Do I actually need a VVS1 Diamond?
Not always.
Clarity is one of the easiest places to overpay. Buyers often chase VVS because it is a verified grade. However, a clarity grade doesn't tell you the whole story.
Two VS2 diamonds can look completely different, let me tell you why. One can be beautifully eye-clean. Another can have an inclusion sitting directly beneath the table.
What matters is what the inclusion is, where it sits, how visible it is, and whether it affects durability.
That's why I don't buy diamonds from the certificate alone, they need to be reviewed through my eye. I look at the stone, loupe, eye, light, setting, and then consider the where it sits on the market.
For collector and investment-grade stones, clarity is only one part of the equation, alongside color, cut, size, provenance, and rarity.
Sometimes the right diamond is VVS, and frankly sometimes it's a VVS1 with nothing to hide.
The objective isn't to buy the highest grade. It's to buy the right stone from the right person.
That's the standard at SLIMMS.
Disclaimer: “Investment-grade” describes characteristics considered desirable in the high-value diamond market and does not guarantee appreciation, liquidity, or future returns.llector and investment-grade stones, clarity is only one part of the equation, alongside color, cut, size, provenance, and rarity.