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Things You Should Know About Diamond Scale

Few things you should know about the diamond scale:

A carat is measured in increments called points. One carat is up to 100 points. Carat weight is the easiest of the 4Cs to see because it's measured on a diamond scale.

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The GIA developed its scale. There have been pre-existing diamond scale systems like ABC or roman numbered systems. These systems were faulty, making it imperative that the GIA use a unique design to classify diamonds. A brand new, better, and nuanced approach.

The weight value is rounded up if the thousandth of a carat is 9; all other values for the third digit are rounded down. The carat value on a diamond certificate is given to 2 decimal places. On METTLER TOLEDO diamond scales and carat scales, the extra gram scale provides weights to 4 decimal places, offering the next degree of accuracy. This possibility is vital to the cutters attempting to maximize the absolute number of carats they'll achieve from a rough diamond. Additionally, a diamond wholesaler uses many balances and scales, and it's essential to possess consistent performance across all.

The colorless diamond scale could be a standard of the very best quality of white diamonds because of their purity and uniqueness. It also comprises scarce diamonds because the diamond formation process makes most available on the market today have huge hints in their structure.

Like rubies, emeralds, and sapphires, other precious gemstones undergo the same processes as diamonds. While the 4Cs diamond scale is often accustomed to assessing the standard of a rock, its color is usually the foremost important factor.

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Weight (carat):  1 carat
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