The journey of your diamond begins a billion years ago a hundred miles deep in the earth’s crust.
The pressure is so intense that atoms of carbon crystallize into diamond, the hardest material on earth.
Read about How Diamonds are Mined
Rough Sorting
Diamonds come in big lots of thousands of carat from the miner. On the receipt, every rough
diamond is individually checked by the rough assort expert and evaluated based on its size, color, inclusions, etc.
Planning
The shape of a rough diamond is uneven and contains various types of inclusions. To get a sparkling
diamond from an included rough diamond, it requires to be architected by an experienced and talented Artisan.
Laser Cutting
A diamond has to be cut in to various pieces according to the plan. The laser cutting expert
gets the detail of the plan and takes up to 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on the size of the rough diamond to cut it.
Polishing
After the laser cutting, rounding and windowing, the polishing artisan has a clear picture of
the inclusion and predetermined shape of the diamond. He then initiates the faceting on the diamond.
The facets are so tiny that only a 10x or 14x magnification can help the artisan view them.
Diamonds are faceted on a polishing wheel rotating at a speed of 3600 RPM.
Polish QC
The polish QC artisans evaluate the diamond based on their knowledge of the 4C’s and beyond.
Around 60 parameters are checked by the artisans and then given the grade of a particular diamond.
They also check for the changes and polish remnants left on a diamond while faceting.
Certification
Diamonds are polished and graded by the GIA. Their labs use high magnification instruments and test
to determine that a diamond is of said quality and also check for any treatment on it.
Authentication gives confidence and peace of mind to you, so that you know exactly what you’re purchasing.
