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).
Pick for Tonight 1.12 Carat G Color SI1 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond
One option with SI1 clarity diamonds is to ask a James Allen sales representative to check the diamond themselves to see whether it is eye-clean, that is after you've already assessed the photo yourself, so you're not going in cold.
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 1.12 Cut: Ideal Color: G Clarity: SI1 Price: $6270 Certificate: GIA Depth: 60.8% Table: 57.0% Polish: Very Good Symmetry: Excellent Girdle: Medium to slightly thick Culet: None Fluorescence: None Measurements: 6.70*6.73*4.08 Item number: 1302935 |
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For more information on the "Medium to slightly thick" girdle for this diamond, check out the article about girdles. The SI clarity group of diamonds (which this SI1 clarity diamond is part of) is the place where bargains are found. Try and find a diamond that appears "clean" to the naked eye, either by going over the diamond in the flesh, or by checking out an online high resolution photo showing the stone.
Although not quite as perfect a cut as Hearts & Arrows, the Ideal cut of this diamond results in it being significantly cheaper, because you're not forking out money for a "perfectly" cut diamond. Weighing up the $6270 cost for this diamond, make sure you consider whether you need all the properties to be as good as they are. The G color of this diamond provides value for your dollar, as it is not a member of the expensive premium color grades D-F. The carat weight of this stone is 1.12 carats - be sure to check out the other diamonds for sale with a similar 1.12 weight that may have a more desirable combination of properties and price.