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).
Princess Shape, 0.46 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
Carat weight doesn't mean much until you witness it in context - this page provides a human hand as "context" for the apparent size of a 0.46 carat size diamond with a princess shape. The precise size of a 0.46 carat size princess shape diamond depends on other factors such as cut, but is usually in the ballpark of around 4.7 mm along one of the straight edges of the diamond. In order to provide you more of an idea of what's in this image, the ring pictured is a US size 6, which is equivalent to an L 1/2 ring size in places like Australia or Britain.
You'll become more knowledgeable looking at diamond sizes online such as this 0.46 carat weight princess shape diamond, but nothing beats seeing it in person.
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Long slender fingers will change how a diamond appears just as much as the diamond's carat weight - so look beyond just considering the 0.46 carat weight of this princess stone. Some of my readers are men - if this is you and you're trying to work out the appropriate diamond size to buy for your partner, don't forget that the diamond will invariably look much larger on the hands of a woman, which are typically smaller.
