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Diamond Wedding Rings For Men
By
Eric
MorrisDiamond wedding rings are no longer just for
women. Many grooms today choose to purchase a man's diamond
wedding ring to match the bride's. Still others enjoy the social
status that comes with wearing a diamond wedding band.
Purchasing a diamond wedding ring means that the groom must
consider not only the material and design of the ring, but also
the quality of the diamonds.
Although often not considered to be as important as the
diamonds in the bride's engagement and wedding rings, the
groom's diamonds should also be purchased with care. The man
should take the same ""4 Cs"" into consideration: carat weight,
clarity, color, and cut.
A carat is exactly 200 milligrams, but very few men's bands
will sport a diamond of this size. Most bands will instead have
several smaller diamonds that may of may not equal one full
carat. A full carat is also equal to 100 points, so a jeweler
may refer to a ring as having several 10 point diamonds (each of
which would be equal to one tenth of a carat).
While the clarity of a diamond is often considered the least
important of the 4 Cs, it is still a key consideration in your
diamond purchase. The clarity of a diamond measures the number
and extent of the flaws in the diamond. For the most part, a
more valuable diamond will have fewer flaws. It is extremely
rare that you will find a completely flawless diamond; only a
couple hundred ""FL"" diamonds are produced a year. Although
there are several grading systems used to determine a diamond's
clarity, the Gemological Institute of America's (GIA) score is
by far the most popular. It ranks diamonds as Flawless (FL),
Internally Flawless (IF), Very Very Slightly Included (VVS),
Very Slightly Included (VS), Slightly Included (SI), and
Included (I). (Note: “inclusions” are slight specks, cracks, or
other flaws in a diamond). These ranks are not subjective; the
scale has extremely specific criteria that are used to
differentiate between the grades.
The color of the stone, referring to how yellow the stone is,
can also be graded on a GIA scale. An ideal diamond is
completely colorless, being ranked as a D. The alphabetical
scale ranks nearly colorless stones as I and J , increasingly
yellow beginning with M/N, and a Z is a completely yellow stone.
The average color for engagement diamonds in the United States
is G to H.
The cut of a diamond is possibly the most confusing of the
""4 Cs,"" since it can refer to the cutting style, the shape of
the stone (round, square, heart-shaped, etc), its proportions,
or the workmanship and the diamond-cutting process. The
brilliant round cut is the most common cut for diamond
engagement rings and wedding bands.
Mens Wedding Rings Info provides detailed information on
diamond, platinum, titanium, gold, moissanite, unique, and
comfort fit men’s wedding rings, as well as wedding ring sets
for men and women. Mens Wedding Rings Info is the sister site of
Titanium
Rings Web.
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