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).
Picked for You: 0.90 Carat H Color SI1 Clarity Good Cut Round Cut Diamond
Most likely you've been searching for SI1 clarity diamonds: odds are this diamond isn't the first one you have looked at in your quest for a diamond bargain - keep up the good work!
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 0.9 Cut: Good Color: H Clarity: SI1 Price: $3190 Certificate: GIA Depth: 63.1% Table: 57.0% Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Very Good Culet: None Fluorescence: Strong Measurements: 6.11*6.14*3.87 Item number: 1342656 |
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SI is short for for Slightly Included; that means that this SI1 stone has inclusions which are certainly visible at 10 x magnification and possibly to the naked eye, but which provide the opportunity for significant price discounts if they're not. The Good cut of this stone means it is the lowest cut grading sold by James Allen. If your diamond searching goals emphasize other qualities, for example diamond color , then this is probably a sacrifice you're willing to make. This diamond doesn't appear to have a girdle property - if you'd like to know more try asking a sales rep to clarity.
This diamond's $3190 cost is a substantial chunk of money for many people, but the tradeoff is a superior stone than if you were to only spend a few hundred bucks. Think about if you're really set on the 0.90 carat weight that this diamond is - perhaps you are able to stretch for a larger diamond.
This H color diamond is less colored than the lowest normal color gradings of J and below, which means it's a great compromise between money considerations and quality, enabling you to have more in the other Cs of diamonds for example cut rating.