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).
Selected for You: 1.08 Carat F Color SI1 Clarity Premium Cut Round Cut Diamond
To make sure you don't waste the expensive F color rating of this diamond, search for the most highly rated diamond cut quality possible; this will complement the F color nicely.
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 1.08 Cut: Premium Color: F Clarity: SI1 Price: $6040 Certificate: GIA Depth: 62.8% Table: 57.0% Polish: Very Good Symmetry: Excellent Girdle: Medium to thick, faceted Culet: None Fluorescence: None Measurements: 6.56*6.54*4.11 Item number: 1317663 |
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For $6040, you should be getting a nice stone; ensure that you are plenty critical as you look at this stone. The Premium cut rating for this diamond is a balance between cut quality and diamond cost. F color diamonds are usually described as the colorless diamonds, being some of the purest white diamonds you can get. Girdle thickness (for this diamond the girdle is "Medium to thick, faceted") can play an significant role in the apparent size of the diamond, as is explained in my article about girdle thickness.
Place this 1.08 carat weight in the right reference frame as you weigh up your purchasing choices - there are for sure other stones in the same size range which could provide more in terms of their cost and properties. This SI1 clarity diamond represents potential great value, providing it is eye clean. Try examining the high resolution photo in detail to check whether the diamond presents well from above, which;this is where it will mostly be viewed from.
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond. Mae West .