Information You Should Know When Looking to Buy Jewellery

For the average person looking at jewellery can be exciting, but confusing. What do all these terms mean?

Jewellery terms, especially relating to actual Gem stones, are very important because the price of the final item is dictated by the stone quality and cut. Following are some of the terms you'll come across.

Blemish:
Imperfections found on the surface of a Diamond.
Brilliance:
describes how well a diamond reflects white light.
Carat:
is a unit of weight measurement used for weighing diamonds.
Clarity:
How "clear" the diamond is.
Cloud:
Most diamond defects are dark. This however is a milky color, and a lot less noticeable as a result.
Color:
The tint of the diamond.
Crown:
The upper surface of a cut diamond.
CT or CTS:
Carat Total Weight of a diamond.
CTW:
Carat Total Weight of a diamonds on piece of jewelry.
Cut:
The shape of a finished diamond.
Eye Clean:
Diamond looks clear to the naked eye.
Facets:
The number of angles cut into a diamond. The more facets the shinier the diamonds appearance.
Finish:
As you may expect, this is the quality of the diamond's workmanship.
Make:
The cut and proportion of a diamond.
Polish:
How well buffed the facets of the diamond are.
Symmetry:
Good diamonds have been cut symmetrical.
Table:
Top surface of a cut diamond. Flat like a table top.

I trust this will help you when next looking to spend some of your hard earned money.