Brightness
The purity of a diamond is determined on the basis of the number and size of microscopic imperfections, also called inclusions, which occur in almost all diamonds and do not influence the beauty of a diamond in a observable way. Diamonds with the least and smallest imperfections get the highest purity rate
In the overview below you will find the name and description of every purity rate:
What types of sharpening shapes are there
| Purity | Name | |
| LC | Loupe-clean: No comprehensive answer is visible with the magnifying glass. The diamond is flawless, very rare and of the best quality. | |
| VVS1 & VVS2 | Very very small inclusions: the inclusions are very difficult to find with a sort of magnitude. The diamond is of excellent quality. | |
| VS1 and VS2 | Very Small Inclusions: The inclusions are fairly easy to find by the Loupe. The diamond is of very good quality and less expensive than the VVS1 or VVS2. | |
| SI1 and SI2 | Small Inclusions: The inclusions are easy to find very easy to find by the magnifying glass. The diamond is of good quality. | |
| P1 | Pique 1: The inclusions are difficult to find with the naked eye due to the DeBoven side of the Diamant. |