Buying a diamond is a huge decision because they are a forever purchase. History has shown diamonds don’t degrade, shrink, or lose value over time. That is why you want to make sure the gem you choose is a great investment and may only appreciate in value. When looking at GIA diamonds in Newport Beach, CA, keep these sparkling facts in mind.
Shiny Refraction
Diamonds don’t actually shine. Instead, they have a special ability to let light enter the jewel’s body and bounce around repeatedly until it gives the optical illusion of a sparkle inside the gem. This light refraction is dispersed in many directions at once as it moves from surface to surface within the cut. Each time a small bit of light leaves the diamond, it shines the reflecting light out. This occurs hundreds of times a minute, thus making the diamond glitter with light.
Deliberate Cut
The cut of the GIA diamonds in Newport Beach, CA, have three factors influencing their sparkle and shine: fire, scintillation, and brilliance.
Fire is the rainbow of colors bouncing from the diamond during the refraction of light. As it bounces around inside the cut gem, the light splits into colors and escapes the diamond and you see it as a colored sparkle. A good cut has multiple surfaces to take advantage of the reflective lights.
Scintillation is the flash of light and flickering of sparkle you see when the diamond is in motion. The diamond cut enhances the light by shattering it into dozens of spectral colors that leave the diamond in a rainbow glittering light.
Brilliance is the light bouncing from the surfaces of the precious stone when it is standing still. The cut of the gem determines the density and speed of the bouncing light within the diamond which in turn results in the intensity of the shine in the motionless jewel.
Coveted Rings
GIA diamonds in Newport Beach, CA, have the sparkle and shine you seek. Find the perfect one for you today.
