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).
1.73 Carats on the Menu Tonight - 1.73 Carat F Color SI1 Clarity Premium Cut Round Cut Diamond
To make sure you don't waste the expensive F color rating of this diamond, look to get the best diamond cut quality possible, in order to maximize the appearance and shine of this diamond.
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 1.73 Cut: Premium Color: F Clarity: SI1 Price: $17330 Certificate: GIA Depth: 61.8% Table: 59.0% Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Excellent Culet: None Fluorescence: None Measurements: 7.64*7.70*4.74 Item number: 1306917 |
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If you can see the diamond in person or see zoomed in photos of the diamond (like the photo for this SI1 clarity diamond), this is where the most valuable deals are to be found - identifying an SI1 or SI2 stone that is "eye clean" is a fulfilling experience that pays off in terms of money saved. The Premium cut grading for this diamond is a compromise between cut rating and diamond price.
Spending $17330 towards a diamond nets one a diamond well above the cut, like this one. A tip: sanity check that you're happy spending the money.
Think about whether you are really set on the 1.73 carat weight that this diamond is - perhaps you are able to extend a bit more for a slightly larger rock. To the naked eye, this F color diamond standing alone appears completely white and pure - there isn't a method to detect any color in the diamond utilizing just the naked eye and no other nearby diamonds, or to differentiate it from others within the colorless range. There is no girdle property listed for this diamond - it is possible for a diamond to have no girdle, making it a knife-edge girdle.