In order to determine quality of diamonds, so-called The Four C’s; carat, color, clarity, and cut, are used for certification. However, this quality is unsupported by fact.
To start with, this is so unnatural to determine the quality of diamonds. The word “quality” is not suitable when we talk about the natural products. Don’t you think it is strange to refer the quality of carrots, stones, or woods, for example?
The concept of “quality” comes from when people have to control the quality of the mass produced materials at factories.
Therefore, there is no good or bad diamonds. All the diamonds are wonderful.
If that is the case, what does The Four C’s mean to us?
This is just a measure in the market in order to price diamonds as a commodity.
If we have to assess the value of diamonds, it would be nice to use the measure which tells us the brilliancy of them.
