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 Morning's Find: A 1.33 Carat F Color VS1 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond
This diamond is with respect to color and clarity a excellent diamond, being in the colorless range and also has inclusions which can only usually be seen using a scope with magnification.
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 1.33 Cut: Ideal Color: F Clarity: VS1 Price: $12810 Certificate: GIA Depth: 61.9% Table: 58.0% Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Excellent Girdle: Medium to slightly thick, faceted Culet: None Fluorescence: None Measurements: 7.00*7.07*4.35 Item number: 1331535 |
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If you're buying blind online, then VS1 clarity is basically the minimumclarity rating you should consider without carrying a significant risk of getting a diamond with visible inclusions. The size of this diamond is 1.33 carats - be sure to look for the other diamonds for sale with a similar 1.33 weight that may have a better combinations of properties and price. Although not quite as perfect a cut as Hearts & Arrows, the Ideal cut of this diamond means it is significantly cheaper, because you're not paying a premium for a "perfectly" cut diamond.
This diamond's girdle ("Medium to slightly thick, faceted") will have an effect on the diamond, and should not be neglected entirely.
For $12810, if you've done your shopping properly you should have a nice stone, so make sure you're plenty critical when you're looking at this stone. The difference between any adjacent colors in the D-E-F color range can only be detected in a specialist laboratory environment, with the significance that this F color diamond is not distinguishable from diamonds rated one color either side of it.