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).

1.60 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 be reassured that this is where great bargains can be found due to the lower clarity rating.

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By reducing the carat weight of this diamond (1.60 carats), you may be able to save a substantial amount of money that will go towards other expenses. Throwing $13460 towards a diamond nets you a well above average diamond, such as this diamond. Just be sure that you and your partner are happy spending this amount of money on a diamond.

Many different companies will offer an Ideal cut rating of diamond, and these diamonds are almost always (as is the case here) perfect in terms of proportions and the overall shape. SI stands for Slightly Included, which means this SI1 stone has inclusions which are certainly visible at a zoom level of ten times and possibly to the naked eye, but which offer the potential for bargains if they are not.

F color diamonds are known as the colorless diamonds, amongst the purest white diamonds available for sale. The Girdle Thickness for this diamond is "Medium to slightly thick" - I suggest consulting my piece on diamond girdles if you want to find out more about how girdle thickness can play an important role.

It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. Mahatma Gandhi.

Shape: Round

Carat weight: 1.6

Cut: Ideal

Color: F

Clarity: SI1

Price: $13460

Certificate: GIA

Depth: 61.8%

Table: 56.0%

Polish: Excellent

Symmetry: Excellent

Girdle: Medium to slightly thick

Culet: None

Fluorescence: None

Measurements: 7.49*7.51*4.63

Item number: 1349479

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