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).

This 1.51 Carat H Color SI1 Clarity Premium Cut Round Cut Diamond for Sale

A tiny percentage of buyers will fret about what this H color SI1 diamond looks like in terms of clarity using a scope, but for most people what matters is whether it will appear "clean" to the naked eye.

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Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Non performance can always be explained away. Harold S. Geneen .

Shape: Round

Carat weight: 1.51

Cut: Premium

Color: H

Clarity: SI1

Price: $9720

Certificate: GIA

Depth: 63.5%

Table: 57.0%

Polish: Excellent

Symmetry: Excellent

Girdle: Slightly thick to thick

Culet: None

Fluorescence: None

Measurements: 7.22*7.30*4.61

Item number: 1350255

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If you're unsure from the photo of this SI1 clarity diamond whether the diamond is eye-clean, try contacting a James Allen representative and asking them to specially analyse the diamond and get back to you - they will give you an honest response. Girdle thickness (for this diamond the girdle is "Slightly thick to thick") can play an significant role in the size presented by the diamond, which is detailed in my article about girdle thickness.

Throwing $9720 towards a stone nets one a well above average diamond, like this one. A tip: sanity check that you're happy spending this amount of money on a diamond. If you're looking at this diamond and thinking to yourself that you want to improve another property of the diamond which don't affect size, you may wish to reduce the 1.51 carat size of this diamond. Most consumers won't notice the color in this H color diamond, except if the stone is compared side by side with a higher color grade diamond (for multistone rings this is important).

The visual attractiveness of this diamond will be quite good due to its Premium cut, although not quite as good as the more costly higher cut grades.