Diamond



	Antique, Estate & Modern Jewelry

		Established 1965


	A Diamond Is Forever

		Certified Stones Available


	" My wife of 2 years loves her diamond engagement ring, the most out of all her jewelry. It is a quality piece that will always remind us of the best time in our lives. We can feel good because we got such a great deal at Assorted Gems Corporation.™ Now my wife refuses to go anywhere else for her jewelry. " Erik L., North Woodmere New York


	CUT


	Diamond Criteria; The 4 C's


	How a diamond has been cut, polished, and to what proportions and symmetry, are of utmost importance since these factors determine the life, brilliance and dispersion of the diamond. If these cutting factors fall below standard, the appearance of the diamond will be adversely affected.


	COLOR

Most diamonds of gem quality vary in shade from colorless to yellow. To determine the correct color, all submitted diamonds are compared to an internationally accepted master set of stones, the color of which ranges from D, or colorless (the most sought-after) to Z, the yellowest. Other colors occur in diamonds such as brown, orange, pink, blue, etc. The most intense of these shades are determined as "Fancy" colors.


	CARAT


	The weight or size of a diamond is measured in carats. A carat is 0.2 grams and there are 100 points (or 200 milligrams) per carat. With an accuracy of 1/100,000 ct, these scales provide a highly precise diamond weight and this weight is specified on a Diamond Report to two decimal points.


Carat	0.05	0.10	0.20	0.25	0.30	0.40	0.50	0.70
Øm/ m	2.5	3.0	3.8	4.1	4.5	4.8	5.2	5.8
h m/ m	1.5	1.8	2.3	2.5	2.7	3.0	3.1	3.5

Carat	0.90	1.00	1.25	1.50	1.75	2.00	2.50	3.00
Øm/ m	6.3	6.5	6.9	7.4	7.8	8.2	8.8	9.4
h m/ m	3.8	3.9	4.3	4.5	4.7	4.9	5.3	5.6


	CLARITY

Colorless	D	Exceptional White+
	E	Exceptional White
	F	Rare White+
Near Colorless	G	Rare White
	H	White
	I	Slightly Tinted White
	J
Faint Yellow	K	Tinted White
	L
	M	Tinted
Very Light Yellow	N
	O
	P
	Q
	R
Light Yellow	S
	T
Yellow	U
	V


	In order to grade the clarity of a diamond, it is necessary to observe the number and nature of any internal characteristics in the stone as well as their size and position. This analysis is carried out using a scope and a loupe 10x under the experienced eye of laboratory gemologists. A diamond is said to be "Internally Flawless" when it presents no internal defects under 10x magnification.


Internally Flawless	Very Very Slightly included	Very Slightly included
Free from internal blemishes visible under 10x magnification (small external details tolerated).	Inclusions and/or external blemishes very difficult to locate under 10x magnification.	Inclusions and external blemishes difficult to locate under 10x magnification.


Slightly included	Imperfect	Imperfect	Imperfect
Inclusions and external blemishes easy to locate under 10x magnification.	Inclusions and external blemishes hard to locate with naked eye.	Inclusions and external blemishes easy to locate with naked eye.	Heavy inclusions located with naked eye.


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	Anniversary Gift Chart

YEAR	GIFT	YEAR	GIFT	YEAR	GIFT
11	Gold Jewelry	6	Amethyst	11	Turquoise
2	Garnet	7	Onyx	12	Jade
3	Cultured or Natural Pearls	8	Tourmaline	13	Citrine
4	Blue Topaz	9	Lapis Lazuli	14	Opal
5	Sapphire	10	Diamond Jewelry	15	Ruby

YEAR	GIFT	YEAR	GIFT	YEAR	GIFT
16	Peridot	21	Iolite	30	Cultured or Natural Pearl Jubilee
17	Watches	22	Spinel	35	Emerald
18	Cat's eye	23	Imperial Topaz	40	Ruby
19	Aquamarine	24	Tanzanite	45	Sapphire
20	Emerald	25	Silver Jubilee	50	Golden Jubilee

YEAR	GIFT
55	Alexandrite
60	Diamond Jubilee


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