In this video we will do a side-by-side Diamond
Clarity Comparison as well as compare their
respective prices for each clarity grade.
The diamond grades are I1 through 3, SI1 and
2, VS1 and 2, VVS1 and 2, and IF and FL.
We will compare all of these Grades in this
video to these diamonds: SI2, VS2 and VVS2.
First we look at I1.
The I stands for Inclusion which basically
means there is a visible blemish in the diamond.
Right off the Bat you can see the blemishes
and how poor quality these diamonds look.
The I1 Diamond in the lower left you can see
looks dirty, even more than the SI2 diamond
in the upper left corner.
If you held this diamond 12 inches away you
would definitely be able to see all these
inclusions or at least that it looks not that
great.
The I1 diamond in the middle isn't as dirty
looking but you can see a large inclusion
right in the center of the face of the diamond.
The diamond on the lower right is I1 not for
its inclusion but more for its cloudiness.
This cloudiness severely takes away from the
diamond's sparkle.
On this example you can see a huge cloud right
here.
In a diamond store they would convince you
that this diamond is still good by shining
lights that would make the diamond sparkle
Even though it is really cloudy.
This chart compares the price of diamonds
at each clarity grade with different Carats,
Cuts, and Colors.
The Column on the left are prices of I1 diamonds
at a Brick and Mortar Store like Kay Jewelers
or Jareds.
The prices in the middle are from almost exactly
the same diamonds to the ones on the left
only they are from an online diamond store
that I will link to in the description below
this video.
The prices on the right are the difference
or how much you would save if you bought from
the diamond website I linked to below.
Each of the rows are a different carat.
The carat size gets bigger as you go down.
The savings are normally over at least a thousand
dollars.
SI2 stands for slightly included and means
at 12 inches away you can slightly see the
inclusions.
You can see the diamond on the left has a
very large scratch right face or table of
the diamond.
Apart from that you can see it looks scratchy
and streaky just overall.
The SI2 diamond in the middle has an overall
dirty or impure look to it.
As a tip if you have to buy an SI or I diamond
try to buy it with most the inclusions on
the sides of the diamond so you can hide them
under the ring setting clasps.
The diamond on the lower right actually doesn't
look as impure as the others but this one
is cloudy as well, maybe not as cloudy as
the I1's we just looked at but definitely
cloudy.
This is worse than the others SI2's because
cloudiness takes away again from the diamond
sparkle which besides its carat size is what
makes diamonds the most beautiful and impressive.
You should always check the GIA certifications,
it will tell you its cloudiness amongst all
the impurities it has.
That way a diamond store can't trick you with
pretty lights to making it look like it sparkles
a lot.
These are prices of SI2 diamonds.
The upper left diamond is � carat or .75
carat from Kay jewelers, with an excellent
cut and D shade and is five thousand two hundred
dollars.
The diamond next to it is the same specs but
from the link in the description of this video
and it is two thousand one hundred fifty dollars.
Which saves you three thousand fifty dollars.
Moving to SI1 is just slightly less included
than SI2.
But these diamonds are still noticeably blemished.
Comparing the SI1 diamond on the left to those
above you can tell it still has a large inclusion
on the table but doesn't look nearly as bad
as the SI2 above it, but also not as small
as the VS2 inclusion in the middle diamond
on the top.
The SI1 diamond in the middle is more scratchy
looking maybe not as much as some we previously
looked at but still scratchy.
Oh and just in case you are wondering the
diamonds we look at in 360 in this video are
the color D and have excellent cuts.
So their only flaws are in the clarity category.
Finally the SI1 diamond in the lower right
is cloudy as well.
Like I said before, be very careful of cloudiness
and check the GIA report because their sparkle
or scintillation will be diminished.
Which means the diamond won't pop when you
look at it.
This time lets compare the middle Row which
has a Kay Jeweler 1 Carat Diamond that is
SI1 F shade, Ideal or excellent Cut.
It is Nine thousand four hundred dollars and
a similar diamond from my link below is five
thousand one hundred sixty dollars which means
you save over four thousand dollars and you
can also see in the third row as it gets close
to two carats you save over eleven thousand
dollars buying a diamond from the mentioned
website.
Here are VS2 diamond clarity.
