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).
The Afternoon's Find: A 0.57 Carat F Color VS2 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond
The coupling of F color and eye-clean appearance of this diamond ensures that you're getting an eye-clean diamond, even without needing to look at it, as well as a white diamond with no traces of color.
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 0.56 Cut: Ideal Color: F Clarity: VS2 Price: $1660 Certificate: GIA Depth: 61.0% Table: 57.0% Polish: Very Good Symmetry: Excellent Girdle: Thin to medium Culet: None Fluorescence: None Measurements: 5.35*5.38*3.27 Item number: 1271193 |
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Remember to cast a glance over neighbouring carat sizes around the 0.56 carat size this diamond has, because in doing so your choices regarding other diamond properties may become available. The girdle of this diamond ("Thin to medium") has an effect on the diamond; don't ignore it completely. This diamond's Ideal cut rating indicates it has excellent proportions and very good or better symmetry and polish ratings. Usually VS2 clarity diamonds are the most affordable "safe" clarity grading in terms of purchasing online without seeing the diamond - you can go to a lower clarity grading but then you need to see a high quality photo of the diamond to analyze the defects for yourself.
This diamond's ticket price of $1660 means it is firmly in the cheapest group of diamonds which are considered for an engagement ring setting. F color diamonds are pretty much colorless, meaning they are part of the pure white diamond range.
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