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What is diamond Clarity?Updated 2 months ago

Diamond clarity is an assessment of the natural imperfections - known as inclusions and blemishes - present in a diamond. The clarity grading of a diamond indicates the degree of the inclusions that are present, their position, and how easy they are to see. There are many different types of inclusions, but these can be dark spots or marks that affect your stone's visual beauty.

It is graded on a scale from Flawless (F) to Included (I3).

Clarity is often confused for the diamond cut and is mistakenly believed to affect the sparkle. Clarity does not correlate with a diamond’s brilliance, and as long as your diamond is eye-clean, the clarity grading will not affect a diamond's visual beauty.

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