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).
$2810 Gets You This 0.74 Carat F Color SI1 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond
For first time buyers, combining F color and SI1 clarity can be a confusing choice - but once you shop around a bit, you'll realize that this combination provides great opportunities for saving money.
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 0.74 Cut: Ideal Color: F Clarity: SI1 Price: $2810 Certificate: AGS Depth: 61.2% Table: 55.4% Polish: Ideal Symmetry: Ideal Girdle: Thin to slightly thick Culet: Pointed Fluorescence: None Measurements: 5.82*5.86*3.57 Item number: 1343206 |
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At a pricetag of $2810, this diamond sits firmly within the normal range of diamonds used for diamond engagement rings. The SI clarity group of diamonds (which this SI1 clarity diamond is part of) is the happy hunting ground for diamond bargain hunters. Look for a diamond that appears "clean" to the naked eye, either by examining the diamond in the flesh, or by checking out an online high resolution photo of the diamond.
To get some additional pointers on the "Thin to slightly thick" girdle for this diamond, have a read of the article I wrote on girdle thickness. F color diamonds are usually described as colorless diamonds, being some of the purest white diamonds you can get.
Many different companies will offer an Ideal cut rating of diamond, and these diamonds are almost always (as is the situation here) perfect with respect to proportions and the general shape. The size of this stone is 0.74 carats - be sure to check out the other diamonds for sale with a similar 0.74 weight that might have a better combinations of properties and price.