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).
1.15 Carat Diamond Size on Hand
This article gives an illustrated example presenting the actual size of a 1.15 carat diamond when set in a ring and put on a typical woman's hand. I've used the average engagement ring size, a size six, for the illustration; this ring size has an internal diameter of 16.5 mm or 0.65 inches.
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The hand of the woman shown in the picture has long and thin fingers - your fingers may or may not be similar - if your fingers are differently shaped, be aware that the ring you buy may present quite differently on your finger.
Compare the size of the woman's hand and the man's hand in the image - it's obvious that the woman's hand is significantly smaller and more petite (which is usually the case), so the diamond looks to be larger on her hand than it would appear to be on his.
Go searching for diamonds this size at James Allen by clicking on the banner below and dragging the carat slider to the appropriate setting:
