Polished Diamond Courses

"Practical, complete and informative," is the best way to describe our renowned Polished Diamond Course. Students will learn how to evaluate the famous 4Cs: Carat, Color, Clarity and Cut with hundreds of specimens, using the loupe and the microscope!

But that's not all. The formation of diamond, the polishing of the rough stone, identification of imitations, synthetic and treated diamonds are only a few of the other topics addressed during classes.

Duration: 8 / 5 days* Diploma awarded: IGI Polished Diamond Grader

DAY 1

Theoretical notions: definition, formation, extraction, and distributionThe 4 Cs: carat weight, color, clarity and cutClarity grading of diamonds, using the microscope and the loupe

DAY 2

Color grading of diamonds: colorless to yellow

DAY 3

Part I: the proportions of the round brilliant cutPart II: elementary knowledge of fancy cuts

DAY4

The different steps in diamond fashioning from the rough to the finished product - cleavage, sawing, polishing, bruting

DAY 5

Analysis of the polish and symmetry of round brilliants

DAY 6

Practice

DAY 7

Practical testDelivery of the DiplomasTreated Diamonds