Journal
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Diamonds
What Are the 4Cs of Diamonds?
Cut, colour, clarity and carat weight: the universal language of diamond quality, and how to balance the four when you choose.
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Lab-Grown
Lab-Grown Diamonds vs Natural Diamonds
Both are diamond. They differ in origin, in price and in what they mean to the person who wears them. A side-by-side comparison, without a verdict.
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Moissanite
Moissanite vs Diamond
Two brilliant stones with different characters. How moissanite and diamond compare in hardness, sparkle, weight and price, and how to choose between them.
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Lab-Grown
What Are Lab-Grown Diamonds?
A laboratory-grown diamond is diamond made by people rather than formed in the earth. Here is what that means, how it is named and how to...
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Lab-Grown
Are Lab-Grown Diamonds Real Diamonds?
Yes: a laboratory-grown diamond is diamond. The useful distinction is not real or fake, but natural or laboratory-grown, and diamond or simulant.
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Lab-Grown
How Are Lab-Grown Diamonds Made?
From a small diamond seed to a polished, graded stone: the two growth methods, HPHT and CVD, and the steps that follow.
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Lab-Grown
CVD vs HPHT Diamonds
The two ways to grow a diamond, compared: how each works, how the crystals differ and why neither is better in itself.
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Diamonds
Diamond Shapes Explained
Round, oval, cushion, emerald, pear and more: what each diamond shape looks like, how it handles light and what to check before choosing one.
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Diamonds
What Does Diamond Certification Mean?
A diamond certificate is really a grading report. What it tells you, what it does not, and how to check that it belongs to your stone.
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Diamonds
GIA vs IGI: Understanding Diamond Reports
Two of the most widely used gemmological laboratories, described neutrally: who they are, what their reports contain and how to compare them.
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Diamonds
What Is Diamond Clarity?
Clarity describes a diamond's inclusions and blemishes. The grading scale, what really affects appearance and why eye-clean matters more than flawless.
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Diamonds
What Is Diamond Color?
In white diamonds, colour grading measures the absence of colour, from D to Z. How the scale works, what you can really see and how metal...
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Diamonds
What Is Diamond Cut?
Cut is the C that decides how a diamond sparkles. Brightness, fire and scintillation, the proportions behind them and how cut is graded.
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Diamonds
What Is Carat Weight?
A carat is a unit of weight, not size. What it measures, how weight relates to what you see, total carat weight and how price changes...
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Jewelry Care
How to Clean a Diamond Ring
Diamonds attract oil, so even the finest stone loses its sparkle without regular cleaning. A simple routine that brings it back.
