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).
2.98 Carat Princess Shape Diamond Sizes on Hand
This article has a useful illustration that gives you the apparent size of a 2.98 carat size princess shape diamond, when viewed in place on the hand of a woman. When searching on the web for princess shape diamond sizes, you may pick up that the numbers will vary slightly - this is because the size (26.4 mm for this 2.98 carat diamond) can depend on the cut, not just the carat weight. The illustration on this page shows an L 1/2 ring size; this is around the average size for a female.
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You'll become more knowledgeable looking at diamond sizes online such as this 2.98 carat weight princess shape diamond, but nothing beats seeing it in person. The visual size of this 2.98 carat weight princess diamond will be affected not only by the carat weight but as well on the width to length ratio of the finger the diamond ends up on.
