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).
0.08 Carat Princess Shape Diamond Actual Size
When searching on the web for princess shape diamond sizes, you may pick up that the numbers are slightly different across different sites - this is due to the fact that the size (2.2 mm for this particular diamond) depends on things like cut as well. In order to provide you more of an idea of what's in this image, the ring pictured is a size six in the US sizing system, which is the same as an L 1/2 ring size in places like Australia or Britain.
The size of a female hand vary a lot between women - being in public is evidence enough - so this illustration can only provide the apparent diamond size for one particular ring size. Fingers that are long and slender will affect how a diamond looks as much as the diamond's carat weight - so look beyond just considering the 0.08 carat weight of this princess stone.
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Later after the diamond is purchased, it's likely you may be pleasantly surprised by how much larger the diamond appears on the female hand, than when seen in isolation.
