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).
0.35 Carat Princess Shape Size on Hand
The photo on this webpage illustrates the ballpark size of a 0.35 carat weight princess shape diamond on the hand of a woman. The precise size of a 0.35 carat weight princess shape diamond depends on other factors such as cut, but is usually in the ballpark of around 4.3 mm along one of the straight edges of the diamond.
The photo on this page shows an L 1/2 ring size; this is around the average size for a female. Photos can sometimes be notoriously deceptive - I've tried to make this one as clear as possible, but remember viewing the diamond in the flesh will give you a very different judgement of size to examining it on the internet.
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Fingers that are long and slender will change how a diamond looks as much as the diamond's carat weight - so consider other factors as well as the 0.35 carat weight of this princess stone.
Months after you've purchased the diamond, you might be pleasantly surprised by how much larger the diamond appears on the female hand, than when seen in isolation.
