Rockfall, CT jewelry stores

If you have ever visited a jewelry store in Rockfall, CT, you may have been educated on the 4C’s of diamonds. Then again, if you have ever been interested in purchasing – or have already purchased – a diamond before in a Rockfall, CT jewelry store, there is a good chance that you have gathered a good understanding of the 4C’s of diamonds. BC Custom Jewelry is all about educating our customers and providing them with not only an excellent purchasing experience, but we hope that you walk away with a better understanding of jewelry every time you purchase a custom made piece of jewelry from our jewelry store in Rockfall, CT.

We also hope that when you leave our Rockfall, CT jewelry store website, you feel more educated about the different aspects of jewelry so that you can make educated jewelry purchases that you will be happy with for not just years, but decades, to come. With that said, we also want to let you know that each and every one of our customers who frequent our Rockfall, CT jewelry store is important to us. From the conception of your idea to the end masterpiece, we will guide you and educate you about the jewelry that you choose.

Without any more ado, here is our Rockfall, CT jewelry store take on the 4C’s of diamonds:

Color

A general rule of thumb with diamond color is: the whiter the diamond is, the higher the price. Diamond color is classified with letters, which is part of their “grade”. For example, diamonds that are colorless will normally be classified with a D, E or F and diamonds that are nearly colorless will be classified with a letter ranging from G to J. Rockfall, CT jewelry stores will tell you that many women fall in love with the combination of yellow gold with diamond settings which are nearly colorless because of the warm glowing contrast.

Cut

Another aspect of diamonds that coincides with price is the cut of the diamond. The cut of the diamond determines how much light is reflected through the stone, hence creating its brilliance. Almost opposite of what you would think, if a diamond is cut in an improper or poor manner, it will provide the light with the ability to escape the diamond, resulting in a stone that appears dull and lifeless. When rating the cut of the stone, jewelers will call the dullest stones “poor” and the most brilliant diamonds are categorized as “excellent”.

Clarity

While educating you on diamonds, jewelry stores in Rockfall, CT may tell you not to confuse clarity with color. While the color of the stone is how white or colorless it is, the clarity is classified by how clear the diamond is. You may hear the word “inclusion” used in our Rockfall, CT jewelry store. This word is used when a diamond has shadows or is discolored inside and can be found with a jeweler’s loop.

The grade range of clarity is classified as “flawless” or denotes how many inclusions are found. When there is an inclusion in a diamond, it can cause the stone to lack sparkle. We like to study our diamonds thoroughly when grading them in our jewelry store in Rockfall, CT to ensure that you only get diamonds that are flawless.

Carat

Of all of the classifications of a diamond, carat is probably the word that you have heard of the most. Carat, as you most likely already know, is the weight measurement that is used for diamonds. Usually, when people purchase diamond jewelry, they understand that the higher the carat, the more the diamond jewelry will cost, and they are more willing to pay a higher price for a higher amount of carat.

Many women are willing to sacrifice one or all of the other 3 C’s (clarity, cut, color), which make up the quality of the stone, to be able to purchase a larger and heavier diamond to show off on their hand.  There may be small and generally tough-to-spot quality characteristics that the naked eye simply will not see that can be overlooked for size. This is a personal choice, and while the stone may be larger, it will still be classified on the diamond certificate as having lower grades in the other categories that it scored lower in. 

So, before you start searching through our selection of jewelry or preparing for a custom made piece of jewelry from our jewelry store in Rockfall, CT, you will want to consider which of the 4C’s of diamonds is important to you. You may even want to list the 4C’s in order of importance, in your personal opinion, so that we at BC Custom Jewelry can better understand what your priorities are. We look forward to educating you more in our Rockfall, CT jewelry store!