Diamonds

What is Scintillation?

"Sparkle Effects" that a Diamond gives off. When you tilt or rotate a Diamond in the light. The flashes and sparkles you see are Scintillation. Sparkles are what gives a Diamond beauty and life.

What is the lowest color on the color chart?

Yellow

What is Brilliance?

also called Brightness, is the White Light that emits from the surface AND interior of a Diamond.

What is Dispersion?

also called Fire is when Light that enters a Diamond is split into all the different colors of the rainbow. Fire is Colored Light.

What are the 4 C's of Diamonds?

Carat, Color, Cut & Clarity.

What is Diamond Clarity?

Clarity is related to impurities or traces of colour that are caused by other kinds of minerals that entered the crystalline structure during the formation period of the stone.

What is the highest color on the color chart?

Colourless

What type of Cut does OMEGA generally use?

Full Cut and Single Cut

What is the best clarity on the clarity chart?

I.F. INTERNALLY FLAWLESS

What is the worst clarity on the clarity chart?

I3-P3 IMPERFECT. Meaning Inclusions visible to the naked eye.

OMEGA's diamonds are "Near Colourless" on the IGI Chart. What does "IGI" stand for?

International Gemological Institute

What does Carat mean?

It means the weight of the stone.

The term "Cut" does not mean shape but rather what?

It refers to the balance of proportion, symmetry and polish achieved by the diamond cutter.

What color on the color chart does OMEGA's diamonds fall under?

Near Colourless

True or False. The more colorless a diamond is, the rarer and more valuable is because it appears white and brighter to the eye.

TRUE

When a diamond is properly cut, what is greatly enhanced?

The diamond's ability to reflect and refract light.

True or False. Diamonds are the hardest natural substance on Earth.

True

What is the clarity OMEGA uses on its Diamonds?

VVS1 & VVS2 -- Very Very Slightly Inclusion

How many tons of ore and gravel are need to be blasted, crushed and processed to produce just one carat of rough diamond?

250 tons.

If a diamond is cut proportionally, it increases the ability to reflect and refract light. What does refract mean?

To make a ray of light change direction when it enters at an angle.

What kind of Diamonds do OMEGA use?

Top Wesselton Diamonds