Fire, brilliance and scintillation – what’s it all about?
When your jeweller talks about these three aspects, to what exactly are they referring? In a nutshell, they all relate to what you can see when light hits the facets of a diamond or gemstone. How much brilliance, sparkle and fire you see will depend on the cut of the facets. Facets make up […]
Bow-ties, fish-eyes and other diamond imperfections
We all know about the rarity of diamonds, but even rarer than diamonds is the possibility of finding a perfect diamond. The majority of diamonds have flaws in them. Flaws on the inside are called inclusions and flaws on the outside are called blemishes. There are many different types of inclusions, the most common being […]
