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).
0.77 Carat H Color SI1 Clarity Premium Cut Round Cut Diamond
This SI1 clarity diamond's H color ensures it is a good choice for a limited budget; this is even more relevant for a yellow gold setting.
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This diamond's $2060 cost is a major chunk of money for most people, but the tradeoff is a superior stone than if you were to only spend a few hundred bucks. The Premium cut grading of this diamond provides a good compromise between cut rating and diamond price. If you are not certain from the photo of the SI1 clarity diamond on this page whether the diamond is eye-clean, you can ask a James Allen sales rep and asking them to specially examine the diamond and get back to you - they will give you an honest answer.
If you eyeball this 0.77 carat stone and think to yourself, "that stone is too small", think about whether it's possible to compromise by reducing other properties such as clarity so you can go for a bigger diamond. There is no girdle property listed for this diamond - a diamond may have no girdle, known as a knife-edge girdle.
This H color diamond is less colored than the bottom normal color ratings of J and below; it's a great compromise between quality and budget, allowing you to get more in the other Cs of diamonds for example cut rating.
There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa. William Makepeace Thackeray .
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 0.77 Cut: Premium Color: H Clarity: SI1 Price: $2060 Certificate: GIA Depth: 64.2% Table: 56.0% Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Excellent Culet: Fluorescence: Faint Measurements: 5.76*5.79*3.71 Item number: 1346135 |
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