Quick and Easy Buying Guide

Carat weight: 1 carat = 200 milligrams = 6.5 mm diameter. Doubling weight doesn't double diameter.

Diamond clarity: FL/IF/VVS/VS = super expensive, near perfect. SI = best value if you can check a photo for obvious inclusions (defects).

 

Color: D-G = colorless, expensive, only if you have money to burn. H-J = best value. Can go lower in gold metal settings than white metal.

Cut: Better cut ratings let more light into a diamond, making it sparkle more. Very important property, don't skimp here.

Set a budget and minimum cut (Premium). Go J color for gold and I/H for white metals. Go searching for SI1/SI2 clarity diamonds at James Allen. Pick a diamond with small/no inclusions. Choose a ring setting and buy it risk-free (60-day returns).

$7110 Gets You This 1.06 Carat F Color SI1 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond

To the new shopper, combining F color and SI1 clarity may seem a little bit odd - but once you shop around a bit, you'll be reassured that this combination provides great opportunities for saving money.

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Put this 1.06 carat size in the right reference frame when you consider your buying choices - there are going to be other stones of about the same size that might provide more with regards to their price and characteristics. The chance in color between any neighbouring colors from the D-E-F color range can only be detected in a specialist laboratory environment, meaning this F color diamond is indistinguishable from diamonds rated only one color grade differently.

If you're unsure from the photo of this SI1 clarity diamond whether the diamond is eye-clean, you can ask a James Allen sales rep and asking them to personally assess the diamond for you - they will give you an honest answer. For $7110, you should be getting a nice stone; ensure that you are harsh in your judgement as you look at this stone. While not quite as perfect a cut as Hearts & Arrows, the Ideal cut of this diamond results in it being significantly cheaper, because you're not forking out money for a "perfectly" cut diamond.

Girdle thickness (for this diamond the girdle is "Thin to medium") can play an important role in the apparent size of the diamond, as is explained in my girdle thickness article.

Shape: Round

Carat weight: 1.06

Cut: Ideal

Color: F

Clarity: SI1

Price: $7110

Certificate: AGS

Depth: 61.4%

Table: 54.8%

Polish: Ideal

Symmetry: Ideal

Girdle: Thin to medium

Culet: Pointed

Fluorescence: None

Measurements: 6.56*6.59*4.04

Item number: 1338297

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