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Diamond Quality
we sell.
Diamond Color
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Cut, Color, Clarity, Carat weight
PORTLAND MAINE
Diamond Cut
Cut is a diamond’s most important characteristic in diamond quality. Cross specializes in
diamonds cut to the highest standards for cutting. Royal Ideal is our standard in all the rings
and our gem of a city by the sea
• Color refers to a diamond's lack of color, grading the whiteness
of a diamond. Portland is located on a peninsula surrounded • A color grade of D is the highest possible, while Z is the lowest. by saltwater on three sides. We are only minutes
• Cross only sells diamonds with a color grade of J or higher.
away from Maine’s rock-bound coast and the
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museums, art galleries, shopping, and historic
grade is based on its lack of color. The less color a diamond has, the higher its color
grade. After cut, color is generally considered the next most important characteristic
waterfront. We offer excitement by day and en-
when selecting a diamond. This is because the human eye tends to detect a diamond's
chantment by night. We are as walkable a city
sparkle (light performance) first, and color second.
today as when the poet Henry Wadsworth
At Cross, you’ll find only the finest diamonds with colors graded D-J. Diamonds
Longfellow explored the streets of Portland as a
graded J or better are colorless or near-colorless, with color that is typically undetectable
youth. We are a safe city and that’s important too.
to the unaided eye. We have festivals and summer music, and if
you would like to explore further, we have guided
trolley tours by land, charter day sailing, whale
Cross Diamonds Not carried at Cross
watching, and fishing expeditions that leave our port city docks daily throughout the summer. We have dozens of grand coastal inns and charming bed and breakfasts to stay in as well as many fine
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Colorelestsaurants offering exqNueaisr iCteoldorienlienssg experiencesN. oticeable Color We will be delighted to assist you in selecting
Diamond Clarity a diamond engagement ring.
Clarity is a measure of the number and size of tiny imperfections that occur in
Cross Jewelers
almost all diamonds. In Cross diamonds these imperfections are microscopic,
570 Congress Street
below the threshold of being visible to the naked eye. Microscopic imperfections
do not affect a diamond’s beauty in any discernable way.
Downtown Portland, Maine
www.CrossJewelers.com 1-800-433-2988
Diamond Carat
1/4 carat 1/3 carat 3/8 carat 1/2 carat 3/4 carat 1carat 11/4 carat 11/2 carat 13/4 carat 2 carat