A five-carat diamond is a thing of beauty, and it is easy to understand why we love them, even when we cannot explain precisely why we do! But here are five reasons you can use to articulate your love of these big and beautiful chunks of carbon if you need to explain away your passion in a hurry.
Massive Rock!
A five-carat diamond is one gram of pure carbon, smelted by volcano and compressed by the very earth itself. If that doesn’t infuse you with wonder, it should do. A single gram might not sound much to, for example, a baker, but for a jeweler a gram is enormous and precious.
A Rare Find
Much is made, usually by people outside the diamond industry, of the fact that the diamond industry is tightly regulated, often followed by the claim that were that regulation to fall away, diamonds would be as cheap as cubic zirconia and the industry would fall into collapse. Now, it is true the industry is regulated, but that is for the good of the customers, to prevent inferior or fake stones proliferating in the market and undermining trust in jewelers.
And while there may be decent stockpile of half-carat, quarter-carat and maybe even one-carat stones, there is certainly no secret stash of stones larger than three-carats. Big commercial grade stones are unbelievably rare, and good quality five-carat stone is not something that everyone could own, even if they were a fraction of the price: they simply do not exist in such quantities. This rarity adds to the appeal of large stones – there is a cachet to owning something so unique.
Do make sure your big diamond has a certificate that you can check before you buy. Certificates from GIA and AGS are the best in the USA, as those institutions have a hard-earned reputation for diligence and excellence.
More Sparkle
Bigger stones look even more sparkly and scintillating with every increase in size. The reflection and refraction of light is channeled even more precisely in bigger stones, simply because it is easier to attain the perfect symmetry needed: for example, A CUT ABOVE 5 carat diamond throws off such wonderful rainbow brilliance that you will find it hard to take your eyes off it.
Radiant or Brilliant
Big diamonds look equally good whether they are radiant cut or brilliant cut. Radiant cut diamonds, like emerald cut or Asscher cut stones have wide flat planes which offer flashes of light rather than twinkles. Brilliant cut diamonds have many facets, so the light is well dispersed into scintillating sparkles. Both styles look good in a bigger stone, so you can indulge your personal taste and have an excellent investment, no matter the shape.
Makes a Statement!
A final reason that some people love a five-carat diamond is that they want to be noticed. Ostentation is the watchword, and a five-carat diamond can be very ostentatious indeed! And the beauty of a diamond is that while it is attention-getting, it is neither tacky nor needy. Indeed, it makes a statement that you are a force to be reckoned with, and that is not bad for a single gram of carbon now, is it?
