Other Blue Diamond Ring tips:

Do not, ever, buy a blue diamond ring that does not come with certification. The two main organizations that certify diamonds are the G.I.A. (gemological institute of america) and the E.G.L. (european gemological laboratory). Do not accept any other certificates, unless you know and trust the jeweler you are buying from. Both of these institutions have are very reputable and their certificates are detailed.

When you buy online, check out the certificate, make sure that polish and symmetry are good or above and be sure you pick a company that let’s you return your blue diamond ring. This is important, since a diamond may show well on paper, but in reality you actually do not like it. There is nothing wrong, with not liking a particular diamond, since this is a very personal decision and you want to be happy with what you have.

Do not buy jewelry that you can not afford. I know that sounds silly, but it really is not. Jewelry is supposed to be worn with pride and enjoyment. That will not happen, if you look at your blue diamond ring and fret about the money you spend. Also keep in mind, that even though we buy diamonds for their beauty, they also retain their value and keep up with inflation. So even at a later date, diamonds can always be turned into cash, with a profit, if done correctly.

How does all this information pertain to your blue diamond ring?  Well, all of the above is true for a blue diamond, as it is for white diamonds or other colored diamonds, natural or enhanced.

If you are ever offered a natural blue diamond beware, those are so rare, that most jewelers will never even see one and they will most certainly not be set in a Blue Diamond Ring, since it would be much easier for the jeweler to just set it with the customers chosen semi-mount.

The most famous of all natural blue diamonds is the Hope Diamond. The Gemological Institute of America put the weight of this diamond at 45.52 carats (9.104g) and described it as “fancy dark grayish blue”, before changing their minds in 1996 and calling it “fancy deep grayish blue”. Under ultraviolet light, the stone shows an unusual brilliant red phosphorescence, making it truly a one of a kind. This stone is way to big to set in a blue diamond ring.

Feel free to drop me a comment. I shall keep this blog as subject specific as possible, however, since i have spend a long time in the jewelry industry, i will be able to answer almost any questions you may have.

Ok, a friend of mine asked me a simple question: should i buy a natural colored diamond, or an enhanced one. Well, the answer has a lot to do with your pocketbook. Obviously, if you can afford a natural colored diamond, go for it. Most people however, do not have the resources for this, especially if we are talking about a natural blue diamond. Enhanced blue diamonds tend to be very reasonable in price and therefore a good choice for your Blue Diamond Ring, if you are on a budget.

Now it is time to talk about the one factor of your Blue Diamond Ring that is overlooked by many, but that i can not emphasize enough. The importance of the cut. When a diamond cutter  sees a rough, he has to determine, how to cut the stone. This depends largely on the clarity of the rough, since any decent cutter will want to have the cleanest possible diamond, while maintaining the highest weight.Take a rough, cut it one way and it will be the most beautiful diamond , cut it a different way and it will not be so desirable.  What is the difference you ask? The weight! In creating the sparkling diamond you desire, the cutter will have to sacrifice some weight, making heavier, perfectly cut diamonds even rarer.

The goal in terms of extracting the greatest beauty from a Diamond, is to have light enter a Diamond, disperse the light as it bounces inside, thereby producing the different colors and sparkly effect, finally returning as much light to the eye as possible.The illustration at the top of the page shows a round brilliant cut diamond cut with what is considered to be within the range of ideal cut diamonds. If you cut the diamond to shallow, it will make it appear a lot larger than it actually is, which is ok, if you simply want a bigger stone in your Blue Diamond Ring, but it will not have the correct fire and brilliance that you expect. The same is true if the diamond is cut too deep, since light will leak out and has no chance to reflect back to the eye.

According to GIA: A polished diamond’s beauty lies in its complex relationship with light: how light strikes the surface, how much enters the diamond, and how, and in what form light returns to your eye. The result is a display of three attributes. Brightness is the combination of all white light reflecting from the surface and interior of a diamond. Fire is the colored flashes that can be seen in a diamond. Scintillation describes the sparkle of light you see in a diamond, and the overall pattern of bright and dark areas when you look at a diamond face-up. A polished diamond’s proportions affect its light performance, which in turn affects its beauty and overall appeal. Diamonds in a blue diamond ring with good proportions optimize the interaction with light, and have good brilliance, fire, and scintillation.The Design (weight ratio, durability) and Craftsmanship (polish, symmetry) of a diamond also affect its cut quality, and are considered in determining a diamond’s GIA Cut Grade.

Ultimately, there are lot of factors to consider when looking for your Blue Diamond Ring.

carat: The carat weight has nothing to do with quality of a Blue Diamond Ring, but rather speaks about the weight of the diamond.

Bigger is not always better, so the saying goes, but as far as diamonds are concerned, bigger is most certainly more expensive. There is a large demand for larger size diamonds (heavier) and large diamonds are extremely rare. Therefore the price per carat goes up with its size. For example: Let’s say, that you have a G color SI1 clarity diamond, that weight 0.50ct to 0.69 ct set in your Blue Diamond Ring. It will be listed a a certain price per carat. If you increase the weight of that stone to 0.70ct to 0.89ct, the per carat prize of that stone will go up by about 1,100.- USD per carat. At the next weight increase, which is the 0.90ct to 0.99ct range, you will have to add on another 800.- USD per carat. With a 1.00ct to 1.49ct stone you would need to add another 800.- per carat and with a stone in the range of 1.50ct to 1.99ct ad another 1,200.

I think you get the picture, but if you have any doubts, just drop me a comment and i will try my best to clear it up for you. What is a carat ? Historically the carat was a  locust bean or carob bean seeds, from the Greek Keraton. Today, the carat is defined as 1/5 of a gram. In the industry one carat is often devided into points, one carat = 100 points. So if the jeweler tells you that the diamond in your Blue Diamond Ring weighs 75 points, you will know that this means three quarter of a carat.

Unlike loose diamonds, which you can simply weigh on a scale, it is much harder to estimate the weight of a set stone. There are formulas to do this and a professional will be able to estimate the weight of such a stone within a margin of error of about 1-2 % by measuring the diameter and preferably, the depth. For diamonds of other shapes, it is more difficult to estimate the weight, but specialised diamond gauges such as the Leveridge gauge come with a booklet of conversion tables, and instructions, making it easier to judge the diamond in the Blue Diamond Ring.