Learning To Judge A Diamond
When it comes to buying wedding ring diamonds every one has heard about how a person needs to consider the 4Cs of the diamond-clarity, color, carat and cut, before buying the piece of jewelry. However, there are some additional aspects of diamonds that people will find helpful to know when they are going shopping for wedding anniversary rings. Some of the other factors that influence the brilliance of diamonds in wedding anniversary rings include: Extent of Table, which is the large, flat facet on the top of a cut diamond, Table Percent, which is determined by dividing the width of the table by the total diameter of the diamond, Girdle, which is the narrow band around the outer, top circumference of a diamond and depth, which is the height of a diamond measured from the very bottom to the diamond's table. One of the most popular cuts of diamonds used in wedding anniversary rings in the round cut. This is the first and most natural choice of most brides and grooms because of the natural brilliance of the stone. The round cut produces the most brilliant diamonds because it has 58 facets, or faces, that reflect light. 33 facets are on the crown, or top portion, and 25 facets are on the pavilion, or bottom half of the stone. Some of the other cuts that have become popular as wedding rings diamonds includes the princess cut and the marquise cut. The marquise cut is an oval cut diamond. Its proportions are 2:1. The advantage of a marquise cut diamond in a wedding anniversary ring is that it makes the finger look slimmer and longer.
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