VS2 means at about 12 inches away the diamond
is very slightly included or very slightly
you can see the blemish.
This is the lowest level where I would feel
comfortable.
For example the diamond in the lower left
is included where I have it highlighted but
it can be easily hid under a clasp that holds
the diamond into place.
But the VS2 diamond in the middle you would
want to skip out on as you can still see the
inclusion in the middle of the table fairly
clearly.
Now at this level most people wont even see
the inclusion in real life even if they are
looking for it.
The diamond in the lower right has inclusions
that are smaller than expected for a VS2 diamond
but it is an example of cloudiness once again
which you should be very careful of as I already
explained.
On the VS2 Price chart the Kay Jewelers diamond
that is 2 carats shade E and Ideally cut is
forty two thousand seven hundred dollars which
is really high for this quality as you can
tell by the similar diamond from the website
I have linked to below which is nineteen thousand
six hundred ninety dollars.
This saves you twenty three thousand dollars.
That's over fifty percent savings if you click
on my link which will help you find a less
expensive diamond so if you go to another
computer or device make sure you come back
and click on that link.
To Start of the VS1 diamonds I will highlight
their inclusions.
Even with this magnification, lighting, and
camera settings these inclusions will get
very hard to see which is why it stands for
very slightly included.
Technically you could see these inclusions
very slightly at 12 inches, but honestly like
1 in every thousand people would see it even
if they were looking for it.
The VS1 diamond in the middle has an obvious
inclusion in the middle of the table but you
wouldn't even see that in real life really.
Comparing it to VS2 diamond above it is obviously
smaller of an inclusion but bigger than anything
you'd see on the VVS2 in the upper right corner.
The diamond in the lower right is obviously
streaky in this magnification.
But you wouldn't see those streaks in real
life but it would be slightly less sparkly
because of them.
On the VS1 clarity and price chart you can
see that the 2 carat diamond from Jared is
less than the one we just saw from Kay in
the VS2 but compared to its counterpart from
my link below you would still save eleven
thousand dollars by buying it from that link.
Now I am just using Kay and Jareds but these
are the prices from almost every brick and
mortar jewelry store you would go to.
If you watch some of my other diamond videos
you will see that.
VVS2 Diamonds have inclusions that you can't
even see with the naked eye.
However you can see them with these magnified
diamonds.
To even see these impurities you are probably
going to have to make the video 4k in the
settings of YouTube and then make it a full
screen video.
I have to highlight them so you can even see
them at this magnification.
And even now it's really hard to see them.
As far as people being able to spot an impurity
you can safely buy a VVS2 diamond but really
you could feel pretty safe at the VS's as
well.
The only reason to go higher than a VVS2 is
if you want to be able to say your diamond
is flawless or you are just OCD and need a
pure diamond even if you can't see it.
Which is kind of what I am cause I bought
my wife one that was flawless.
The VVS2 diamond clarity comparison chart
with prices shows that the .71 diamond in
the upper left is seven thousand three hundred
dollars which is ridiculous but if you want
be able to say you bought your diamond from
Kay Jewelers be my guest pay that much.
As a tip Sometimes you can shop with your
significant other in a brick and mortar store
for the type of diamond that you want but
then come buy a similar diamond from my link
and you will save a lot of money or you can
spend the same amount and get an even better
diamond.
Then you just take that online diamond back
to the diamond store and have them set it
in the band that your significant other chose
from the diamond store or buy a similar one
online if they aren't too picky.
On this last comparison I have two VVS1 diamonds
and one IF diamond which is internally flawless.
You will have to have it full screen and 4k
once again but I will highlight the impurity
on the VVS1's.
You still may not be able to see them though
it is really hard.
These diamonds are beautiful.
If you have a budget for your diamond ring
I would say don't go this high and put more
into a better carat or cut.
If you watch my other diamond comparison videos
I explain why those are more important.
Here are the prices of some VVS1 diamonds
and one IF diamond.
Make sure you come back to this video and
click on the link in the description if you
buy a diamond on another device.
That link will help you find a diamond with
great prices.
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questions you have in the comments, and watch
my other videos that help you understand color,
cut, carat, cost and certification as well
as where and how to save on quality diamonds.
