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).
Picked for You: 1.53 Carat F Color VS2 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond
The coupling of VS2 clarity and F color in this diamond guarantees that you're getting a diamond that appears clean to the naked eye, even without needing to look at it, as well as a white diamond with no traces of color.
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This diamond's girdle is "Slightly thick, faceted", which plays a role in the size and sparkle of a diamond, as explained in my diamond girdle article. VS means Very Slightly Included - this VS2 clarity diamond has some smaller inclusions that might or might not be visible at 10x magnification, but almost never visible using just the naked eye - but it can occur on the odd occasion. This diamond's Ideal cut rating indicates it has excellent proportions and very good or better polish and symmetry characteristics. For $17200, you should be getting a nice stone, so make sure you're plenty critical as you look at this stone.
Place this 1.53 carat weight in the right reference frame when you consider your purchasing choices - there are for sure other stones of about the same size which might offer more in terms of their price and properties. F color diamonds are known as the colorless diamonds, being some of the purest white diamonds you can get.
Diamonds are a girl's best friend and a man's worst enemy. Unknown Author .
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 1.53 Cut: Ideal Color: F Clarity: VS2 Price: $17200 Certificate: GIA Depth: 61.7% Table: 59.0% Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Excellent Girdle: Slightly thick, faceted Culet: None Fluorescence: Faint Measurements: 7.38*7.34*4.54 Item number: 1244562 |
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