Designing and Making Fine Englis

Designing and Making Fine English Diamond Jewellery For The Trade Since 1968

Deciding on a Diamond

Diamonds are the most precious and enduring of all Gemstones. They have always been the ultimate token of love. All Diamonds are judged on there individual qualities. We believe there are 5 factors to consider when choosing a diamond.

Price

By mixing the above factors a diamond can be chosen that will fit your customers budget. With Diamonds, size is not everything! In general the more money they have to spend the better the quality and size of Diamond.

Colour

Diamonds come in many different shades of colour. From totally white to fancy yellow, green, pink or blue.

Purchasing a diamond that has been certified by the GIA or HRD laboratories guarantees the colour. Certified diamonds are slightly more expensive than non-certified stones. Diamonds over 0.25 carat are now available with certificates. Smaller diamonds set in eternity rings etc. are not usually certified. D J Griffin uses a standard quality of G colour and VS purity in its jewellery.

Clarity

When a rough diamond is found it has spent millions of years evolving in the Earth. Nature is rarely perfect and a totally flawless diamond is a very rare thing.

Most diamonds contain small natural imperfections called inclusions. These imperfections are graded and this partly determines the diamonds value. A diamond that has been certified by the GIA or HRD laboratories guarantees the clarity.

Carat

Carat is the term given to the weight of a gemstone. Generally speaking the larger (heavier) the diamond the more expensive it will be. However, it is possible to purchase a larger diamond for less than a smaller one, provided a compromise is made with colour, clarity and cut.

Cut

The cut refers to the make of the diamond. All Brilliant-cut Diamonds have 52 facets or edges. When deciding on a diamond a balance between it's cut and spread should be made. Two diamonds of the same weight may be different in size. This is due to it's cut. Similarly another might look dull compared to another. We always make sure that all the diamonds in our jewellery are of a very good make.