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 2.95 Carat Princess Shape Diamond Size on Hand

The picture shown on this webpage illustrates the approximate width of a 2.95 carat weight princess shape diamond on the thing that will ultimately be important - a female hand. When searching on the web for princess shape diamond sizes, you may notice the numbers will vary slightly - this is due to the fact that the size (24.2 mm for this 2.95 carat diamond) depends on things like cut as well. The picture in this page shows an L 1/2 ring size, which is typical or perhaps on the small side of typical for a female ring.

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The size of a woman's hand can vary hugely - being in public is evidence enough - so this illustration can only provide the apparent diamond size for a typical size ring. Fingers can vary in terms of their apparent width and breadth, which should factor in to your decision about what shape and size of diamond to get.