Will an I-color diamond look yellow in a platinum setting?
“My girlfriend and I are shopping for an engagement ring. I don’t know how many couples shop for the engagement ring together, but it seems like a more intelligent approach to me. This way she is certain to get the ring that she wants, which ensures my success. The potential downside is that it turns out that she wants a 1.00 carat diamond, and I anticipated buying a three quarter carat. I had originally focused my attention on finding an F-G color, VS-2 clarity, super ideal hearts and arrows diamond. Now it looks like we’ll have to drop down to I-color to afford the carat weight she desires. Will an I-color diamond look yellow in a platinum setting?
Setting I-color diamonds in platinum:
Let me begin by saying that I-color diamonds set in platinum look perfectly fine to me. Diamond color is easier to discern in an unmounted diamond, especially when viewed from a side-profile as we do when grading diamonds for color. Diamond color is not so easy to identify when viewing diamonds from a top-down perspective, as they are set in jewelry.
Setting this 1.065 carat, I-color, VS-2 clarity, Brian Gavin Signature round diamond in a platinum setting, is likely to improve our perception of diamond color (by as much as one color grade).
Thus an I-color diamond is likely to appear whiter when set in platinum or 18k white gold, this is because the color of the metal touching the diamond reflects through the diamond.
Blue Fluorescence & perception of diamond color:
If you’re really looking to whiten things up a bit, then buy this 1.016 carat, I-color, VS-2 clarity, Brian Gavin Signature round diamond which exhibits strong blue fluorescence. The diamond will turn this beautiful neon blue color when it is exposed to black light, but will look perfectly normal the rest of the time. Blue fluorescence is like nature’s white wash for diamonds, it helps them to look brighter and whiter than they would without fluorescence. This is because the blue fluorescent molecules serve to filter out yellow, when the diamond is exposed to light sources that contain higher amounts of ultra-violet light.
Another benefit provided by blue fluorescence is that it comes with a discount, which makes this blue fluorescent diamond about twelve hundred dollars less than the diamond with negligible fluorescence. This enables you to stay closer to your original budget, while picking up the extra carat weight your girlfriend desires.
I’ve got to say that it’s very interesting how particular about diamond color people can be while shopping for a diamond, but all they ever really talk about after receiving their Brian Gavin Signature diamond is how much it sparkles! Set either one of these I-color diamonds in something like this platinum solitaire by Brian Gavin, and they’re going to look fantastic. The color of the white metal prongs will reflect throughout the diamond and help it face-up even whiter than it already is. Remember that I-color diamonds are considered to be near-colorless on the GIA diamond color grading scale.
