The Color of Diamonds

Good Thursday Afternoon Fellow Jewelry Lovers!


Diamonds are priced and categorized according to one of the 4C’s, which is color.  Diamonds occur in a variety of colors — steel gray, white, blue, yellow, orange, red, green, pink to purple, brown, and black, virtually in every color of the rainbow.

 Black & White Diamonds          Chocolate & White Diamonds       Blue & White Diamonds

Diamond colors more saturated than this scale are known as "fancy color" diamonds. Any light shade of diamond other than Light Yellow or Light Brown automatically falls out of the scale. For instance, a pale blue diamond won't get a "K", "N", or "S" color grade, it will get a Faint Blue, very Light Blue or Light Blue grade. 

                   Black & White Diamonds                                   Chocolate & White Diamonds

Laboratories use a list of 27 color hues that span the full spectrum for colored gems and diamonds. 

What are your favorite colors of diamonds.  Go to our website at www.jskjewelers.com to see more. Click on the link at the top of the page.



Have a GEM of a day!
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Hello it is now Wednesday ....

Good afternoon from JSK Jewelers.  

JSK Jewelers would like remind everybody about holiday shopping, which is just around the corner.  JSK Jewelers can make your life simpler this year by being your personal shopper here at our store. 

Nothing says the holidays like a beautiful piece of jewelry that comes from your heart.   

Get on our website and give us a call, we are more than happy to help you this year for the holidays. Here are some pictures of the gorgeous pieces we can offer you.

Hello and Happy Tuesday Everyone

Everybody needs to stay tuned to our BLOG football fun at JSK Jewelers is coming soon.  You won't want to miss it!

Here are the answers to our questions from last week,

1.     1. What is the abbreviation for the word carat?     ct

2.     2. What is the biggest diamond carat weight currently held at the Smithsonian Institute?  45.52 carats

3.      3. The majority of diamonds used in fine jewelry is what carat weight?  1 carat or less

If you have any questions or any suggestions please feel free to call JSK Jewelers at 414-858-0300, we look forward to hearing from you.

Diamonds are gorgeous!

JSK Jewelers is teaching you about carat and what it means.  Diamonds and other gemstones are weighed in metric carats.  This tells the size of the stone.  Because diamonds are so valuable, it’s essential to have a universal grading system for comparing their quality. In the 1940s and ’50s, GIA developed the 4Cs and the GIA International Diamond Grading System™ to objectively compare and evaluate diamonds.

Diamonds can be made into many different shapes and carat weights.  The carat size of a diamond is measured, not by its dimensions, but by weight. One carat, the traditional unit of measure for diamonds, is equal to approximately 0.2 grams. You may also hear the weight of a diamond referred to in points. A point is equal to 1/100 of a carat; therefore, a 75-point diamond equals 0.75 carat. Diamonds of equal weight may appear slightly different in size, depending on their depth and proportions. Because they are quite rare, larger diamonds of gem quality are much more valuable.

Here are some fun quiz questions, see how much you know about carats.    

What is the abbreviation for the word carat?

car

ct

cat

What is the biggest diamond carat weight currently held at the Smithsonian Institute?

45.52 carats

15.37 carats

122.19 carats

The majority of diamonds used in fine jewelry is what carat weight?

1 carat or less

2 or more carats

Between 1 & 2 carats

Stay tuned to Tuesday’s posting for the answers.   We have financing and lay-a-way for those of you shopping early for the holidays.     

Don’t forget football fun coming to JSK Jewelers soon!