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).
1.16 Carat H Color SI1 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond
A small select group of people will care what this H color SI1 diamond looks like in terms of clarity using a scope, but for most people what matters is whether it will appear "clean" to the naked eye.
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Don't ignore diamond characteristics beside the four Cs, such as girdle thickness - which can be important due to reasons discussed in the article on girdles on this website. Although not quite as perfect a cut as Hearts & Arrows, the Ideal cut of this particular diamond results in it being significantly cheaper, because you're not paying a premium for a "perfectly" cut diamond.
Make sure to have a look at nearby carat sizes around the 1.15 carat weight of this diamond, to see if any options regarding other diamond properties can open up. This H color diamond is a whiter stone than the bottom normal color gradings of J and below, which means it's a a balance-point between money considerations and quality, allowing you to get more in the other Cs of diamonds for example cut rating. Spending $6180 on a diamond gets one a well above average diamond, like this one. A tip: sanity check that you're happy spending this amount of money on a diamond. SI stands for Slightly Included, which means that this SI1 stone contains inclusions that are definitely visible at 10 x magnification and possibly to the naked eye, but which offer the potential for bargains if they're not.
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 1.15 Cut: Ideal Color: H Clarity: SI1 Price: $6180 Certificate: GIA Depth: 62.5% Table: 53.0% Polish: Very Good Symmetry: Very Good Girdle: Medium to slightly thick Culet: None Fluorescence: None Measurements: 6.73*6.77*4.22 Item number: 1311841 |
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