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).
Take a look at: 0.49 Carat F Color SI1 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond
No need to go up to an IF clarity rating - the SI1 clarity for this stone is plenty sufficient, ASSUMING that the diamond presents as eye-clean, which can be determined from the diamond image.
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Spending only $1020 on the diamond, you will be able to save more cash to put towards other expenses such as the wedding. The size of this diamond is 0.49 carats - be sure to look for the other diamonds for sale with that same 0.49 weight that might have a better combinations of properties and price. This diamond's girdle ("Thin to medium") has an effect on the overall diamond, and should not be neglected entirely.
SI stands for Slightly Included, which means that this SI1 stone contains inclusions that are certainly visible at a zoom level of ten times and possibly to the naked eye, but which provide the potential for bargains if they're not.
This diamond's Ideal cut rating indicates it has excellent proportions and very good or better symmetry and polish ratings. The chance in color between any adjacent colors in the D-E-F color range is only detectable in a lab, meaning this F color diamond is not distinguishable from diamonds rated only one color grade differently.
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 0.49 Cut: Ideal Color: F Clarity: SI1 Price: $1020 Certificate: AGS Depth: 60.8% Table: 55.0% Polish: Ideal Symmetry: Ideal Girdle: Thin to medium Culet: None Fluorescence: None Measurements: 5.14*5.16*3.13 Item number: 1350134 |
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