Diamond Guide

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Diamond Guide

The 4C’s: Four Distinguishing Criteria

Every diamond is entirely unique, the result of its singular journey from the depths of the Earth. Louis Vuitton assesses the quality of each diamond using four globally recognised measures: carat, colour, clarity, cut. Together, these standards give a picture of a stone’s unique nature and determine its value.

Carat

The carat size of a diamond corresponds to its weight, with 1 carat equivalent to 0.2 grams. Louis Vuitton selects diamonds from a wide range of carat weights so that each stone can be meticulously chosen according to the design.

  1. 0.30 ct
  2. 0.50 ct
  3. 0.70 ct
  4. 1.00 ct
  5. 1.20 ct
  6. 2.00 cts
  7. 2.99 cts

Colour

The visual appearance of a diamond’s tint is evaluated by its absence of colour and is graded using an alphabetic scale from D-to-Z. Louis Vuitton only selects diamonds with the highest colour values, meaning they are all either entirely colourless or nearly colourless.

  1. D
  2. E
  3. F
  4. G
  5. H
  6. I
  7. J
  8. K
  9. L
  10. M
  11. N
  12. O
  13. P
  14. Q
  15. R
  16. S
  17. T
  18. U
  19. V
  20. W
  21. X
  22. Y
  23. Z
  1. Colourless
  2. Near Colourless
  3. Faint
  4. Very light
  5. Light

Clarity

A reflection of its extraordinary journey, the clarity of a diamond indicates its purity and refers to the degree of internal inclusions or external blemishes present in the stone, like its own unique DNA. Louis Vuitton only selects diamonds with the highest clarity values, meaning they either are completely flawless or only show very minor inclusions.

  1. FL
  2. IF
  3. VVS1
  4. VVS2
  5. VS1
  6. VS2
  7. S1
  8. S2
  9. I1
  10. I2
  11. I3
  1. Flawless
  2. Internally flawless
  3. Very very slightly included
  4. Very slightly included
  5. Slightly included
  6. Included

Cut

The cut grade of a diamond refers to how well a diamond’s facets interact with light. A result of precise craftsmanship and expert savoir-faire, Louis Vuitton’s diamonds all fall on the highest two levels of the cut scale.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  1. Excellent
  2. Very good
  3. Good
  4. Fair
  5. Poor
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For its pave-set diamonds, whose unit weight is less than 0.30 carat, Louis Vuitton selects brilliant cut diamonds with a colour of between F and G and a clarity of between VVS and VS.