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).

The Search is Over: 1.12 Carat F Color SI1 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond

There isn't any real reason for going up to an IF clarity rating - the SI1 clarity of this stone is enough, but be sure that the diamond looks eye-clean; this can be determined using the diamond image.

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Whether we fall by ambition, blood, or lust, like diamonds we are cut with our own dust. John Webster .

If you can see the diamond in the flesh or see high quality photos of the diamond (like the one for this SI1 clarity diamond), this is where bargains can be had - finding an SI1 or SI2 stone which is "eye clean" is a rewarding experience that translates to less dollars spent. This diamond's Ideal cut rating indicates it has very good proportions and very good or better symmetry and polish characteristics. In analyzing the $7600 cost for this diamond, put in some thought into whether any of the property qualities are excessive for your needs. If you look at this 1.12 carat stone and immediately say, "that carat size is too small", consider whether you can compromise by reducing other properties such as color or cut so you can go for a bigger diamond. F color diamonds are known as colorless diamonds, being some of the purest white diamonds you can get.

The girdle of this diamond ("Thin to medium") will have an influence on the diamond, and should not be neglected entirely.

Shape: Round

Carat weight: 1.12

Cut: Ideal

Color: F

Clarity: SI1

Price: $7600

Certificate: AGS

Depth: 60.5%

Table: 55.9%

Polish: Ideal

Symmetry: Ideal

Girdle: Thin to medium

Culet: Pointed

Fluorescence: None

Measurements: 6.76*6.78*4.10

Item number: 1338298

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