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).

Actual Diamond Size of a 2.16 Carat Princess Shape Diamond

The photo on this webpage shows the ballpark size of a 2.16 carat weight princess shape diamond on the hand of a woman. The picture in this page has a ring of L 1/2 ring size, which is typical or perhaps on the small side of typical for a female ring. The apparent size of this 2.16 carat princess diamond will be affected not only by the carat weight but also on the length to width ratio of the ring finger the diamond ends up on.

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Diamonds are often magically "bigger" when you place them on a woman's hand; because of this fact, make sure you get a female shop assistant to try the diamond on rather than putting it on your own male hand.