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The Ingwer 4cs
Selecting a diamond
that is right for you

The international diamond industry grades diamonds using criteria to describe each stone’s cut, clarity, color and carat weight. A diamond’s grade in each of these categories determines its value and price. Becoming educated on the 4Cs is the first step in the process of selecting a diamond engagement ring.

Cheryl Selig, Lead Designer for Leo Ingwer, Inc., helps clients understand the 4Cs to customize diamond wedding jewelry featuring the most beautiful design within a specific budget.

The international diamond industry grades diamonds using criteria to describe each stone’s cut, clarity, color and carat weight. A diamond’s grade in each of these categories determines its value and price. Becoming educated on the 4Cs is the first step in the process of selecting a diamond engagement ring.

The international diamond industry grades diamonds using criteria to describe each stone’s cut, clarity, color and carat weight.
Cut
Clarity
Color
Carat

It's not just not about the shape

Cut is sometimes confused with “shape” (round, square, oval), but diamonds of every shape and size must be cut and polished by master craftsmen to release their brilliance. According to Todd Ingwer, “We work closely with our clients to select a diamond whose cut maximizes its sparkle, and may recommend different shapes to accommodate a budget without compromising on cut.”

It's all about the brilliance

The depth of cut of a diamond is what determines its brilliance.

Shallow Cut

Ideal Cut

Deep Cut

Inclusions shouldn't be excluded

Most diamonds contain some small imperfections,
or inclusions, that occur when a diamond is formed deep within the earth. The visibility, number and size of these inclusions determine what is called the clarity of a diamond.

Ingwer notes, “Most flaws are invisible to the naked eye, or are totally hidden within certain settings. We work with our clients to build a ring around the center stone that may not be absolutely free of inclusions, but looks nearly flawless in its setting.”

Grading Color

Colorless diamonds are the most desirable since they allow the most refraction of light that creates their sparkle. Although the highest color-rated diamonds come with the highest price tags, it is very difficult for an untrained eye to see the difference between grades, therefore in tailoring a diamond ring to a customer’s budget, we can balance color and clarity without compromising on the beauty of a the final piece of diamond jewelry.

D E F

COLORLESS

G H I J

NEAR-COLORLESS

M-K Z-N

NOTICEABLE COLOR

Understanding Weight

A carat is the unit of weight by which a diamond is measured. Notes Ingwer, “Often a customer thinks they want a ‘diamond as big as the Ritz,’ and we can create a ring with large center stones within a particular price point. However, we work with local jewelers and their customers to show that considering a smaller diamond with a better cut, fewer inclusions or a higher color grade may give them a more beautiful end result.”

4.1mm
5.1mm
5.8mm
6.4mm
7.3mm
8.0mm
9.2mm
10.2mm
11mm
4.5x3mm
5.5x4mm
6x4.5mm
6.5x5mm
7.5x5.5mm
8.5x7.0mm
9.5x7mm
10.5x7.5mm
11.5x8.5mm
4x3.5mm
5x4.5mm
6x5mm
6.5x5.5mm
7.5x6.5mm
8x7.0mm
9x8mm
10x8.5mm
10.5x9mm
4.5x3mm
5.5x4mm
6x4.5mm
6.5x5mm
7.5x5.5mm
8.5x7.0mm
9.5x7mm
10.5x7.5mm
11.5x8.5mm
3.5mm
4.4mm
5.0mm
5.5mm
6.4mm
7.0mm
8.0mm
9.0mm
9.5mm
5x3mm
6x4mm
7.5x5mm
8x5.5mm
9x6mm
10x5.7mm
11.5x7.5mm
13x8.5mm
14x9.5mm
5.5x3.5mm
7x4.5mm
8x5mm
8.5x5.5mm
10x6.5mm
10x5.7mm
12x5.8mm
13x5.9mm
15x10mm
5.5x3.5mm
7x4.5mm
8x5mm
8.5x5.5mm
10x6.5mm
10x5.7mm
12x5.8mm
13x5.9mm
15x10mm
3.5mm
4.4mm
5.0mm
5.5mm
6.4mm
7.0mm
8.0mm
9.0mm
9.5mm

It's not just not about the shape

Cut is sometimes confused with “shape” (round, square, oval), but diamonds of every shape and size must be cut and polished by master craftsmen to release their brilliance. According to Todd Ingwer, “We work closely with our clients to select a diamond whose cut maximizes its sparkle, and may recommend different shapes to accommodate a budget without compromising on cut.”

