Fiscus Diamond
Kohl's Plaza in Ankeny
1701 SE Delaware Ave / Suite 250 / Ankeny, IA 50021
515-964-9098
Store Hours: M-TH 10-7, Friday 10-6, Saturday 10-4 & Sunday December 5, 12, 19 from 12-4
Before you start diamond shopping, you want to have an understanding of what you are buying. To establish a diamond's quality, jeweler's examine each of the 4C's: Cut, Clarity, Carat Weight and Color.
CUT:
A well cut or faceted diamond, regardless of it's shape, scintillates with fire and light, offering the greatest brilliance and value.
CLARITY: The greater the diamonds clarity, the more brilliant, valuable and rare. Diamonds are graded as seen below:
FL
Flawless - No blemishes
VVS1
Very very slightly included
VVS2
VS1
Very slightly included
VS2
SI
Slightly included
SI2
CARAT WEIGHT:
Larger diamonds are found relatively infrequently in nature. What also makes a larger diamond so desirable is that it shows off a stone's fine color and cut, therefore its brilliance, to its best advantage. Each carat is measured to 100 points. A .75 carat diamond is the same as 75 points or a 3/4 carat stone.
COLOR:
Diamonds are graded by color, starting at D and moving through the alphabet to Z. Diamonds graded D, E, F are more expensive because they are more rare and are colorless.
