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).
1.16 Carat F Color SI1 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond
For first time buyers, combining F color and SI1 clarity can be a confusing choice - but once you shop around a bit, you'll realize that this is where great bargains can be found due to the lower clarity rating.
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 1.15 Cut: Ideal Color: F Clarity: SI1 Price: $7350 Certificate: GIA Depth: 62.5% Table: 57.0% Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Excellent Girdle: Medium to slightly thick Culet: None Fluorescence: None Measurements: 6.69*6.72*4.19 Item number: 1344967 |
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Weighing up the $7350 price for this diamond, make sure you consider whether any of the property qualities are excessive for your needs. If you are a little hesitant from the photo of this SI1 clarity diamond whether the diamond is eye-clean, try contacting a James Allen representative and asking them to specially examine the diamond and get back to you - they will give you an honest answer. Many different diamond sellers will provide an Ideal cut diamond cut grading, and these diamonds are almost always (as is the case here) perfect in terms of proportions and the general shape.
The chance in color between any neighbouring colors from the D-E-F range can only be detected in a specialist laboratory environment, meaning this F color diamond is not distinguishable from diamonds rated one color either side of it. This diamond's girdle ("Medium to slightly thick") has an effect on the overall diamond; don't ignore it completely.
Place this 1.15 carat size in perspective when you consider your diamond options - there are going to be other stones of about the same size that could provide more in terms of their price and characteristics.