What is a Salt & Pepper Diamond?

  At Amba Jewel, we love the unique, the extraordinary, the never-been-done-before designs that push creativity forward. And herein lies our love for the magical, mystical, one-of-a-kind salt and pepper diamond.   Whether you love salt and pepper diamonds, hate them, or haven’t heard of them, you’ll find lots to ponder in our ode to everything salt and pepper. Keep reading to find out: How are diamonds formed? What are salt and pepper diamonds Our salt and pepper diamonds color chart Why we love them How to choose a salt and pepper diamond Our favorite salt and pepper diamond rings and salt...

This short information explains the 4Cs of Diamonds - cut, color, clarity, and carat weight - the most important characteristics to understand when making a diamond purchase. Diamond Cut refers to two important aspects of the diamond. First, "cut" is used to describe the shape of the diamond, whether it's pears, rose, round, princess, radiant, marquise or any of the other commonly seen shapes.    ROUND       CUSHION       HEART       MARQUISE       OVAL         PEAR        SQUARE        TRILLION The second usage is how the diamond is physically cut. Second "cut" gives the...

A salt-and-pepper diamond is a natural diamond with inclusions of black and white appearance and looks like a stone silky gray and speckled look.  Due to this inclusions are black, white and other colors creating a salt and pepper effect. They have many different shapes and sizes.  Some salt and pepper diamonds will have more inclusions than others, and no two diamonds are alike - some are going to be dark and moody, others come light and bright with just a couple of tiny blemishes, while still others can look almost gray light and grey Dark.  In the past time,...