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).
1.76 Carat Weight Princess Diamond Shown on a Hand
This article includes a useful picture that gives you the apparent size of a 1.76 carat size princess shape diamond, when viewed in place on the hand of a woman. This picture will no doubt give you an approximate idea of how massive a diamond will appear viewed on the female hand, remember that the size of the ring you choose or need may be significantly larger or smaller than the size 6 in the picture. Photos can sometimes be notoriously deceptive - this one is pretty clear cut, but remember viewing the stone in the flesh will give you a totally different impression of size to viewing it on the internet.
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Fingers that are long and slender will change how a diamond looks just as much as the carat size of the diamond - so look beyond just considering the 1.76 carat weight of this princess diamond. There's no need to freak out if diamonds and the dollars involved are getting you down; since a diamond will most likely appear bigger on a woman's hand, you may not need to spend as much to get your desired effect.
