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).
2.47 Carat Princess Shape Diamond Actual Size
This article gives you some concept of how big a 2.47 carat weight princess shape stone will appear when viewed on a typical female hand. If you search around on the web to find the actual size of a 2.47 carat weight princess shape diamond, you may pick up that the numbers are slightly different across different sites - this is due to the fact that the size (9.0 mm for this particular diamond) depends on things like cut as well.
While this picture will give you some concept of how massive a diamond will seem when viewed on the female hand, remember that the ring size you pick or need could be quite different in size to that shown in this image. Photos can sometimes be notoriously deceptive - I've tried to make this one as clear as possible, but remember viewing the stone in person will give you a very different judgement of size to examining it on the web.
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If you're a male trying to work out the right size of diamond to buy for your partner, don't forget that the stonewill usually appear much larger on her smaller, more petite hands.
