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).
1.55 Carat Weight Princess Diamond Shown on a Hand
Carat weight isn't the be all and end all - the type of cut will also influence the apparent size of the rock - for a 1.55 carat princess like this one, the size would be around 6.9 mm . The picture on this page has a ring of L 1/2 ring size, which is typical or perhaps on the small side of typical for a female ring.
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Long slender fingers will change how a diamond appears as much as the carat size of the diamond - so look beyond just considering the 1.55 carat weight of this princess diamond. Diamonds are often magically "bigger" when you place them on a woman's hand - so try to get a woman in the shop to try the diamond on rather than putting it on your hand, which is probably much larger.
