Choosing Diamonds | Cut, Clarity, Colour & Carat Guides

When choosing diamonds, the options available can be overwhelming, but it needn't be a stressful experience. At your initial consultation we will discuss your style preferences and align that with your proposed budget.

A common misconception amongst customers is that you have to spend big for a beautiful diamond but there are high quality solutions for all budgets. Quality of the diamond is determined by 'the 4 Cs' - cut, colour, clarity, and carat weight and we will explain how each of these can vary.

Check out our diamond guides below and familiarise yourself with the terms used by our jewellery experts. If you need any guidance or wish to discuss the guides then please contact us.

Diamond shape options

Round Diamond

Asscher Diamond

Cushion Diamond

Princess Diamond

Pear Diamond

Oval Diamond

Heart Diamond

Marquise Diamond

Emerald Diamond

Radiant Diamond

Diamond colour chart

E

D

Colourless

Near Colourless

Near Colourless
Slightly Tinted

Faint Yellow

Very Light Yellow

Light Yellow

Yellow

H

I

J

K-M

N-R

F

S-Z

FANCY

G

Diamond clarity chart

FL

Grade

Category

Internally
Flawless

Flawless

Very Slightly Included

Very Very
Slightly Included

Slightly Included

Included

SI2, SI3

SI1

I1, I2

I3

IF

VS1, VS2

VVS1, VVS2

Carat size chart

Princess

Shape

0.75

1.00

1.25

1.50

2.00

0.50

3.50mm

4.4mm

5mm

5.50mm

6mm

6.4mm

7mm

Pear

5.50 * 3.50mm

7 * 4.50mm

8 * 5mm

8.50 * 5.50mm

9.60 * 6mm

10 * 6.50mm

10.50 * 7mm

Marquise

6.50 * 3mm

8.50 * 4mm

9.50 * 4.50mm

10 * 5.30mm

11 * 5.50mm

12 * 6mm

13 * 6.50mm

Oval

Radiant

Emerald

Heart

Cushion

Asscher

5 * 3mm

3.50 * 3mm

4.50 * 3mm

4.20mm

4 * 3.50mm

3.70mm

6 * 4mm

5 * 4.50mm

5.50 * 4mm

5.40mm

5 * 4.50mm

4.40mm

7.50 * 5mm

7mm

8 * 5.50mm

8.50 * 5.50mm

9 * 6mm

10.50 * 7mm

5.50 * 4mm

6 * 5.50mm

6.60 * 5.70mm

7 * 6mm

7.50 * 7mm

6 * 4.50mm

6.50 * 5mm

7.10mm

7.20 * 5.30mm

7.50 * 5.50mm

7.60mm

8.30mm

6 * 5mm

6.50 * 5.50mm

7 * 6mm

7.50 * 6.50mm

6.40mm

8 * 7mm

5mm

5.50mm

5.90mm

8.50 * 6mm

6.00mm

6.70mm

(Weight) 0.25

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