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).
Diamond Carat Size on Hand - The Most Common Diamonds - 0.5 to 0.99 Carats
When I first started looking for a diamond engagement ring, I really had no idea what size I would be willing to pay for, because quite frankly I didn't even know how big a one carat diamond looked on a woman's hand.
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That's where webpages like these ones come in very handy – they give you an idea of what a diamond of a certain carat size is going to look like one woman's hand, without you having to do it for the first time in a high-pressure sales environment.
The diamonds on this page are in the carat range from half carat to just under one carat – this is probably the most common diamond size purchased for an engagement ring. You get a stone which is a good size, without having to pay many many many thousands of dollars for it. A budget half carat stone will come in well under $1000, which is quite affordable for many people.
So browse through the pages below and see how changing the carat size affects how the diamond looks on the hand.
- What Does a 0.50 Carat Diamond Look Like on a Hand?
- 0.51 Carat Size on Hand
- 0.52 Carat Size on Hand
- Actual Diamond Sizes of a 0.53 Carat Diamond
- Actual 0.54 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- Actual Diamond Sizes of a 0.55 Carat Diamond
- 0.56 Carat Diamond Sizes on Hand
- Actual Diamond Sizes of a 0.57 Carat Diamond
- 0.58 Carat Diamond Actual Size
- Actual 0.59 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- Actual Diamond Sizes of a 0.60 Carat Diamond
- Actual 0.61 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- 0.62 Carat Diamond Sizes on Hand
- Actual Diamond Sizes on Hand of a 0.63 Carat Diamond
- 0.64 Carat Diamond Actual Size
- Actual Size of 0.65 Carat Diamond
- Actual Diamond Sizes of a 0.66 Carat Diamond
- Actual Size of 0.67 Carat Diamond
- 0.68 Carat Size on Hand
- 0.69 Carat Diamond Actual Size
- 0.70 Carat Diamond Actual Size
- 0.71 Carat Diamond Actual Size
- 0.72 Carat Size on Hand
- Actual Diamond Sizes on Hand of a 0.73 Carat Diamond
- Actual Diamond Size of a 0.74 Carat Diamond
- 0.75 Carat Diamond Actual Size
- Diamond Size on Hand of a 0.76 Carat Diamond
- What Does a 0.77 Carat Diamond Look Like on a Hand?
- Diamond Size on Hand of a 0.78 Carat Diamond
- What Does a 0.79 Carat Diamond Look Like on a Hand?
- 0.80 Carat Diamond Sizes on Hand
- 0.81 Carat Diamond Actual Size
- 0.82 Carat Diamond Sizes on Hand
- Actual Diamond Sizes of a 0.83 Carat Diamond
- Actual Diamond Sizes of a 0.84 Carat Diamond
- 0.85 Carat Diamond Sizes on Hand
- 0.86 Carat Diamond Actual Size
- 0.87 Carat Diamond Actual Size
- 0.88 Carat Actual Size
- 0.89 Carat Diamond Sizes on Hand
- 0.90 Carat Diamond Actual Size
- 0.91 Carat Diamond Sizes on Hand
- 0.92 Carat Diamond Sizes on Hand
- Actual 0.93 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- Actual 0.94 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- 0.95 Carat Actual Size
- Actual Size of 0.96 Carat Diamond
- Actual 0.97 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- Actual Diamond Size of a 0.98 Carat Diamond
- 0.99 Carat Actual Size