Carat
Carat is the exclusive unit for measuring the weight of diamonds.
Note:Many people mistakenly believe that carat represents the size of a diamond, but this is not entirely accurate.
1: What is the carat weight of a diamond?
Carat weight is often seen as an important factor in choosing a diamond. So what exactly does a 1 carat diamond or a two carat diamond mean? Technically, one carat is equivalent to 200 milligrams or 100 cents. If you buy a 1 carat diamond , that means you have bought yourself a diamond of exactly 0.2 grams.
When a diamond exceeds a certain size it can be sold more expensively. It is no coincidence that the vast majority of diamonds on the market are cut to preserve their gross weight as much as possible, while retaining their brightness and beauty.
How many times have you seen a stone that weights exactly 0.48 carats or 0.99 carats? By design, such stones are rare because they fall below the "Magic size" where more money can be made. Instead, you'll often see a pile of perfectly cut stones, 0.50 carats or 1.00 carats. Most of the time, this is done by reducing the cutting quality to keep the gross weight as low as possible.
2: Diamond carat weight of the price mechanism
The price of a diamond is not linearly related to its quality and size. Instead, there is an exponential correlation between price and carat size. For example, if a one carat diamond sells for $10,000, that doesn’t mean a two carat diamond will sell for $20,000. In fact, a 2 carat stone is worth more than two one-carat stones combined.On the contrary, the price of two pieces of gold weighing one kilogram happens to be equal to the price of one piece of gold weighing two kilograms. Diamonds, unlike gold, can not be melted down and remade to any desired size and shape.Moreover, small pieces of bare rock are often mined out more than large ones. As a result, the value of a bare rock per carat increases exponentially with its weight.
Single-mindedness is one of the most common and fatal mistakes first-time diamond buyers make. In contrast to the Carat number of gemstones, for its cutting process, color, and clarity should be our priority.
3: Circular diamond size comparison chart
The standard 57-faceted round cut is the most popular shape these days. Because of its cutting technology makes it excellent light and fire color, round diamond has more than 60% of the global diamond market share.
There’s a common misconception when it comes to buying diamonds. Just because one diamond is twice as heavy as another does not mean that it is twice as big as the other.
As you can see, the size of a one-carat diamond is closer to 6.5 mm (assuming the stone has a perfect cut ratio) . However, a 0.5 carat diamond is closer to 5.2 mm in size. It’s half the carat weight of a 1 carat diamond, but it’s not half the size.
Similarly, a 2 carat diamond (8.2 mm in diameter) does not appear to be twice the size of a 1 carat diamond (6.5 mm in diameter) . Hopefully this will clear up any misunderstandings about carat weight and actual size.
Warning! Size isn’t everything.
9% of diamond buyers consider carat weight to be a priority when choosing a diamond. But it’s the cutting process that determines the sparkle, not the weight of the carat. If you don’t want to make the same mistake as everyone else, you need to choose diamonds based on their best sparkle and dazzle.
4: Which is more important, the carat weight of the diamond or the cutting technique?
Without hesitation, carat weight is one of the key factors in deciding to buy a diamond. It is best considered in conjunction with the cut rating and the diameter of the diamond itself, as the area of the drill is what most people consider. However, I think, the cutting process is more important, because it determines the degree of sparkle diamonds, as well as its overall beauty.
A well-cut but smaller diamond looks much better visually than a poorly cut large one. Think about it. Would you rather have a beautiful 6.2 mm, slightly cheaper 0.90 carat diamond, or an unsightly 1.00 carat one?
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