Color clarity cut and carat weight.
Printable gia diamond grading chart.
Print gia s diamond buying guide 4cs guide to understanding diamond quality february 11 2013 here is a printable diamond buying guide designed to help anyone shopping for a diamond understand the 4cs of diamond quality.
Gia developed the definitive diamond color scale or.
This simplified evaluation chart of diamond quality summarizes the 4 cs of diamond quality grading which determine value.
Gia reports represent the highest standard of reliability consistency and integrity.
Since no two diamonds will ever have the same internal color patterns you need a diamond color scale and clarity chart to make it through this diamond world.
Diamonds are graded in color from d for colorless through to z for light color.
It also discusses how to use facetware online to obtain a more accurate estimate of a cut grade.
Each of the four c s carat weight cut color clarity is accompanied by a diamond chart illustrating the differences between grades.
Diamond color scale and clarity chart.
Gia diamond grading scales.
In this post you can learn about and download the official gia color scale work with an interactive diamond color chart to see the relationship between grades and colors and watch a useful gia diamond color grading video to see how gia evaluates diamond color.
And now gia report check is available for all gia reports providing you with an additional level of assurance.
Official gia color scale.
The gia diamond dossier is a more concise compact version of the gia diamond grading report and is available for diamonds that weigh between 0 15 and 1 99 carats.
Every diamond certified by the gia undergoes a thorough independent evaluation.
With report check you can quickly and conveniently confirm that the information on your report matches what is archived in the gia report database.
This short video explains the gia clarity scale and how gia classifies diamonds with a clarity grade ranging from flawless to i 3 by using a 10x magnification loupe and a microscope to see and plot the diamond s inclusions.
Full color 8 page booklet.
Here you will learn how gia diamond grades are established and how those grades affect the diamond s price.
This report includes all the important 4cs grading results as the diamond grading report but does not include the plotted diagram.
Many inclusions and blemishes are too tiny to be seen by anyone other than a trained diamond grader.
Gia cut grade estimation tables for standard round brilliant cut diamond explains how to locate a particular proportion combination and determine whether it is close to a boundary in the cut grading system.
F if vvs1 vvs2 vs1 vs2 s1 s2 s3 i1 i2 i3 f flawless is best followed by internally flawless followed by very very small.