Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

A kiss may be grand but it won't pay the rental
On your humble flat, or help you at the automat
Men grow cold as girls grow old
And we all lose our charms in the end
But square cut or pear shaped
These rocks don't lose their shape
Diamonds are a girl's best friend 

-Diamonds are a girl's best friend [Marilyn Monroe]

Gitu opening entry sudah jelas kelihatan materialistic nya. Well, I got a request from a reader saying that she knows nothing about diamond and such.

I am no expert either and since sharing is caring, I like to give back. Macam ala-ala Idols give back la uols.

Ok, when choosing a diamond, or diamond ring you need to know what your priorities are. I am sure most of the b2b are already expert and well-versed in the 4C criteria but fret not, I will still explain about it.

Ok, what are the 4Cs? Or for some like me, 5Cs. HA HA HA.

(Cash!), Cut, Clarity, Colour and Carat.

These are the characteristics that you need to know in choosing the perfect diamond ring for you.

I will explain in in layman language or according to my understanding la eh? Malas ko nak explain panjang-panjang.

Cash - no need to mention. Self-explanatory. HA HA HA.

Cut - not to be confused with shape. Look for the brilliant cut or triple excellent. But those with certificates normally fall under brilliant or triple excellent cut.

Clarity - is a measure of the internal defects of a diamond or inclusions. Most of these inclusion cannot be seen by naked eyes. Some certified diamond do include the position of the inclusion in their cert. I have seen one but I can't recall from which, it's either from IGI or AGS sebab I know GIA doesn't include it.

Colour - sila rujuk rajah dibawah. The color for diamond ranging from D for colourless to Z. Diamonds that are out of the scale normally refer to as fancy diamond. Macam engagement ring J.Lo tu colour pink. Mariah Carey if I'm not mistaken pun colour pink, eh ke canary yellow? Actually there's not much different between D, E or F to the naked eye. Even the jewelerer pun cannot differentiate between D and E coloured diamond without special equipment. If you don't have the budget to go for a D coloured diamond, go for E or F. The price different is about RM500, which is a lot if you don't have big budget.

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This is the most comprehensive diamond chart

Carat - is actually the measurement of weight not the size. Tapi biaselah, benda berat mestilah nampak besar tak? Macam orang la jugak kan. Tapi mana tau lah kan, kot ada orang kecil molek tapi berat ber-tan-tan? Ish, tu bela hantu raya ke ape. Ini, paling kecik ke paling besar. It's limitless, depends on your Cash and your personal taste. Haha. Kot kaya-raya bolehlah beli Hope Diamond. HA HA HA.

Ok, one of my friend tanya perlu ke beli diamond yang ada cert? Kalau takde cert tak boleh?

My answer would be, boleh but... how would you know the real value of your stone? As we all know, without the cert, a diamond is actually a stone. It's not that valuable. Besides, how would you know that the price you pay is worth your money and not totally the jeweler's workmanship?

Now that the 4C's is clear, it's time to set your priorities. Which one would you look for in your diamond (ring)? Is it the size that matters the most? Or the colour? Clarity? Cash? Like I said, it all depends to the individual.

As for me, my priorities are;

(Cash!) (aku cheapskate, so sadap! haha) > Cut > Carat > Colour > Clarity

We already got my bling but before I found the one, I tried on every possible rings that caught my attention. From 1 carat to 0.2c. At first of course la semua perempuan pun kalau boleh nak pau diamond besar-besar kan? Ala, mengaku jela. Jangan tipu! HA HA HA. I am no exception either. Kalau boleh less than 0.5c tu tanak pandang langsung ko! Kemain berlagak macam duit berkepul-kepul. But after I tried out every single ring, I realised that big bling is just not me. No doubt that I can carry big bling because I'm tall as per said by the SA but deep down I just know it's not right. I don't know how to express this properly but you know what they're saying right,

when you know, you just know.


And that's how I found THE one.


So, what's your preference?








Coming next, where to hunt for the one?.