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).
2.64 Carat Diamonds
A diamond which has a size of 2.64 carats is the same as a 264 point diamond.
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Carat weight is not the be all and end all of picking a diamond which looks as big as possible. The diamond's girdle thickness will also play a role in affecting what the diamond looks like. Diamond size means both the carat weight of the diamond and the width of the diamond, and the width of the diamond increases at a much slower rate compared to the carat weight of the diamond.
If you found this page, you probably were searching for something like a 2.64 diamond. The problem is there are thousands of pages with information on 2.64 diamonds, so to narrow down your search try adding other terms such as whether you want a premium, ideal or good cut of diamond. One thing that surprised me when i bought an engagement ring, is how much bigger the diamond appeared on a female finger compared with when viewed alone.
The idea of the stars raining diamonds into the void: that sounded like a miracle. Salman Rushdie .
A half carat diamond is a typical size for the average diamond engagement ring, but of course sizes can vary hugely between couples, depending on economic status and personal preference. It can be humbling to compare the 2.64 carat weight with famous diamonds such as the akbar shah diamond, which came in at a final cut carat weight of 72 carats.
Five small diamonds that add up to one carat are generally not as valuable as a single diamond that weighs one carat, so be short not to compare a single diamond of carat weight 2.64 with a ring which has a total diamond weight of 2.64. Don't forget to think about other diamond characteristics such as diamond cut, which plays a critical role in determining the amount of light that gets into the diamond and the degree to which the diamond sparkles in light.