The Art of Selecting Your Perfect Stone
"Each stone is unique.
It is impossible to find a stone with the same inclusion, exact colour, size or the same sparkle of another."
The Carat
A unit of an ancestral method of measurement whose name comes from the uniform seeds of the carob tree. The carat is one of the most important 4 c’s when acquiring your gemstone. Larger and high quality gemstones are rare and highly sought after. For diamond, check the HRD laboratory chart 4’cs board below.
The Clarity
The clarity determines the purity inside the gem. Flawless to piqué, there is a whole range of cracks, micro crystal, feather like, air bubbles created during the formation of the crystal. Inclusions are essential imprints offerings indications on their country origin and the mine to the expert gemologist. They are a guarantee towards all stones reproduced in laboratories, man-made and synthetic. For diamond, check HRD laboratory chart 4’cs board below.
The shape
The shape of the stone is often determined by its original nature. The most common sizes are round brilliant cut, pear shaped , oval shaped , cushion shaped , princess cut , emerald cut, marquise cut, heart shaped ; beside there is a multitude of informal cut created by master tailors who have enhance the fire according to the original shape of the raw mineral. Those informal cut are unique.
The Colour
Gemstones offer a multitude of colours, tones and shades, from colourless to black. This is what makes gemstone so unique.The colour is the first contact you have with your stone; your gaze only sees the colour once the gem is revealed to you before any other feature. For diamond, check HRD laboratory chart 4’cs board below.
The Cut
The precision of the symmetry, the placement of facets and their angles are the undeniable art of the great master-cutter and lapidaries. Each stone in its raw state reveals different aspects of another and cuts differently from another. The talent of those master-cutter is to give birth to the beauty of the mineral, playing with the laws of physics. A jewel of a thousand lights.. For diamond, check HRD laboratory chart 4’cs board below.
Fluorescence
Fluorescence is a identification feature that does not alter the beauty of the stone. There were a time when a D colour diamond with strong fluorescence was particularly sought after for the exceptional bluish glow that it reflected in the stone, known as blue-white diamond. The fluorescence will tend to lighten the champagne stones.Fluorescence ranges from none to slightly imperceptible, medium and strong.
Your stones are selected with the greatest care, by our expert gemologist.
It is mostly advised for you to set a budget, we will propose you different stones and creations of jewellery respecting your demand.
Sagess offers the possibility to engrave life memory and personalise your jewellery with a delicate inscription of your choice according to the technical possibilities.
All the diamonds and precious stones coming to Antwerp pass by the diamond office center with a “Kimberley process” certified and are guarantee conflict free diamonds.