Updated October 31, 2021
If you’ve landed on this page, you know how much money eye clean diamonds can save you.
That’s one thing that makes them so good. But you’re a busy person. You don’t have the time to comb through inventories at James Allen, Blue Nile, Brilliance, etc., searching for these 4-leaf clovers.
(You can find MORE Examples of Eye Clean Diamonds and What to Avoid at this link. The linked article includes many more shapes than just the popular Round Brilliant. For example: Emerald Cut, Heart Shaped, Marquise, Pear Shaped, Asscher, Cushion, Radiant, and Princess.)
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Eye-Clean Diamond Examples I Found For You … Or Whoever Buys them First:
I constantly update these examples of eye-clean diamonds.
It’s the best list of eye clean diamonds on the Internet, because it contains not only examples, but examples of eye clean diamonds that are available for purchase right now. (Rarely you may click and find one that is already snapped up, but within a week or less I will have replaced it with a live, current, ready-to-purchase example of an eye clean diamond.)
I always include Round Brilliant diamonds in this list. I usually also include Princess Cut, Cushion Cut, and Emerald Cut.
Typical example of how much money eye clean diamonds can save you
Here’s an example of an eye-clean GIA-certified SI1 diamond compared to a GIA-certified Internally Flawless (IF) diamond. All the other scores are equal, as you can see. Why did I chose a 0.90-Carat diamond example? Because that’s the dead-even average of how large a stone most people buy in the U.S.
Price of a typical GIA-certified Internally Flawless Diamond. H-Color. Excellent cut quality. 1.00 Carat.
Price of a typical EYE CLEAN, GIA-certified SI-2 Diamond. H-Color. Excellent cut quality. 1.07 Carat. (7% larger, even.)
Or get a bigger diamond by choosing an eye clean diamond:
Your search has paid off in finding this page of real, live, current, constantly updated examples of eye-clean diamonds.
Finding eye-clean diamonds is my job on this page.
That means you have a path to saving thousands AND getting the diamond of her dreams. Here’s how:
- Check this page DAILY to see my constantly-updated list of awesome eye-clean diamonds.
- Set aside the money while you prepare to pop the question.
- Snap up a diamond as soon as you agree “Oh yes that’s eye-clean.” Each diamond I link to here is unique, of course. So get it before anyone else does.
They’re unique, individual diamonds, so they can be gone at any time. (So, sometimes links will inevitably lead to diamonds that were just purchased. Right before you got to it! I’ll replace those ASAP.)
ALWAYS REMEMBER: Eye-clean is not a gemological designation. I’m not a gemologist. Eye-clean simply means a diamond that looks flawless when mounted on a ring and viewed at arm’s length. It’s a judgment call, but it’s not totally subjective either.(Get more details here. And here.) Honest people can disagree in judging a diamond eye clean.
The diamonds I list here are eye-clean in my opinion.
You’re 100% protected
One reason I list mostly diamonds from James Allen is that you’re 100% protected — if you don’t like a diamond, you can return it. I have a high level of confidence in showing you eye clean diamonds online. But know it’s possible a reader buys one and doesn’t agree. Or doesn’t love it 100%.
No problem. If you buy from James Allen, you can return it. See the James Allen return policy for yourself.
Here’s how I evaluate a diamond to determine if it’s eye-clean in my view:
- I start with a GIA-, IGI-, or AGS-certified diamond with a VS1 or VS2 clarity grade. (See the chart below.) (Diamonds of VS2 and higher clarity are considered “automatically” eye-clean, according to the GIA and AGS. But always inspect yours, just to be sure you agree, of course.)
- I examine it from every angle using the imaging provided by the retailer (usually James Allen, because they’re the best, and because I’m an affiliate there [I have to pay the bills after all]. but also Blue Nile, Brilliance, and some others).
- I discard any diamonds with flaws that are easily visible from any of the top facets.
- I keep the others, and further examine them at high magnification and at regular magnification, turning the diamond forward and back, looking for flaws that can appear in motion.
- If the flaws aren’t visible to me at regular magnification, in motion, I list it here. By the common definition (“a diamond that looks flawless when mounted on a ring and viewed at arm’s length”) you’ve just found an eye-clean diamond, in my opinion, and a money-saving bargain.
1. Eyeclean SI2 Round Brilliant cut diamond. IGI-Certified. 1.00 Carat. H Color. SI2 Clarity. Excellent cut quality. Check current price.
This is an amazing opportunity, since the inclusions (flaws) in this SI2-Clarity diamond (which will really lower the price) are grayish and wispy, not black and dotty. đ (So they’re going to be invisible from an eye-clean perspective.) The sparkle from this will completely wipe them out.
How much you save: IF (Internally Flawless) Clarity diamonds with otherwise the same specs, graded by the same lab (IGI), start at around $6,000. Most, however, are even more expensive than that, at around $7,500.
2. Eye clean SI2 Round Brilliant cut diamond. IGI-Certified. 1.01 Carat. F Color. SI2 Clarity. Excellent cut quality. Check Current Price
I see some faint feathering just off and near the table (top). But I believe it will be invisible when mounted on a ring, held at arm’s length.
How much you save: IF (Internally Flawless) Clarity diamonds with otherwise the same specs, graded by the same lab (IGI), cost around $8,500 or more.
3. Eye-clean SI2 Round Brilliant cut diamond. GIA-Certified. 1.00 Carat round diamond, H Color, SI2 Clarity, Excellent cut quality. Check Current Price
How much you save: Diamonds with all the same specs except for an IF (Internally Flawless) Clarity, and graded by the same lab (GIA), start at about $7,200.
