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 Find: This 2.01 Carat F Color SI1 Clarity Premium Cut Round Cut Diamond
This stone pairs a genuinely colorless color rating - F - with a budget clarity rating of SI1.
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For $20340, you should be getting a nice stone, so make sure you're harsh in your judgement when you're looking at this stone. F color diamonds are pretty much colorless, meaning they are included in the pure white group of diamonds. If you eyeball this 2.00 carat stone and immediately say, "that carat size is too small", think about whether you can compromise by reducing other properties, for example color or cut in order to go for a bigger diamond. The Girdle Thickness for this stone is "Medium to very thick, faceted" - I suggest consulting my article on diamond girdles if you want to find out more concerning how girdle thickness can play an important role.
This SI1 clarity diamond is a potential great bargain, with the proviso it is eye clean. Try examining the high resolution photo in detail to check whether the diamond presents well from above, which;this is where the diamond will primarly be viewed from. The Premium cut rating for this diamond is a compromise between cut rating and diamond cost.
A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a witty person, but a pebble in the hands of a fool. Unknown Author .
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Shape: Round Carat weight: 2.0 Cut: Premium Color: F Clarity: SI1 Price: $20340 Certificate: GIA Depth: 62.1% Table: 59.0% Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Very Good Girdle: Medium to very thick, faceted Culet: None Fluorescence: None Measurements: 8.07*7.99*4.99 Item number: 1300459 |
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