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The Cape Town Diamond Museum is one of the most interesting places to visit in Cape Town. Learn about the the diamond industry in South Africa and see how diamonds are transformed into beautiful jewellery. If you are looking for things to do in Cape Town over the weekend or at night, visit the museum and be mesmerized by its elegance and style.

Situated in the bustling heart of the world-famous Clock Tower precinct and Gateway to Robben Island at the Waterfront, the Cape Town Diamond Museum pays tribute to the world’s most precious gem, the diamond. The Cape Town Diamond Museum is a non-profit organisation dedicated to creating a new appreciation for diamonds. A diamond is a salute to the precious moments in our lives, a dazzling reminder of someone’s love, a reward for a great accomplishment and an enduring symbol to be treasured and celebrated. Every diamond, no matter how large or small, has a set of unique characteristics that determine its value. A diamond’s cut is not just a description of its shape, it is the most important factor in determining its fire, brilliance and scintillation. While nature determines the colour, clarity and carat of a stone, the cut is in the hands of the master diamond cutter. Essentially, the cut of a diamond determines how effectively light that enters the stone is refracted within and reflected back through the top of the diamond. Factors such as proportion, symmetry and polish affect the quality of the diamond: the closer they are to perfect, the better the diamond will perform in terms of fire, brilliance and scintillation. A diamond cut to ideal proportion and symmetry will reflect the perfect balance of light back through the top of the stone, while a poorly cut diamond will result in a loss of light, and hence sparkle, through the sides and bottom. The closer a diamond is to colourless, the more rare and valuable it is. Most diamonds appear colourless to an untrained eye, yet many have slight tones of yellow or brown which affect its value. The colour of a diamond is measured on an alphabetical scale starting from D (colourless). Each letter grade has a clearly defined range of colour appearance that determines its value, and as you move down the scale, the colour tint in the diamond increases. Fluorescence refers to the degree of luminescence exhibited in certain diamonds when exposed to ultraviolet light or strong sunlight. Fluorescence can also hide a slight yellow tint in diamonds graded I, J and K. Fluorescence is indicated on a GIA diamond certificate and measured in Faint, Medium or Strong. Clarity measures the incidence of natural inclusions or imperfections found in a diamond. These were formed miles below the surface, when the diamond was formed under intense heat and pressure. Blemishes: imperfections that occur on the surface of the diamond and occur during the cutting and polishing process. A diamond’s clarity is determined by the number, size, type and placement of the inclusions, such as tiny white points, dark dots, or feathery cracks naturally found in the diamond. A diamond’s clarity is unique and acts as a fingerprint. In other words, we recommend diamonds with a clarity grade of SI2 and up. Carat refers to the weight of a diamond and other gemstones. Large diamonds are rarely found in nature making them more valuable than smaller diamonds of the same colour and clarity. This means that the price of a diamond will increase exponentially as the carat size of the diamond increases. Beware that the size or carat weight of a diamond alone cannot be used to determine its value. Factors such as colour and clarity should also be considered. A large diamond with a low colour and clarity will be less valuable than a smaller diamond with a high colour and clarity.
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