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 2.82 Carat Princess Shape Diamond

Size doesn't mean a lot until you witness it in person - this page uses a human hand as "context" to simulate the apparent size of a 2.82 carat size diamond of princess shape. The exact size of a 2.82 carat size princess shape diamond will vary depending on the depth of cut, but is usually in the ballpark of around 16.9 mm along one square edge. Diamonds almost always look larger when you move them onto a woman's hand; because of this fact, make sure you ask a female shop assistant to try the diamond on rather than putting it on your own male hand.

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