Diamond clarity refers to the inclusions and external defects of a diamond. According to the number and size of these two defects, GIA standard of Gemological Institute of America divides the clarity of diamonds into different grades from high to low. The higher the grade, the greater the value of diamonds. In recent years, the diamond market has become more and more popular, and the most popular ones are diamond jewelry with cleanliness grades of vs and vvs. So what's the difference between the clarity of these two kinds of diamonds?

Diamonds are actually smelted from the hardest diamonds in nature, and diamond clarity refers to the internal and external characteristics of diamonds during cutting and polishing. Usually, this feature is considered as a defect of diamonds, but the correct statement should be "clarity feature", and each diamond has its own unique "clarity feature". Clarity features are divided into inclusions and external defects, and diamonds are also divided into different levels according to the number and size of features. The most popular diamond products in the jewelry market are vs and vvs, and there are some differences between them.

Difference between Vvs and vs diamond clarity

Clarity characteristics of Vvs diamonds: under ten times magnifying glass, vvs diamonds have two grades. Vvs 1 (extremely difficult) can only observe very thin needle tip, needle thread and double warp, while vvs2 (difficult) can hardly find needle tip, needle thread and double warp from the front. No matter what grade of vvs diamond, its inclusions and external defects are invisible to the naked eye.

Clarity characteristics of vs diamond: Observing under a magnifying glass of ten times, Vs diamond has two grades: vs 1 (difficult) and vs2 (easy), and tiny particles inside the diamond can be seen, including other typical inclusions, such as crystals or rain cracks extending to the diamond surface, natural concave surfaces, etc. The inclusions visible to the naked eye will appear in a few diamonds with a clarity of VS.

The most obvious feature of the clarity comparison between vvs and vs diamonds is that there are very few inclusions visible to the naked eye in vs diamonds, but the inclusions in Vvs cannot be distinguished by the naked eye. From the price point of view, both vvs and vs diamonds have the characteristics of invisible clarity, but the price difference between them may be as high as 30%, which is mainly determined by the color, cut and brand of diamonds. Whether these two kinds of clarity diamonds are worth buying depends on the purchasing power of consumers.