Some Basics On Blue Diamond Rings

Diamonds for a Blue Diamond Ring have been around for a long time and as they say, diamonds are forever. So what can be done to keep them fresh and appealing? Exclusivity is of course one way. These days a new trend catching up in diamond jewelry is that of buying colored diamonds. Diamonds come in different colors and hues due to the presence of lattice defects and also impurities. One such color is blue.

Like other diamond rings, you can buy your ring in various styles, settings and cuts. Wondering which cut to go for? The cuts that bring the best in colored diamonds are round brilliant cut, oval cut, princess cut and radiant cut. You can have your diamond ring in any cut, but since this is one diamond that has a high flaunt value, most people prefer their blue diamond ring in a prong setting as this setting exposes a major part of the stone.

There are several things one needs to keep in mind when buying a blue diamond ring. Like colorless diamonds, the 4Cs apply here also but with a little difference. While carat measurement for a colorless and a blue diamond will be same, the cut, clarity and color will be taken differently. The cut of a blue diamond should impart maximum possible brilliance to the stone and hide any flaws at the same time. Unlike white/colorless diamonds, clarity is not a deal breaker in case of colored diamonds, but it is important nonetheless. Purity and saturation of color is important for brilliance and fire.

Saturation is nothing but how rich the stone is, in this case, a blue diamond. A richer/ deeper color will increase the cost of your blue piece substantially. Also look for undertone. This can enhance or kill the stone. If an undertone makes the color more intense, it is a plus point and adds to the value but anything which decreases the vividness is a big no-no as it will decrease the value of the stone and consequently the attractiveness of your blue diamond ring. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, blue diamonds are even more so!

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Blue Diamond Ring – How To Get Started

So you are ready to get a blue diamond ring, or maybe a blue diamond engagement ring? You should be aware of a few things first.

Most (and i really mean that to the tune of about 99.5o%) of blue diamonds on the market for a blue diamond ring did not come out of the ground that way. Those are usually diamonds, that had a different color rough (the original unpolished and uncut version of a diamond) and where than treated later on, to bring out a blue color. in case you are wondering what that treatment is, those diamonds get irradiated.

Please do not get me wrong here, those diamonds are very beautiful, i just thought it was important for everyone to know the truth some retailers will avoid telling you. A natural blue diamond is extremely rare, even rarer already set in a blue diamond ring and demands a premium price on the market. I will assume for the moment, that you are not ready to sell your house just yet to buy a natural one, so i will stick with the treated diamond.

A Blue Diamond (treated or otherwise), is judged by the same criteria as it’s white counterpart and that is by what the industry refers to as the 4 c’s: Color: with a treated blue diamond you would want a sky blue, or very deep and even blue, but a natural one will be judged by the depth of color. white diamonds are judged from D-Z, with D being the whitest and M-Z diamonds displaying a yellow to yellow/brownish tint. clarity: this shows how many inclusions (flaws) a diamond has. from best to worst it goes F = Flawless, IF = Internally Flawless (might have some pinpoint or a little scratch on the outside), VVS1 = Very Very Slightly Included (you will need a very strong microscope to see anything), VVS2 = Very Very Slightly Included, VS1 = Very slightly Included (you will not find any inclusions with a loupe = 10 x magnification), VS2, SI1 = (here you can see inclusions with the loupe, although it will be hard for an untrained eye), SI2 = (you should see inclusions with a loupe, even if you are not trained) and this is probably your best bet for a Blue Diamond Ring, since it provides the best balance between clarity and price, SI3(on EGL certificates) = you will see inclusions with a loupe, and probably even with the naked eye, unless you are completely blind, in which case i suggest to bring someone along when you shop, I1,-I5 = very easy to see inclusions without any magnification.

I will take a break for a little bit, but please stay tuned for the next installment, but i will be back with more information on how to pick your blue diamond ring .

Blue Diamond Ring Guide

carat: The carat weight has nothing to do with quality of a Blue Diamond Ring, but rather speaks about the weight of the diamond.

Bigger is not always better, so the saying goes, but as far as diamonds are concerned, bigger is most certainly more expensive. There is a large demand for larger size diamonds (heavier) and large diamonds are extremely rare. Therefore the price per carat goes up with its size. For example: Let’s say, that you have a G color SI1 clarity diamond, that weight 0.50ct to 0.69 ct set in your Blue Diamond Ring. It will be listed a a certain price per carat. If you increase the weight of that stone to 0.70ct to 0.89ct, the per carat prize of that stone will go up by about 1,100.- USD per carat. At the next weight increase, which is the 0.90ct to 0.99ct range, you will have to add on another 800.- USD per carat. With a 1.00ct to 1.49ct stone you would need to add another 800.- per carat and with a stone in the range of 1.50ct to 1.99ct ad another 1,200.

I think you get the picture, but if you have any doubts, just drop me a comment and i will try my best to clear it up for you. What is a carat ? Historically the carat was a  locust bean or carob bean seeds, from the Greek Keraton. Today, the carat is defined as 1/5 of a gram. In the industry one carat is often devided into points, one carat = 100 points. So if the jeweler tells you that the diamond in your Blue Diamond Ring weighs 75 points, you will know that this means three quarter of a carat.

Unlike loose diamonds, which you can simply weigh on a scale, it is much harder to estimate the weight of a set stone. There are formulas to do this and a professional will be able to estimate the weight of such a stone within a margin of error of about 1-2 % by measuring the diameter and preferably, the depth. For diamonds of other shapes, it is more difficult to estimate the weight, but specialised diamond gauges such as the Leveridge gauge come with a booklet of conversion tables, and instructions, making it easier to judge the diamond in the Blue Diamond Ring.