THE 4 C’S OF DIAMOND
You know our love for diamonds and because we are unveiling our brand new Wedding collection, we wanted to go over their caratage with you! All of our natural diamonds are sourced to order and are certified by independent laboratories which issue us with GIA (Gemological Institute of America) or HRD (Diamond High Council) certificates. The latter come from signatory countries of the Kimberley Process.
It is the unit of measurement for the weight of a diamond. The term comes from the seed of a tree called carob or “Kuara”. The latter had the particularity of keeping the same weight over time. The carat entered the metric systems in 1906 during the Congress of Weights and Measures in Paris, where it was defined that 1 carat would represent 0.20 grams. Namely, the largest diamonds are also the rarest, and as you have understood, its price is linked exponentially!
Note that a diamond is also appreciated according to color criteria. The white diamond color scale includes 23 shades, classified from D to Z (from more or less white). At Douze Paris, we use G and H color diamonds.
Our Brilliant Solitaire was designed for those who want clean, timeless lines, but always imbued with that famous Douze touch: the twist that gently shakes up. The diamond nestles in the trough of the wave. A true ode to the sea, this ring makes the perfect match accompanied by our Iris vague wedding ring .
The quality of the diamond cut is the only one of the 4 criteria to depend on human work. Its size will reveal the luster and brilliance of the stone. For example, the brilliant (or round) cut has 57 facets which maximize the refraction of light. Sizes may change over time for purely aesthetic reasons or technical improvements. The rose cut is the perfect illustration of this phenomenon! Indeed, this cut developed in the 16th century saw its number of facets increase over time. Long neglected, it is gradually returning to the agenda!
