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).
Diamond Carat Size on Hand - The Small Diamonds - 0.05 to 0.49 Carats
You’ll be surprised by how significant these small diamonds look on a hand, especially on the female hand. If you’re set on getting a diamond rather than a semi-precious gemstone, but don’t have a lot of money to spend, you’ll probably be looking in this range. One of the things people always want to know is whether it’s worth getting a diamond that is “so small” – the answer to that is unequivocally “yes!”
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The links below go to individual pages that show the size of a diamond of a certain carat weight on a typical female hand – this should give you an idea of what the diamond will look like. You can go between pages and compare how much of a difference going up in carat size makes – it may not be as much as you thought! The pages are organized in order of increasing diamond size.
- 0.05 Carat Actual Size
- Actual Diamond Size of a 0.06 Carat Diamond
- 0.07 Carat Actual Size
- 0.08 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- Actual 0.09 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- 0.10 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- Actual 0.11 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- Actual Diamond Sizes on Hand of a 0.12 Carat Diamond
- What Does a 0.13 Carat Diamond Look Like on a Hand?
- Actual Size of 0.14 Carat Diamond
- 0.15 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- 0.16 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- Actual 0.17 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- 0.18 Carat Size on Hand
- 0.19 Carat Diamond Actual Size
- 0.20 Carat Size on Hand
- Actual Diamond Size of a 0.21 Carat Diamond
- Actual Size of 0.22 Carat Diamond
- Actual Size of 0.23 Carat Diamond
- What Does a 0.24 Carat Diamond Look Like on a Hand?
- 0.25 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- 0.26 Carat Diamond Actual Size
- 0.27 Carat Diamond Sizes on Hand
- 0.28 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- 0.29 Carat Size on Hand
- 0.30 Carat Actual Size
- 0.31 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- 0.32 Carat Diamond Actual Size
- Actual 0.33 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- 0.34 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- Diamond Size on Hand of a 0.35 Carat Diamond
- Diamond Size on Hand of a 0.36 Carat Diamond
- Actual Diamond Sizes of a 0.37 Carat Diamond
- Diamond Size on Hand of a 0.38 Carat Diamond
- Actual Diamond Sizes of a 0.39 Carat Diamond
- Actual Size of 0.40 Carat Diamond
- What Does a 0.41 Carat Diamond Look Like on a Hand?
- Diamond Size on Hand of a 0.42 Carat Diamond
- Actual Size of 0.43 Carat Diamond
- Actual Diamond Size of a 0.44 Carat Diamond
- Actual 0.45 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- Actual Size of 0.46 Carat Diamond
- Actual Size of 0.47 Carat Diamond
- 0.48 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
- 0.49 Carat Diamond Sizes on Hand