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).
Found today: this 0.33 Carat F Color SI1 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond
The high magnification photo provided for this F color SI1 clarity diamond ensures you're able to check it out before buying, and importantly will help you to determine whether it will look eye-clean in person or not.
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 0.33 Cut: Ideal Color: F Clarity: SI1 Price: $630 Certificate: AGS Depth: 61.5% Table: 55.1% Polish: Ideal Symmetry: Ideal Girdle: Thin to medium Culet: Pointed Fluorescence: None Measurements: 4.46*4.48*2.75 Item number: 1339435 |
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The Girdle Thickness for this diamond is "Thin to medium" - I suggest consulting my article on diamond girdles if you are interested in finding out more about how girdle thickness can be important. This SI1 clarity diamond represents potential great value, with the proviso it is eye clean. You can go over the high resolution photo in detail to work out if the diamond presents well from above, which;this is where the diamond will primarly be seen from.
If you are checking out this diamond and thinking to yourself that you want to improve other characteristics of the diamond which don't affect size, you may wish to reduce the 0.33 carat weight for this diamond to achieve that end.
F color diamonds are known as colorless diamonds, amongst the purest white diamonds available for sale. This diamond's ticket price of $630 puts it firmly a member of the least expensive group of stones which are considered for an engagement ring setting.
Although not quite as perfect a cut as Hearts & Arrows, the Ideal cut of this diamond means it is significantly cheaper, because you're not paying a premium for a "perfectly" cut diamond.