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 Size of 0.44 Carat Princess Shape Diamond
The picture shown on this webpage illustrates the ballpark width of a 0.44 carat weight princess shape diamond on the hand of a woman. If you search around on the web to find the actual size of a 0.44 carat weight princess shape diamond, you may pick up that the numbers are slightly different across different sites - this is due to the fact that the size (4.6 mm for this 0.44 carat diamond) can depend on the cut, not just the carat weight.
In order to provide you more of an idea of what the picture is showing, the ring shown is a US size 6, which is the same as an L 1/2 ring size in Britain or Australia.
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Photos can sometimes be a little dependent on the viewer - I've tried to make this one as clear as possible, but remember seeing the stone in the flesh will give you a very different impression of size to examining it on the internet. The apparent size for this 0.44 carat weight princess diamond will be affected not only by the carat weight but also on the length to width ratio of the finger the diamond ends up on.
Don't stress if diamonds and the costs are making you worry - because the diamond will appear larger on her hand, you may not need to spend as much to get your desired effect.
