in this video we will do a side-by-side
diamond clarity comparison as well as
compare their respective prices for each
clarity grade the diamond grades are I 1
through 3 SI 1 & 2 vs 1 & 2 v vs 1 n 2
and I F and FL we will compare all of
these grades in this video to these
diamonds si 2 vs 2 and V vs 2 first we
look at I 1 the I stands for inclusion
which basically means there is a visible
blemish in the diamond right off the bat
you can see the blemishes and how poor
quality these diamonds look the I 1
diamond in the lower left you can see
looks dirty even more than the si 2
diamond in the upper left corner if you
held this diamond 12 inches away you
would definitely be able to see all
these inclusions or at least that it
looks not that great
the Iowan diamond in the middle isn't as
dirty looking but you can see a large
inclusion right in the center of the
face of the diamond the diamond on the
lower right is I 1 not for its inclusion
but more for its cloudiness this
cloudiness severely takes away from the
diamond sparkle on this example you can
see a huge cloud right here in a diamond
store they would convince you that this
diamond is still good by shining lights
that would make the diamond Sparkle even
though it's really cloudy this chart
compares the price of diamonds at each
clarity grade with different carats cuts
and colors the column on the left are
prices of Iowan diamonds at a
brick-and-mortar store like Kay Jewelers
or Jared's the prices in the middle are
from almost exactly the same diamonds to
the ones on the left only they are from
an online diamond store that I will link
to in the description below this video
the prices on the right are the
difference or how much you would save if
you bought the diamond from the website
I link to below
each of the rows are a different carat
the carat size gets bigger as you go
down the savings are normally over at
least $1000 si 2 stands for slightly
included and means that 12 inches away
you can slightly see the inclusions you
can see the diamond on the left has a
very large scratch on the face or table
of the diamond apart from that you can
see it looks scratchy and streaky just
overall
the si2 diamond in the middle has an
overall dirty or impure look to it as a
tip if you have to buy an SI or I
diamond try to buy it with most of the
occlusions on the sides of the diamond
so you can hide them under the ring
setting clasps the diamond on the lower
right actually doesn't look as impure as
the others but this one is cloudy as
well maybe not as cloudy as the eye ones
we just looked at but definitely cloudy
this is worse than the other SI toos
because cloudiness takes away again from
the diamond Sparkle which besides its
carat size is what makes the diamond the
most beautiful and impressive you should
always check the GI a certifications it
will tell you if it has cloudiness
amongst all the other impurities it has
that way a diamond store can't trick you
with pretty lights to making it look
like it's sparkles a lot these are
prices of SI two diamonds the upper left
diamond is 3/4 care or 0.75 karat from
Kay Jewelers with an excellent cut and D
shade and is $5,200 the diamond next to
it is the same specs but from the link
in the description of this video and it
is two thousand one hundred and fifty
dollars which saves you $3,050 moving to
si one is just slightly less included
than si two but these diamonds are still
noticeably blemished comparing the si
one diamond on the left to those above
you can tell it still has a large
inclusion on the table but doesn't look
nearly as bad as the si two above it but
also not as small as the vs two
inclusion in the middle diamond on the
top the si 1 diamond in the middle is
more scratchy looking maybe not as much
as some we previously looked at but
still scratchy oh and just in case
you're wondering the diamonds we look at
in 360 in this video are the color D and
have excellent cuts so they're only
flaws are in the clarity category
finally the si 1 diamond in the lower
right is cloudy as well like I said
before be very careful of cloudiness and
check the GI a report because their
sparkle or scintillation will be
diminished which means the diamond won't
pop when you look at it this time let's
compare the middle
on this chart which has a que jeweler
one carat diamond that is si 1f shade
ideal or excellent cut it is $9,400 and
a similar diamond from my link below is
5000 $160 which means you save over
$4,000 and you can also see in the third
row as it gets close to two carats you
save over $11,000 buying a diamond from
the mentioned website here are vs2
diamond clarities vs2 means that about
twelve inches away the diamond is very
slightly included or very slightly you
