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).
Tonight's Diamond - 1.91 Carat F Color VS1 Clarity Ideal Cut Round Cut Diamond
The F color of this diamond is suitably complemented by the high clarity rating of VS1, which gives you either less inclusions or rather, somewhat smaller inclusions than a VS2 stone.
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 1.91 Cut: Ideal Color: F Clarity: VS1 Price: $30500 Certificate: GIA Depth: 61.4% Table: 58.0% Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Excellent Girdle: Medium Culet: None Fluorescence: None Measurements: 7.96*7.99*4.90 Item number: 1280036 |
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Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life. Ralph Emerson .
The difference between any adjacent colors from the D-E-F range is only detectable in a lab, with the significance that this F color diamond is indistinguishable when compared with diamonds rated only one color grade differently. This diamond's Ideal cut rating means it has very good proportions and very good or better symmetry and polish characteristics. For $30500, you should be getting a nice stone, so make sure you're harsh in your judgement as you look at this diamond. To get some additional pointers on the "Medium" girdle of this diamond, have a read of the article I wrote on girdle thickness. If you are a cautious online buyer, this VS1 clarity diamond is a good safe option, since the chances are low of it having any inclusions that are visible to the naked eye.
If you're checking out this diamond and thinking to yourself that you want to improve another property of the diamond not related to size, you may wish to reduce the 1.91 carat weight of this diamond.