Yes, if you want a stone that stays clean to the eye for life without paying for grades you cannot see. D is the top of the color scale and VVS2 is the point where clarity stops being visible, and as of August 2026 that pairing costs a measurable premium over the common retail grades. Here are the numbers, and where the money stops making sense.
What does D color and VVS2 clarity cost compared with the common grades?
Loose lab-grown diamonds, Ideal cut or better with Excellent polish and symmetry, at a major online diamond retailer, August 2026:
| Size and shape | D color, VVS2 | F to G color, VS2 | Premium for the top grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 carat round | about $1,850 | about $1,330 | +39% |
| 2 carat oval | about $2,620 | about $1,590 | +65% |
| 2 carat emerald cut | about $2,390 | about $1,520 | +57% |
| 3 carat round | about $4,560 | about $2,320 | +97% |
Those are stone-only prices. A complete Beylora ring, stone and setting together, runs $1,800 to $3,200 at 2 carats and $2,500 to $3,900 at 3 carats in 14k gold, with every center stone at D color and VVS2 or better, as of August 2026.
Can you see the difference between D and F color?
Side by side on a white card, a trained eye can sometimes tell D from F. Set in a ring and worn, almost no one can. What D buys you is certainty: there is no higher color grade, so it is the one grade that never needs a caveat. The common retail standard is F or G, which is why most rings are sold there.
Can you see the difference between VVS2 and VS2?
VVS2 means a trained grader needs ten times magnification to find anything at all. VS2 means the inclusions are still small but can sometimes be found with the eye, depending on where they sit, and on a step cut like an emerald they are easier to spot. VVS2 is where a clarity grade stops being a gamble on the specific stone.
When is it not worth paying for?
Above VVS2. The two grades above it, VVS1 and Internally Flawless, look identical to the eye and sell for roughly twice the price at 2 carats. That is the step almost nobody should pay for, and it is the reason Beylora sets the floor at VVS2 rather than chasing Flawless.
Every Beylora center stone is a lab-grown diamond graded D color and VVS2 or better, with the IGI report number verified before it is set. What a 2 carat ring should cost, or see the rings.