can see the blemish this is the lowest
level where I would feel comfortable
for example the diamond in the lower
left is included where I have it
highlighted but it can easily be hid
under a class that holds the diamond
into place but the vs2 diamond in the
middle you would want to skip out on as
you can still see the inclusion in the
middle of the table fairly clearly now
at this level most people won't even see
the inclusion in real life even if
they're looking for it the diamond in
the lower right has inclusions that are
smaller than expected for a vs2 diamond
but it is an example of cloudiness once
again which you should be very careful
of as I have already explained on the
vs2 price chart the kay Jewelers diamond
that is 2 carats shade II and ideally
cut is 40 $2,700 which is really high
for this quality as you can tell by the
similar diamond from the website I have
linked to below which is 19 thousand six
hundred ninety dollars this saves you 23
thousand dollars that's over 50 percent
savings if you click on my link which
will help you find a less expensive
diamond so if you go to another computer
or device make sure you come back and
click on that link to start the vs1
diamonds I will highlight their
inclusions even with this magnification
lighting and camera settings these
inclusions will get very hard to see
which is why it stands for very slightly
included technically you could see these
inclusions vary slightly at 12 inches
but honestly like one in every thousand
people would see it even if they were
looking for it the vs1 diamond in the
middle has an obvious inclusion in the
middle of the table but you wouldn't
even see that in real life really
comparing it to the vs2 diamond above it
is obviously smaller of an inclusion but
bigger than anything you'd see on the
VVS 2 in the upper right corner the
diamond in the lower right is obviously
streaky in this magnification but you
wouldn't see those streaks in real life
but it would be slightly less sparkly
because of them on the vs1 clarity and
price chart you can see that the two
carat diamond from jared is less than
the one we just saw from k in the vs2
but compared to its counterpart from my
link below you would still save $11,000
by buying it from that link now I'm just
using K and Jared's but these are the
prices from almost every
brick-and-mortar jewelry store you would
go to if you watch some of my other
diamond videos you will see that vbs2
diamonds have inclusions that you can't
even see with the naked eye however you
can see them with these magnified
diamonds to even see these impurities
you're probably gonna have to make the
video 4k in the settings of YouTube and
then make it a full screen video I have
to highlight them so you can even see
them at this magnification and even now
it's really hard to see them as far as
people being able to spot an impurity
you can safely by a vbs2 diamond but
really you can feel pretty safe at the
VSS as well the only reason to go higher
than AV vs2 is if you want to be able to
say your diamond is flawless or you're
just OCD and need a pure diamond even if
you can't see it which is kind of what I
am because I bought my wife one that was
flawless the vbs2 diamond clarity
comparison chart with prices shows that
the 0.71 diamond in the upper left is
seven thousand three hundred dollars
which is ridiculous
but if you want to be able to say you
bought your diamond from Kay Jewelers be
my guest pay that much as a tip
sometimes you can shop with your
significant other in a brick-and-mortar
store for the type of diamond that you
want but then come by a similar diamond
from my link and you will save a lot of
money or you can spend the same amount
and get an even better diamond then you
just take that online diamond back to
the diamond store and have it set it in
the band that your significant other
chose from the diamond store or buy a
similar one
online if they aren't too picky on this
last comparison I have to vvs1 diamonds
and one if' diamond which is internally
flawless you'll have to have it full
screen and 4k once again but I will
highlight the impurity on the VBS ones
you still may not be able to see them
though it's really hard these diamonds
are beautiful if you have a budget for
your diamond ring I would say don't go
this high and put more into a better
carat or cut if you watch my other
diamond comparison videos I explain why
those are more important here are the
prices of some vvs1 diamonds and one if'
diamond make sure you come back to this
video and click on the link in the
description if you buy a diamond on
another device that link will help you
find a diamond with great prices don't
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