![]() Ultimately, the facets (cuts) of the gem should be clean and well-polished to be valuable. Cut and polish – A skilled gem cutter will remove any weight that contains inclusions, and leave only the cream of the crop.In this case, you could get a lower-grade diamond or sapphire with a higher carat weight for less than a higher-quality, smaller stone. Sometimes a heavier carat weight works against a gemstone if there are visible inclusions. However, lower-value gems like quartz can be fairly heavy and affordable. ![]() With rare or precious gemstones, the higher the carats, the more expensive. Carat weight – Despite popular belief, carat weight is not the most important factor of gemstone value.Diamonds with excellent clarity are most often expensive because of their popularity and the sparkle they exhibit. Gemstones that are eye-clean, meaning there are no visible flaws, exhibit the best brilliance, and thus, demand the highest price. Clarity – The more inclusions (flaws) that a gemstone has, the lower the value.There’s a multitude of variances between gems and their respective colors, but typically, the deeper and more vivid the color, the higher the value. For example, a richly saturated sapphire gemstone will be more expensive than a light-colored one. When valuing a gemstone, we look at the hue, tone, and saturation of the color. Pricing gemstones by color is tricky because the spectrum is so broad. If a gem is lighter in color, it’ll typically be less expensive. ![]() colorless gems – Color is perhaps the most important factor of pricing a gem because the most desired are deeply saturated and vivid.
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