What Is a Diamond That Has Lost Its Water? Should You Buy One?
Surely most of us are very familiar with natural diamonds, especially for high-end jewelry enthusiasts. However, “water-drop diamonds” may be a concept that few people know about. So what are water-drop diamonds? To better understand that term and its characteristic properties. In this article, let’s explore it together with Jemmia!
What Are Water-Drop Diamonds?
What Is Diamond Water?
Water of a diamond is also called the color of a diamond. It is one of the four factors in the GIA 4C quality grading standard. Natural diamonds do not only exist in white form but also come in many other colors. In general, diamond color is divided into two types. They are colorless diamonds and colored diamonds.
Diamond color water grading chart
The color water of diamonds is evaluated according to the GIA color grading scale. It ranges from the highest grade D and gradually decreases to the lowest grade Z in alphabetical order.
What Are Water-Drop Diamonds?
Water-drop diamonds is a term referring to diamonds whose color deviates slightly from the standard level. However, the difference in color grade is not significant. This also leads to the quality of water-drop diamonds not being equal to that of standard diamonds.
To understand more clearly, we can take the example of an E water-drop diamond. In this case, the diamond’s color grade will fall between the E threshold and close to the F threshold. Therefore, the color of this diamond is not sufficient to reach the E threshold. But on the other hand, it is higher than the F threshold. From this example, we can apply the same understanding to other water-drop diamonds.
How Can You Recognize a Water-Drop Diamond?
If there is no color chart or specific color grading scale for distinction, it will be difficult for us to recognize which diamonds have dropped in color grade. However, currently the most common method is comparing them with diamonds that have standard color grades.
This method is considered easy to perform and quite accurate. To carry out this method, we need to use diamonds with standard color grades and compare them directly with the diamond to be identified. Through that, we can recognize color grade slippage based on differences in color. Common cases are a cloudier color or a tendency toward yellow compared to standard diamonds.
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However, this method does not guarantee absolute accuracy. Besides that, if conditions allow, we can use more modern machinery for detailed inspection and more accurate results.
So Should You Buy Water-Drop Diamonds or Not?
Although their color grade standard is not as good as that of other natural diamonds, overall, water-drop diamonds still attract consumers with the following outstanding points:
Diamond Fire
Natural diamonds are inherently known as the “queen” of gemstones for their sparkling, radiant beauty. That beauty not only does not diminish but becomes even more wonderful in water-drop diamonds. Under natural light, shimmering streaks of many colors will appear. This is called diamond fire. It is also known as rainbow fire.
Diamond Brilliance
One of the most favored characteristics of this type of diamond is its brilliance. This is a type of diamond with extremely attractive and radiant shine. That is also part of the reason why many people easily confuse synthetic diamonds with water-drop diamonds.
Considering the 3 Excellent Criteria
The 3 Excellent criteria include Excellent Cut, Excellent Polish, and Excellent Symmetry.
Excellent Cut
Cut is the factor that gives water-drop diamonds their beautiful fire. Thanks to meticulous craftsmanship along with the properties of this type of diamond, the light refraction process occurs, helping the diamond create fire.
Excellent Polish
The polish of this type of diamond is its wonderful advantage. It is rated at level 10 on the polish scale. When used to create jewelry, this polish becomes a highlight for that jewelry piece. From that, the color of water-drop diamonds also becomes somewhat more prominent.
Excellent Symmetry
The symmetry of a diamond will affect its beauty and uniqueness. From that, we can see that a perfect diamond needs precise balance. For diamonds favored by many people, symmetry becomes an outstanding strength. Every facet and edge line is arranged with absolute perfection. Creating a beautiful visual effect.
Conclusion
In this article, we have learned about water-drop diamonds – a rather new term in the diamond industry. From explaining the concept to providing important information about buying water-drop diamonds. Surely, we now have an overview of this issue. With a diverse and complex diamond market. Deciding whether to buy water-drop diamonds is not an easy decision. However, when evaluating factors such as value, uniqueness, and features of this type of diamond. We can make a decision that suits personal needs.
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