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).
This 0.40 Carat G Color VS1 Clarity Premium Cut Round Cut Diamond for Sale
You should factor in you're going to pay more for this nearly colorless diamond than for a budget color diamond, and also to pay to get the VS1 clarity rating which is quite a bit more expensive than SI1 clarity.
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 0.4 Cut: Premium Color: G Clarity: VS1 Price: $780 Certificate: GIA Depth: 62.3% Table: 58.0% Polish: Very Good Symmetry: Good Culet: None Fluorescence: None Measurements: 4.67*4.73*2.93 Item number: 1341077 |
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A G color diamond like this one is a good option balancing extreme white pureness and budgetary considerations. If you have got some dollars to spend but do not wish to splurge unnecessarily, this is a sensible color range to do your searching within. No diamond girdle listed for this diamond, this might be because it has a "knife-edge" girdle in that it has no real girdle at all. Remember to have a look at neighbouring carat sizes around the 0.40 carat size of this diamond, to see if any options regarding other diamond properties may become available.
Spending only $780 on the diamond, one can save more cash to put towards other expenses such as the wedding. The Premium cut grading of this diamond provides a good balance between cut rating and diamond price. If you are a careful online purchaser, then this VS1 clarity diamond is relatively safe bet, because it is unlikely to have any inclusions that can be seen by the naked eye.
Wit must be foiled by wit, cut a diamond with a diamond. William Congreve .