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Founded in 1903. Lazare Kaplan International Inc. is celebrating its illustrious hundred-year history; Building on tradition and a commitment to excellence, Lazare Kaplan has been the leader in industry innovation: the first to cut diamonds to ideal proportions, the first to laser inscribe diamonds, and the first to offer its uniquely brilliant diamond as a brand. The Company's founder Lazare Kaplan once said, "I am passionate about cutting each diamond as beautifully as possible," Today, the Company remains dedicated to cutting the world's most beautiful diamonds, and continues to maintain the highest standards in the diamond industry, cutting every Lazare Diamond for optimal brilliance, scintillation and fire. Lazare Kaplan has grown to become the premier diamond cutting company in the world, an authority on ideal cut diamonds, and a continuously innovative force in the diamond industry. To be 100 years old is a source of pride and a banner of success. To be 100 years young is the promise of exciting opportunities to come. |
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Cut Not tlo be confused with the shape of the diamond; cut refers to the arrangement of a diamond's facets. Cut is the most important of the 4C's because it determines ihe optimum combination of brilliance, scintillation and fire. This combination has the greatest effect on a diamond's beauty. Cut is the only "C" under man's control. |
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Color Lazare Diamonds range from colorless - the rarest and most valuable - to various degrees of yellow; with a spectrum of shadings in between. Color can only be seen with proper lighting against a white background. |
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Clarity Clarity is the gegree to which identifying characteristics known as inclusions are present in a diamond. A "flawless" diamond has no inclusions which are visible under 10-power magnification. |
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Carat Weight This is the standard measurement for diamond size, The most obvious variable, it is the least important in determining the brilliance and beauty of a diamond. |
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What Is An Ideal Cut Diamond? |
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Why Should I Choose An Ideal Cut Lazare
Diamond? The ideal cut is a mathematical formula for cutting diamonds to precise angles and proportions to gain the optimum reflection and refraction of light. You may choose to compromise on color, clarity or carat-weight, but to ensure that you have the most beautiful diamond possible, you should never compromise on cut. |
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Why Are Lazare Diamonds My Best Value? When you buy a non-ideal cut diamond it will have been cut to retain unnecessary weight from the original piece of rough diamond. The extra depth or thickness of a non-ideal cut diamond may increase the carat weight of the diamond, but the play of light and sparkle are greatly reduced. All diamonds have some brilliance, but a Lazare Diamond will offer the maximum balance of brilliance, scintillation and fire. |
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How Can I Identify A Lazare Diamond? Ideal cut Lazare Diamonds radiate a brilliance YOU
can see. But there's also something brilliant that's invisible to
the naked eye. Using Lazare Kaplan's patented laser technology,
every Lazare Diamond .18 carats and larger has the lazare logo and
an individual identification number specially laser inscribed on
its circumference. The logo is your proof of authenticity as an
ideal cut Lazare Diamond, and the unique number is your proof of
ownership in case of loss or theft. |
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