Which term describes diamonds that can be repolished to improve their clarity to VVS1 or VVS2 grade?

Which term describes diamonds that can be repolished to improve their clarity to VVS1 or VVS2 grade?

• A. IntGr
• B. Inclusion
• C. Igneous
• D. Improvables

Answer: (D)

Improvables describe diamonds whose clarity can be boosted by repolishing to remove or reduce near-surface features that affect how clean the stone looks. When a diamond has inclusions or blemishes that lie in positions or depths that repolishing can safely remove, the overall clarity grade can rise—potentially to very high levels like VVS1 or VVS2. The idea is that the stone has removable imperfections; after polishing, the inclusions become less visible under magnification. The other terms don’t fit this concept: an inclusion is the flaw itself, not the potential to improve it; igneous refers to a rock type, not diamond clarity; and IntGr isn’t a standard term used to describe this kind of improvement.

Improvables describe diamonds whose clarity can be boosted by repolishing to remove or reduce near-surface features that affect how clean the stone looks. When a diamond has inclusions or blemishes that lie in positions or depths that repolishing can safely remove, the overall clarity grade can rise—potentially to very high levels like VVS1 or VVS2. The idea is that the stone has removable imperfections; after polishing, the inclusions become less visible under magnification.

The other terms don’t fit this concept: an inclusion is the flaw itself, not the potential to improve it; igneous refers to a rock type, not diamond clarity; and IntGr isn’t a standard term used to describe this kind of improvement.