Which grading is most important for a diamond - colour, clarity, cut or carat?Updated 2 months ago

Each diamond shape will have slightly different characteristics that are important to consider, to help ensure you achieve a stone that is both high-quality, and of course, beautiful to look at too. 

For most stones it is important to consider each of the 4 C’s in conjunction with each other, as they each play a part in contributing to a beautiful, quality stone. 

However for some diamond shapes you may need to pay more attention to certain gradings over others. For example, the step-cut nature of emerald diamonds means that the clarity grading can be far more important, than it would be in brilliant cut stones such as ovals or rounds.

You can learn more about our considerations when sourcing each diamond shape on our Journal, in our diamond shape guides.