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- IF - Internally Flawless - Free From internal blemishes. Usually requires a microscope with more than 10x power to see anything remote. The most rare and most prized of the clarities.
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- VVS1 - Very Very Slight Included 1 - Inclusions are very difficult to locate under 10x magnification. You could never tell the difference between IF and VVS1 with the naked eye
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- VVS2 - Very Very Slight Included 2 - Inclusions are very difficult to locate under 10x magnification. You can not tell the difference between IF, VVS1, or VVS2 with the naked eye.
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- VS1 - Very Slight Included 1 - Inclusions are difficult to locate under 10x magnification but easier than IF, VVS. You can not tell the difference between a VS and VVS with the naked eye!
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- VS2 - Very Slight Included 2 - Inclusions are difficult to locate under 10x magnification but easier than IF, VVS, VS1. You can not tell the difference between a VS and VVS with the naked eye!
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- SI1 - Slight Inclusion 1 - Inclusions harder to see under 10x magnification. Most of the time very clean to the naked eye. SI1's simply offer the most for your money! Your naked eye 99% of the time can not tell the difference between a SI1 and a VVS clarity diamond.
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- SI2 - Slight Inclusion 2 - Inclusions easier to see under 10x mag. Inclusions sometimes viewable to the naked eye. Most of the time it's as clear as a VS1 or SI1 to the naked eye. All in all SI2 diamonds offer exceptional value and a very nice clarity.
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- I1 - Inclusion 1 - Inclusions and external blemishes are easy to locate under 10x magnification. You can see inclusions with the naked eye just not as many as you would see with a I2 or I3 clarity diamond. Standard Clarity you would find in a large retail store.
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- I2 - Inclusion 2 - Inclusions and external blemishes are very easy to locate with the naked eye. If a clean look is what you seek this is not the clarity for you. For the most part every inclusion is clearly visible to the naked eye, not always, but mostly. The only question is how far away you can actually see them.
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- I3 - Inclusion 3 - Heavy inclusions located with naked eye from far distances. Not pretty!
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