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: This 1.22 Carat F Color SI1 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond

To avoid nullifying the beautiful appearance of this colorless F diamond, search for the best cut of diamond possible, in order to maximize the appearance and shine of this diamond.

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Shape: Round

Carat weight: 1.22

Cut: Ideal

Color: F

Clarity: SI1

Price: $8350

Certificate: GIA

Depth: 60.1%

Table: 58.0%

Polish: Excellent

Symmetry: Excellent

Girdle: Medium to slightly thick

Culet: None

Fluorescence: None

Measurements: 6.92*6.96*4.17

Item number: 1339586

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Don't open your diamonds in a vegetable market. Tie them in bundle and keep them in your heart, and go your own way. Kabir .

For $8350, if you've done your shopping properly you should have a nice stone; ensure that you are harsh in your judgement when you're looking at this stone. If you are not certain from the photo of this SI1 clarity diamond whether the diamond is eye-clean, try contacting a James Allen sales rep and requesting them to specially examine the diamond and get back to you - they will give you an honest answer. To the naked eye, this F color diamond by itself appears pure white - there is no method to detect traces of color in it using only the naked eye and no other nearby diamonds, or to identify the differences between it and others within the colorless range.

This diamond's Ideal cut rating indicates it has excellent proportions and very good or better symmetry and polish characteristics. The girdle of this diamond ("Medium to slightly thick") will have an effect on the diamond; don't ignore it completely.

Through decreasing the size of this diamond (1.22 carats), it's possible you might save a few dollars which will go towards other expenses.