The document discusses how experts like those at Pastor Geneve use the standard diamond grading system to determine the value of gemstones. The grading system emphasizes four key technical features: carat, which measures weight and finds heavier stones more valuable; color, with rarer colors being the most important factor for colored diamonds; cut, which impacts brilliance; and clarity, with fewer inclusions grading higher on the scale from imperfect to flawless.

1. Understanding Diamond Grading

2. •As a dealer who focuses on rare colored diamonds, Pastor Geneve
leverages decades of experience in the field serving an international customer
base.
•When determining the value of a gemstone, experts like those with Pastor
Geneve rely on a diamond grading system.
•The system emphasizes technical features such as carat, color, cut, and
clarity.
•Carat measures a precious stone's weight.

3. •In ancient times, people weighed stones using seeds from the carob tree,
which is how the modern measure of "carats" was derived.
•In most cases, heavier stones command higher values.
•This is especially true with colored diamonds.

4. •Color represents the most important factor in valuing colored diamonds.
•When examining a stone's color, an expert uses a scale that runs from "faint"
on one end to "fancy vivid" on the other.
•The third criteria, the cut of the diamond, affects the brilliance of the stone in
the presence of light.

5. •Finally, clarity measures the number of inclusions and blemishes.
•The more inclusions in a diamond, the lower it falls on the scale from
"imperfect" to "flawless."

6. •Finally, clarity measures the number of inclusions and blemishes.
•The more inclusions in a diamond, the lower it falls on the scale from
"imperfect" to "flawless."