Diamond
Education

Diamond Facts, Tips, and Guides

The Diamond Vault considers diamond knowledge an integral part of your purchase. From the 4 Csto diamond insurance and appraisals, we leave no topic unexplored. We invite you to read, learn, and become a diamond expert with the our hepl. We’ve gone to grat lenghts to make selecting your diamond as easy as possible.

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Whether you are shopping for diamond bracelets, diamond earrings, or custom design jewelry, the guides below will help you pick:

Color: Insights into an internatinal color grading system, and the letter designations from colorless to grades of yellowness.

Cut: Learn about brilliance, scintillation, and fire, plus diamond antomy, proportion, symmetry, and polish.

Shape: A diamond manufacturer can craft 10 shapes-round, princess, emerald, Asscher, ovel, marquise, radiant, heart, pear, and cushion.

Clarity: Each diamond has a unique array of inclusions and blemishes, created when it was formed–learn mre about these in our Clarity Guide.

Carat a Weight: learn about what a carat is, how it affects size/price, and how to pick the ideal carat weight from your local jewelry store.

When you first come in our aim is to understand your specific wanys and nedds in picking out a jewelry item. Dispense with costly jewelry cleaners (save the money for your next little bauble little bauble), and instead learn some tried and true methods using common household products and instead learn some tried and true methods using common household products and instead learn some tried and true methods using common household products.

When you first come in our aim is to understand your specific wanys and nedds in picking out a jewelry item. Dispense with costly jewelry cleaners (save the money little bauble), and instead learn some tried and true methods using common household products.

jewelry cleaners (save the money little bauble), and instead learn some tried and true methods using common household products.

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diamond  Color Guide

Color Guide

Learn about the diamond industry's internationally accepted color grading system and know what to look for when shopping for your next diamond.

diamond  Shape Guide

Shape Guide

Discover the history behind today's most mesmerizing diamond shapes, and find out what makes each shape uniquely striking

diamond  Clarity Guide

Clarity Guide

Make sense of terms such as "Inclusions" and "Blemishes", and understand why every diamond is as unique as a human fingerprint.

diamond  Cut Guide

Cut Guide

Commonly considered a diamond's most significant characteristic, a diamond's cut affects its overall sparkle.

diamond  Carat Weight Guide

Carat Weight Guide

Discover the history, common misconceptions, and calculated science behind a diamond's carat weight.

diamond  Certification Guide

Certification Guide

Understand the purpose behind a Diamond Grading Report.