Champagne diamonds present a unique and scintillating array of natural colored diamonds for the connoisseur of diamonds and diamond jewelry. From light champagnes, to burnished browns and rich cognacs, these natural diamonds offer a selection of tones and hues to compliment every style and taste.
An understanding of the colors of these natural diamonds can assist in understanding their value. In fact, the strength of Color is the most important factor in determining value in champagne diamonds.
Argyle Diamonds has devised the C1 to C7 colour scale to grade champagne diamonds.
Gemologists use three terms to describe color in natural colored diamonds:
Hue: the dominant color of the natural diamond. Sometimes, modifying colors or tints can affect the hue of a diamond.
Tone: the amount of lightness or darkness in the natural colored diamond. The range of tone extends from light to dark.
Saturation: the strength or intensity of color in the natural diamond. The saturation of light in diamonds can vary from pastel to vivid and intense. The darker and more intense the color, the rarer and more expensive the diamond.
While the darker and rarer cognac diamonds are the most expensive , the beauty and value of champagne diamonds ultimately remains in the eyes of the beholder. After all, the appeal of color in natural colored diamonds is entirely dependent on one’s personal preference and taste. With a palette for all skin tones, you will find the champagne diamond that lets you expresses your mood and individuality through color.
Clarity
Natural diamonds form under tremendous heat and pressure, making it extremely rare to find a diamond that lacks any internal and external characteristics. These characteristics are a by-product of its formation and help gemologists to identify individual stones and to distinguish natural diamonds from synthetics and simulates.
Gemologists use a scale to describe the clarity of diamonds.
Cut
A polished diamond’s beauty lies in how light interacts with its facets, refracting, transmitting and reflecting rays, which are ultimately captured by your eyes. The result is a magnificent display of three attributes:
Brightness: the combination of all light reflecting from the surface and interior of the diamond.
Fire: the ‘flares’ of color emerging from a diamond.
Scintillation: the flashes of light seen when a diamond, the light source or the observer moves.
Diamonds with fine proportions, symmetry and polish optimize their interaction with light and have increased brightness, flare and scintillation.
Carat weight
Carat is standard unit of weight for diamonds. One carat equals 0.2 gram in weight and 100 points equals one carat. Hence, 0.75 carat = 75 points; ½ carat = 50 points.
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