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 Evening's Find: A 0.70 Carat G Color SI1 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond
An important thing to do when buying an SI1 clarity diamond like this diamond is to carefully examine the photo to check whether there will be any eye-visible inclusions.
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A stone that has no girdle is called a "knife-edge" girdle diamond; this lack of a girdle alters the shape of the diamond. The G color of this diamond offers value for your dollar, as it is not one of the expensive premium color grades D-F. Many different companies will provide an Ideal cut diamond cut grading, and these diamonds are almost always (as is the case here) perfect with respect to proportions and the overall shape. SI stands for Slightly Included, which means this SI1 stone contains inclusions that are definitely visible at 10 x magnification and possibly to the naked eye, but which provide the potential for bargains if they are not.
$2280 will typically get you a decent quality and size stone, including this particular one. If you look at this 0.70 carat stone and immediately say, "that stone is too small", think about whether it's possible to compromise by reducing another property, for example color or cut so you can get for a bigger diamond.
The story of Harold Ross, the New Yorker and me is a mere footnote to the story of our time, and we might as well face the truth that to researchers of the future, poking about among the ruins of time, we shall all be tiny glitters. But then, so are diamonds. James Thurber .
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 0.7 Cut: Ideal Color: G Clarity: SI1 Price: $2280 Certificate: GIA Depth: 62.0% Table: 56.0% Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Very Good Culet: None Fluorescence: Medium blue Measurements: 5.67*5.75*3.54 Item number: 1342441 |
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