4. Eyeclean SI2 Round Brilliant cut diamond. IGI-Certified. 1.00 Carat. H Color. SI2 Clarity. Excellent cut quality. Check Current Price
This one is an especially good deal. The inclusions (flaws) are numerous, but they are light, spread out, and not easy to see, even when blown up large at the James Allen site.
How much you save: Diamonds with all the same specs except for an IF (Internally Flawless) Clarity, and graded by the same lab (IGI), start at about $5,900.
5. Eye Clean SI2 Round Brilliant cut diamond. GIA-Certified. 1.06 Carat. G Color. SI2 Clarity. Excellent cut quality. Check Current Price
How much you save: The price of diamonds of the same specs, graded by the same lab (GIA), except for having IF (Internally Flawless) Clarity, start at around $9,000.
6. Eye clean Princess Cut diamond. GIA-Certified. 1.01 Carat. E Color. SI2 Clarity. Ideal cut quality. Check Current Price
How much you save: Diamonds with all the same specs except for an IF (Internally Flawless) Clarity, and from the same lab (GIA), cost around $6,900.
7. Eye clean Princess Cut diamond. GIA-Certified. 1.01 Carat. F Color. SI1 Clarity, Ideal cut quality. Check Current Price
How much you save: IF (Internally Flawless) Clarity diamonds with otherwise the same specs, and from the same lab (IGI), cost around $3,000 to $7,000.
8. Eye clean Princess Cut diamond. GIA-Certified. 1.05 Carat Princess Cut, E Color, SI1 Clarity, Ideal cut quality. Check Current Price
How much you save: Diamonds graded by the same lab (GIA) with all the same specs, except for an IF (Internally Flawless) Clarity, cost around $7,400.
9. Eye clean Cushion Cut diamond. GIA-Certified. 1.00 Carat. F Color. SI1 Clarity. Ideal cut quality. Check Current Price
How much you save: Diamonds of the same specs except for Clarity of IF (Internally Flawless), and from the same grading lab (GIA), cost around $5,700.
10. Eye clean Princess Cut diamond. IGI-Certified. 1.01 Carat. I Color. SI1 Clarity. Ideal cut quality. Check Current Price
How much you save: Diamonds with all the same specs (except for an IF Clarity grade), and from the same grading lab (IGI), cost around $3,000 to $7,000.
11. Eye clean Emerald Cut diamond. GIA-Certified. 1.00 Carat. H Color. SI1 Clarity. Ideal cut quality. Check Current Price
This is a very rare SI1-Clarity Emerald Cut diamond which is going to be eye clean. You have to SEARCH for the inclusions, even with the high-resolution, magnified, 3D images on the James Allen site. They’re light, and the only one I can easily spot (without a lot of searching) is a long, very thin, virtually invisible line. Beautiful SI1-clarity diamond.
How much you save: Emerald Cut diamonds with all the same specs, except for IF Clarity, and graded by the GIA, start at around $4,000.
12. Eye clean Round Brilliant Cut diamond. GIA-Certified. 1.01 Carat. J Color. SI1 Clarity. Excellent cut quality. Check Current Price
How much you save: Diamonds with all the same specs, except for IF Clarity, and graded by the GIA, start at around $4,900. You’re saving somewhat, but not as much as some of the other comparisons. The reason why? It’s the J Color designation. That’s getting a bit down the color scale to somewhat yellow. So, that score (the color) is lowering the price for this diamond more than the SI1 Clarity score.
How do eye clean diamonds save you money?
What clarity grades can you ignore when looking for “eye clean savings”? What clarity grades should you search in, to save money?
Keep in mind that, according to the GIA and AGS, the following clarity grades of diamonds are always eye clean:
- Flawless diamonds (clarity grade of FL)
- Internally Flawless diamonds (clarity grade of IF)
- Very, Very Slightly Included diamonds (clarity grades of VVS1 and VVS2)
- Very Slightly Included (clarity grades of VS1 and VS2)
But in contrast, Slightly Included (SI1 and SI2) diamonds may or may not be eye clean.
That’s where you find your savings: in SI1 and SI2 clarity eye-clean diamonds.
Clarity Scale for Easy Reference (and where the real savings are)
A grade of SI1 or SI2 lowers a diamond’s price. But if the flaws are invisible to the naked eye, at arm’s length, when mounted on a ring and worn on a finger (in other words, eye clean), then no one can see the flaws. They look just as good as any higher clarity grade under those conditions. So you’re saving a lot of money compared to higher clarity grades.
Consequently, that’s why all the eye clean diamonds I list on this page are either SI1 or SI2 clarity diamonds. (Everything above these in clarity grade [meaning diamonds of VS2 clarity and above] are naturally going to be eye clean, so there’s no savings to be found by finding the 4-leaf clover, so to speak.)
Enjoy using my examples of eye clean diamonds here, to choose among, or to choose your own on your own. I’ve found these rare and hidden beauties among the mountains of inventory at James Allen and sometimes other stores.
After a few minutes with page as your guide, you can:
- Reduce your amount of work in searching for eye clean diamonds on your own, if you choose
- See live, current, available-for-purchase eye clean opportunities more efficiently
- Know better how to look for eye clean diamonds on your own, if you choose to hunt for them on your own
Color Scale for Easy Reference
Disclaimer
Although I check the information on this page relentlessly, I can make mistakes, obviously. It’s just one man’s view here. One man’s dedicated efforts — which is at least most often worlds better than crowd-sourced and bot-made pages of information, for James Allen or any other retailers. Double check all specs, comparisons, information, and prices before you buy.
