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How do I Read the Output Report? |
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What are the Light Views?
The 6 light views are actual pictures of one diamond at 6 different light angles. The first 5 are reflectance angles and the sixth is diffuse. The diffuse angle can be used to reveal the craftsmanship and the symmetry of the facets. Each image shows the area of the diamond’s crown returning light from that light angle.
What are the Bar Graphs?
For each category, a bar graph represents a diamond’s ranking on GemEx’s Comparative Light Performance Evaluation Scale which is based upon a comparative ranking to other diamonds of the same shape in GemEx’s database of over 100,000 diamonds which is growing by 10,000 diamonds each month.
- White light refers to the brilliance (refraction of white light) that you commonly see sparkling from a diamond. High amounts of this light will result in a brilliant sparkle.
- Colored light refers to the fire (refraction of colored light). High amounts of colored light produces the rainbow effect that you see in a diamond.
- Scintillation is the movement of both white and colored light within the diamond as it is moved before the observer’s eye.
Generally, if the categories are high, it’ll be a diamond that will stand out in a crowd. It is left up to each individual jeweler and consumer to decide which combination of brilliance, fire, and scintillation results in a more attractive diamond.
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