Before you splash out on that big an expensive rock, you’ll want to find out it’s true worth and you can do that by having it valued. Not all valuers are the same though and it’s important you have your diamonds checked by a registered and trained diamond authenticators.

Diamond authenticators go through a rigorous training process which ensures they’re up to speed with anything and everything related to the price of a diamond. Now, you might be thinking that how many carats are contained within the diamond is the only factor that determines the value of a diamond but this is far from the truth.

Experts in the field of diamond valuation use some or all of the following criteria when giving a diamond a specific valuation. This comprises of the size of the diamond in question and it’s colour. The most expensive diamonds have no colour while lesser quality stones have an assortment.

Depending on the amount of imperfection (colour in a diamond), your diamond will be assigned a number relative to the diamond scale. It’s important to realise that most diamonds are not perfect, in fact, they’re far from it but this doesn’t detract from their value.

Another contentious issue is whether or not the diamond has come from a country known to supply blood diamonds. Blood diamonds or conflict diamonds are sourced from war torn countries where death or injury may have resulted from the procurement of your diamond. Obviously this has moral ramifications and as such impacts the valuation a diamond can be given if it is known to be a blood diamond.

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