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CARAT
Refers picture to the
weight
of a diamond.
How big is the diamond?
Larger diamonds often cost
more per carat due to their size. There are 100 points to a carat.
Hence, a
50-point diamond is 1/2 a carat. (There are 5 carats to a gram.) Always
get the
actual point size of a diamond rather than a fractional weight.
Sometimes
jewelers will try to sell a 0.90-carat diamond as a 1-carat diamond. A
0.90-carat diamond should be substantially less expensive. The diamonds
are
check by carat (weight) machine.
Carat is often confused with
size even though it is actually a measure of weight. One carat is
equivalent to
200 milligrams. One carat can also be divided into 100 “points.” Since
larger
diamonds are found less frequently in nature, which places them at the
rarest
level of the Diamond Picture, a 1-carat diamond will cost you may be
more or
less than a 1/2-carat diamond. Cut and mounting can make a diamond
appear
larger (or smaller) than its actual weight. So, shop around and talk to
your
jeweler to find the right diamond and setting to optimize the beauty of
your
stone. The size of a diamond has the biggest impact on its price. The
metric
carat, which equals 0.20 gram, is the standard unit of weight for
diamonds and
most other gems. If other factors are equal, the more a stone weights,
the more
valuable it will be. Here are several ways to express 1 carat is 100
cents
which equal to approx 200 milligrams. It is very important not to
mistake carat
weight as referring to the dimensions of a diamond. It refers to weight
only.
Many people would like to
"understand" carat sizes in real terms. Here's a simple trick to get
an idea. Simply take a ruler, and look at the table below. These are
some
approximate, sample carat-weight to diameter-widths for popular sizes.
0.25 ct. -
4.1 mm
0.50 ct. -
5.2 mm
0.75 ct. -
5.9 mm
1ct. - 6.5
mm
Sieve (Diamond) Round
stainless steel plates with perforations, which correspond to specified
diamond
diameters. Sieve is a quick way to sort small goods by size.
Weight machine can hide in
different parts of the stone. You can have a) well-cut, b) deep, or c)
Shallow
Diamonds. Some may appear larger than others due to its cutting. Prices
of
diamonds are expressed in the trade as a price per carat. Therefore,
when we
say that the Carat Weight has the biggest impact on the price of the
stone, we
refer to the unit price per carat, not just the overall price of the
whole
stone.
How much does "carat
weight" affect cost?
The effect of all the
different properties of Diamond on Cost is discussed in more detail in
the Cost
section. For carat weight, let's take a typical Diamond for an example,
and see
what happens when we take it through different carat weights. A Diamond
of G
color and SI1 Clarity will be in one Category of prices when it is
between 0.50
- 0.69 carats. When you take that same quuality Diamond and increase the
size to
the next price category, which is the 0.70 - 0.89-carat range, the
price
increase will be approximately $1,100 per carat. Increase to the 0.90 -
0.99-carat range, and the price increase will be approximately another
$800 per
carat. Increase to 1.00 - 1.49-carat range, and the increase will be
approximately
another $800 per carat. If you increase to the 1.50 - 1.99-carat range,
the
price increase will be approximately $1,200 per carat.
