Terms & Attributes – The Diamond

Surface coating is a way of enhancing a diamond’s color…

Russian-born diamond cutter Lazare Kaplan, nephew of famed diamond cutter…

The Pear cut – also known as a teardrop shape…

The scientific community has been trying since the 19th century…

Many customers buying diamond jewelry (or these days, even loose…

Diamond fluorescence – sometimes known as the “5th C” –…

Diamonds are formed over millions of years at great depths…

Diamond cut is often regarded as the most important of…

A carat is the unit used to measure the weight…

The Asscher cut was invented in 1902 by Joseph Asscher…