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 Size of 2.03 Carat Princess Shape Diamond

While this picture will give you an approximate idea of how large a diamond will appear viewed on the hand, remember that the ring size you pick or need may be significantly larger or smaller than the size 6 in the picture. The dimensions of a woman's hand can vary hugely - just look around you when you're next in public - so this picture can only provide the apparent diamond size for a typical size ring. Long slender fingers will change how a diamond appears just as much as the diamond's carat weight - so consider other factors as well as the 2.03 carat weight of this princess diamond.

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Diamonds almost always look larger when you place them on a woman's hand - so try to get a female shop assistant to try the diamond on instead of putting it on your own male hand.