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).
$3140 Gets One This 0.72 Carat F Color VS2 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond
Although G color diamonds are sometimes classified as near colorless diamonds, F color diamonds are always deemed to be in the pure white diamond group.
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 0.72 Cut: Ideal Color: F Clarity: VS2 Price: $3140 Certificate: AGS Depth: 61.8% Table: 54.8% Polish: Ideal Symmetry: Ideal Girdle: Thin to medium Culet: Pointed Fluorescence: None Measurements: 5.76*5.78*3.57 Item number: 1338353 |
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Several diamond sellers will provide an Ideal cut rating of diamond, and these diamonds are usually (as is the case here) perfect with respect to proportions and the general shape. $3140 will get you a decent quality and size stone, such as this diamond. To the unassisted human eye, this F color diamond by itself appears completely white and pure - there isn't a way to detect traces of color in it utilizing only the human eye without nearby diamonds, or to identify the differences between it and others within the colorless range. This diamond's girdle is "Thin to medium", which can have a impact on the shine and apparently width of a diamond, as written about in my diamond girdle article. If you are a careful online buyer, then this VS2 clarity diamond is relatively safe bet, since the chances are low of it having any inclusions that are visible to the naked eye.
Make sure to cast a glance over nearby carat sizes around the 0.72 carat size of this diamond, because in doing so your choices regarding other diamond properties might become available.