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).
Selected for You: 0.76 Carat F Color SI1 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond
There's nothing you can tell about this diamond's color from a photo - and there's no need, as it's an F color - but you should be looking at the photo to check whether the diamond's SI1 clarity rating is because of any unacceptably visible inclusions or defects.
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 0.76 Cut: Ideal Color: F Clarity: SI1 Price: $2820 Certificate: GIA Depth: 62.8% Table: 56.0% Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Very Good Girdle: Medium to slightly thick Culet: None Fluorescence: None Measurements: 5.81*5.85*3.66 Item number: 1262116 |
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SI is short for for Slightly Included, which means this SI1 stone contains inclusions that are certainly visible at 10 x magnification and possibly to the naked eye, but which offer the potential for bargains if they're not. Through decreasing the carat weight of this diamond (0.76 carats), you may be able to save a substantial amount of money that can help out with other expenses. $2820 will generally allow you to find a good quality diamond, such as this diamond. This diamond's Ideal cut rating indicates it has very good proportions and very good or better polish and symmetry ratings.
For more information on the "Medium to slightly thick" girdle for this diamond, check out the article I wrote on girdle thickness. To the unassisted human eye, this F color diamond by itself appears pure white - there isn't a way to detect any color in the diamond utilizing just the human eye without nearby diamonds, or to identify the differences between it and others within the colorless range.