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).
1.52 Carat H Color SI1 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond
A tiny percentage of buyers will fret about 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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Shape: Round Carat weight: 1.52 Cut: Ideal Color: H Clarity: SI1 Price: $10440 Certificate: GIA Depth: 61.0% Table: 59.0% Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Excellent Girdle: Medium to slightly thick Culet: None Fluorescence: None Measurements: 7.38*7.42*4.52 Item number: 1311222 |
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An untrained eye won't see the color in this H color diamond, except if the stone is compared side by side with a diamond with say a D color rating (for multistone rings this is important). Make sure to have a look at neighbouring carat sizes around the 1.52 carat size of this diamond, to see if any options regarding other diamond properties can become available. Spending $10440 on a stone gets one a diamond well above the cut, like this one. A tip: sanity check that you're happy spending the money. If you are unsure from the photo of the SI1 clarity diamond on this page whether the diamond is eye-clean, you can ask a James Allen sales rep and requesting them to personally examine the diamond and get back to you - the staff member will give you an honest answer.
Many different companies will provide an Ideal cut diamond cut grading, and these diamonds are almost always (as is the case here) perfect in terms of proportions and the overall shape. Girdle thickness (for this diamond the girdle is "Medium to slightly thick") can have an important role in the apparent size of the diamond, as is explained in my article about girdle thickness.