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).

1.83 Carat H Color SI1 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond

The differentiating factor between this diamond being a relatively worthless diamond and it being a cheap awesome bargain is determined by whether it looks clean to the naked eye.

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Pay attention to this diamond's girdle characteristic - "Thin to slightly thick" - if you're unsure about girdles, go have a read of my girdle thickness article. Make sure to cast a glance over nearby carat sizes around the 1.83 carat weight of this diamond, because in doing so your choices regarding other diamond properties might become available. This H color diamond is less colored than the lowest normal color ratings of J and below, which means it's a a balance-point between money considerations and quality, enabling one to get more in the other Cs of diamonds for example cut rating. This SI1 clarity diamond represents potential great value, with the proviso it is eye clean. You can go over the high resolution photo closely to work out whether the diamond presents well from above, which;this is where it will primarly be viewed from. For $14110, if you've done your shopping properly you should have a nice stone; ensure that you are plenty critical as you look at this diamond.

Several diamond sellers will provide an Ideal cut diamond cut grading, and these diamonds are almost always (as is the situation here) perfect in terms of proportions and the overall shape.

Shape: Round

Carat weight: 1.83

Cut: Ideal

Color: H

Clarity: SI1

Price: $14110

Certificate: GIA

Depth: 62.1%

Table: 57.0%

Polish: Very Good

Symmetry: Very Good

Girdle: Thin to slightly thick

Culet: None

Fluorescence: None

Measurements: 7.79*7.86*4.86

Item number: 1337049

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