down next to yer old Tee-shirt and noticed that "what seemed
white now seems rather grey and not white by comparison?? Fact is that
your eye can detect very subtile changes in color quite well, and in that
respect I suggest that a higher color be considered rather than a increase
in clarity, given a reasonable floor for clarity that is... Color in a
diamond sort of drives the show, and you can see that faster than you
might think, given two or three color grades apart... A single color grade
is hard for a professional to distinguish, so when you search be sure
and search a range that makes sense, not just a single color...
The "D" color is the best on planet in diamonds, and is deemed perfection,
it's almost a bleached out blue-white in a very finely cut diamond, the
range of traditional colors that most finer stores and manufactures recommend
for platinum and a super white effect are the "D-E-F" range, for maximum
impact... The difference between a "F" color and a "D" color can be vast
in price, but the difference in color with the diamonds side by side is
so subtile as to suggest that in this range lives the "perfect look" and
that "F" color does it for less... "Significantly less"
Your "G-H-I" color set are wonderful places to get that perfect look and
still have a diamond that shows no significant body color at all, in fact
the diamonds stand on their own as super fine white and look just wonderful
in platinum too, side by side with a "D" color diamond the "H" color will
seem to be just a bit more "light grey" rather than colored, that does
not start until significantly down the color food chain in reality...
Where color starts to be significant and noticable is in the "J-K" ranges
and lower. These still produce a very wonderful diamond in truth, the
warmer tones and slight drawing of color can be quite delightful, and
the cost for this color range makes this a wonderful place to shop for
that impressive larger diamond, for if the cut is great and the diamond
is beauty then color is less significant... |