Cut is sometimes confused with “shape” (round, square, oval), but diamonds of every shape and size must be cut and polished by master craftsmen to release their brilliance.

It's all about the brilliance

The depth of cut of a diamond is what determines its brilliance.

Shallow Cut

Ideal Cut

Deep Cut

Inclusions shouldn't be excluded

Most diamonds contain some small imperfections,
or inclusions, that occur when a diamond is formed deep within the earth. The visibility, number and size of these inclusions determine what is called the clarity of a diamond.

Ingwer notes, “Most flaws are invisible to the naked eye, or are totally hidden within certain settings. We work with our clients to build a ring around the center stone that may not be absolutely free of inclusions, but looks nearly flawless in its setting.”

Most diamonds contain some small imperfections,
or inclusions, that occur when a diamond is formed deep within the earth.

Grading Color

Colorless diamonds are the most desirable since they allow the most refraction of light that creates their sparkle. Although the highest color-rated diamonds come with the highest price tags, it is very difficult for an untrained eye to see the difference between grades, therefore in tailoring a diamond ring to a customer’s budget, we can balance color and clarity without compromising on the beauty of a the final piece of diamond jewelry.

Colorless diamonds are the most desirable since they allow the most refraction of light that creates their sparkle.

D E F

COLORLESS

G H I J

NEAR-COLORLESS

M-K Z-N

NOTICEABLE COLOR

Understanding Weight

A carat is the unit of weight by which a diamond is measured. Notes Ingwer, “Often a customer thinks they want a ‘diamond as big as the Ritz,’ and we can create a ring with large center stones within a particular price point. However, we work with local jewelers and their customers to show that considering a smaller diamond with a better cut, fewer inclusions or a higher color grade may give them a more beautiful end result.”

A carat is the unit of weight by which a diamond is measured.

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4.1mm
5.1mm
5.8mm
6.4mm
7.3mm
8.0mm
9.2mm
10.2mm
11mm
4.5x3mm
5.5x4mm
6x4.5mm
6.5x5mm
7.5x5.5mm
8.5x7.0mm
9.5x7mm
10.5x7.5mm
11.5x8.5mm
4x3.5mm
5x4.5mm
6x5mm
6.5x5.5mm
7.5x6.5mm
8x7.0mm
9x8mm
10x8.5mm
10.5x9mm
4.5x3mm
5.5x4mm
6x4.5mm
6.5x5mm
7.5x5.5mm
8.5x7.0mm
9.5x7mm
10.5x7.5mm
11.5x8.5mm
3.5mm
4.4mm
5.0mm
5.5mm
6.4mm
7.0mm
8.0mm
9.0mm
9.5mm
5x3mm
6x4mm
7.5x5mm
8x5.5mm
9x6mm
10x5.7mm
11.5x7.5mm
13x8.5mm
14x9.5mm
5.5x3.5mm
7x4.5mm
8x5mm
8.5x5.5mm
10x6.5mm
10x5.7mm
12x5.8mm
13x5.9mm
15x10mm
5.5x3.5mm
7x4.5mm
8x5mm
8.5x5.5mm
10x6.5mm
10x5.7mm
12x5.8mm
13x5.9mm
15x10mm
3.5mm
4.4mm
5.0mm
5.5mm
6.4mm
7.0mm
8.0mm
9.0mm
9.5mm

Anatomy of a diamond

STAR FACET

CROWN

TABLE

UPPER-GIRDLE
FACET

BEZEL FACET

GIRDLE

SIDE VIEW

PAVILION
FACET

LOWER-GIRDLE
FACETS

PAVILION

PAVILION
FACET

CULET
(enlarged)

Conflict free diamonds

All diamonds sold by Leo Ingwer Inc. have been purchased from legitimate sources not involved in funding conflict in compliance with United Nations resolutions. Leo Ingwer Inc. guarantees that these diamonds are conflict-free, based on personal knowledge and/or written guarantees provided by the supplier of these diamonds.

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