The 4 Cs

Cut, Colour, Clarity and Carat. Which to rank first. Jewelers selling ideal cut, hearts and arrows etc all claim that cut rank first. I read that in a website (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gemstone) cut is the primary determinant of value followed by clarity and colour. But some jewelers said choose colour and clarity over cut. My thinking is cut is important especially for smaller diamonds 0.1 carats and less used in bracelet or pendant. When the diamonds are small the scintillation coming from better cut diamonds will make the jewelry more outstanding . The expert at the JewelFest 2010 also said Cut affects the value of diamond most. It would be fantastic to own a excellent cut or Brilliance Rose, D/E colour , IF to VVS1 clarity and minimum 1+ carat diamond.