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).
Actual 0.11 Carat Princess Shape Diamond Size on Hand
This article gives you an idea of how big a 0.11 carat weight princess shape stone will look when viewed on the female hand. If you search around on the web to find the actual size of a 0.11 carat weight princess shape diamond, you may notice the numbers will vary slightly - this is due to the fact that the size (2.6 mm for this 0.11 carat diamond) depends on things like cut as well. While this picture will give you some concept of how large a diamond will seem when viewed on the hand, remember that the size of the ring you choose or need may be significantly larger or smaller than the size 6 in the picture.
The size of a female hand vary a lot between women - just look around you when you're next in public - so this illustration can only show the apparent diamond size for a typical size ring. Long slender fingers will change how a diamond appears just as much as the diamond's carat weight - so look beyond just considering the 0.11 carat weight of this princess stone.
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Some of my readers are men - if this is you and you're trying to work out the right size of diamond to buy for your partner, don't forget that the stonewill usually look much larger on the hands of a woman, which are typically smaller.
