chocolate diamond necklace Tag

If you’ve ever seen chocolate diamonds in person you know what an alluring stone they are. The other beauty of these diamonds is that is that they area incredibly versatile as well. It’s no wonder that these beautiful brown diamonds with enticing names like chocolate, cognac or champagne have become so popular and desired.

If they have drawn you in and you are thinking about buying a chocolate diamond jewelry featuring these diamonds it is important to know a little bit about chocolate diamond grading. This is especially true if you are considering a chocolate diamond ring featuring a single, larger chocolate diamond.

Chocolate diamonds are among the brown diamond family. These brown diamonds get their distinct color from specific elements and conditions that exist as they are formed. The hue and intensity of the color created in these diamonds will affect how these diamonds are graded and valued. The other common factors of traditional diamond grading will also come into play, but with colored diamonds the color element of the 4 Cs takes on a different meaning. For example champagne diamonds have a much different hue and intensity than chocolate diamonds so that will be considered in the diamond grading process.

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Le Vian chocolate diamond jewelry was the first to wear this enticing name as they coined and marketed the term chocolate diamond. It was a smart move as people are now seeing these beautiful gems in a new light.

Brown diamonds are simply diamonds that have a brown color. Diamonds can be naturally colored as they are formed in the earth’s surface or they can be cultured (man made) with color. Some colored diamonds that have less color are irradiated to enhance the color to make them more desirable.

Since natural colored diamonds that are of jewelry quality are more rare than traditional clear diamonds they can be quite expensive. But because brown is more common than some other colors, like pink, they are generally one of the more affordable forms of colored diamond jewelry. As such a chocolate diamond ring manages to be a relatively affordable luxury.

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