Diamonds

[Toni]

1pt refers to carat weight = 0.01ct

Whats the P2 stand for?

[MeadMoon]

According to the Cookbook, P2 = Pique 2, but I have no idea what that means

[ps_bond]

Not a classification I've used before - try here:
http://www.24carat.co.uk/frame.php?u...dsclarity.html
or http://www.ajediam.com/diamond_clari...ing_chart.html
(which has some nice pics to back it up)

[Goldsmith]

Nothing, i dont understand some of the wording, and they seem so cheap i didnt know if there were real...without offending anyone...its my nievaty

H/i - this i know
P2 - this i dont
1pt / 1.3mm - dont know what the 1pt means?

are diamonds really as cheap as £7? makes the value of jewellery in store extremely expensive!

Toni,
H/i refers to the colour of the diamond, H is on the border of being a colourless stone, the (i) I am not sure of but probably means it is not a perfect (H)in colour.
The P2 is Pique2 which is not a good stone and has many flaws inside it, I never go lower that VS ( very small inclusions) stones but S1 (Small inclusions)are OK.
1pt means 1 point, there are 100 points to a carat. In the trade we refer to stones as pointers, so if I wanted a 2.5mm. diameter diamond I would ask for 6pointers which are diamonds that weigh 0.06ct. or 3mm. diam. stones that are about 10pointers and weigh about 0.10ct.

So the 1pt/1.3mm means this size stone weighs 1% of a carat, so if you bought a carat packet from a diamond dealer you would get 100 x 1.3mm. diam stones.
If you are paying £7 per stone for 1pointers then you are paying £700 per carat, which is quite a high price for P2 stones.

I hope this all makes sense.
James

[Toni]

According to the Cookbook, P2 = Pique 2, but I have no idea what that means

well you've told me more than i knew originally so thank you

Not a classification I've used before - try here:
http://www.24carat.co.uk/frame.php?u...dsclarity.html
or http://www.ajediam.com/diamond_clari...ing_chart.html
(which has some nice pics to back it up)

this is really helpful thank you, P1 doesnt look that nice when you see it in a larger picture

Toni,
H/i refers to the colour of the diamond, H is on the border of being a colourless stone, the (i) I am not sure of but probably means it is not a perfect (H)in colour.
The P2 is Pique2 which is not a good stone and has many flaws inside it, I never go lower that VS ( very small inclusions) stones but S1 (Small inclusions)are OK.
1pt means 1 point, there are 100 points to a carat. In the trade we refer to stones as pointers, so if I wanted a 2.5mm. diameter diamond I would ask for 6pointers which are diamonds that weigh 0.06ct. or 3mm. diam. stones that are about 10pointers and weigh about 0.10ct.

So the 1pt/1.3mm means this size stone weighs 1% of a carat, so if you bought a carat packet from a diamond dealer you would get 100 x 1.3mm. diam stones.
If you are paying £7 per stone for 1pointers then you are paying £700 per carat, which is quite a high price for P2 stones.

I hope this all makes sense.
James

exactly what i was after, ive looked around and learnt about the D-K stone colours, and the clarity, but the lowest ive seen on clarity is SI2.

thank you guys this is all very helpful

[Pauline]

Hadn't come across them before, thank you. I see they do carat packs too.

You're welcome.

Their customer care is great. I'm new to stone setting - so I particularly love the fact that I can be completely clueless about what I need and they help me out selecting a good product, without making me feel like an idiot.

I fancied six 1.25mm pink stones for a ring I was making. They gave me a stack of suggestions at varied prices. I was trying to select a particular shade of pink. They don't have a showroom, but they offered to send six of each of the ones I fancied to a jewellers (which I believe they may own) and I could try them in the setting.

I was well impressed and have been any time I have dealt with them.