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).
2.37 Carat Actual Size (Princess Shape)
The photo on this webpage shows the approximate width of a 2.37 carat weight princess shape diamond on the hand of a woman. To give you more of an idea of what the picture is showing, the ring pictured is a size six in the US sizing system, which is equivalent to an L 1/2 ring size in Britain or Australia.
The visual size of this 2.37 carat princess-shaped diamond will be affected not only by the carat weight but also on the width to length ratio of the ring finger it is placed on.
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Diamonds almost always look larger when you place them on a woman's hand - so try to ask a woman in the shop to try the diamond on instead of putting it on your hand, which is probably much larger.
