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).

$1280 Gets One This 0.58 Carat H Color SI1 Clarity Hearts & Arrows Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond

Most likely you've been searching for SI1 clarity diamonds: odds are this diamond is not the first one you've looked at in your search to find an eye-clean diamond - your perseverance will pay off!

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Shape: Round

Carat weight: 0.57

Cut: Hearts & Arrows Ideal

Color: H

Clarity: SI1

Price: $1280

Certificate: AGS

Depth: 61.0%

Table: 55.9%

Polish: Ideal

Symmetry: Ideal

Girdle: Thin to slightly thick

Culet: None

Fluorescence: Negligible

Measurements: 5.37*5.42*3.29

Item number: 1346508

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The size of this diamond is 0.57 carats - be sure to check out the other diamonds for sale with that same 0.57 weight that may have a more desirable combination of properties and price. Spending only $1280 on the diamond, you will be able to save more cash to use for other costs such as the wedding. The H color of this diamond offers value for your dollar, since it is not a member of the expensive premium color grades D-F. The SI clarity range (which this SI1 clarity diamond is included in) is the happy hunting ground for diamond bargain hunters. Look for a diamond that appears "clean" to the naked eye, either by going over the diamond in person, or by checking out an online high resolution photo showing the stone.

Don't neglect diamond characteristics beside the four Cs, such as girdle thickness - which can be important for reasons discussed in my girdle thickness article. The Hearts & Arrows cut of this diamond places it in the upper 1% of diamonds on the marketplace at the moment in terms of cut rating. This cut is the highest cut sold by James Allen and ensures the highest diamond sparkle.