The Diamond Spot’s Insight into the Carat of a Diamond
Before even stepping foot into The Diamond Spot’s showroom, customers typically think that when it comes to buying an engagement ring that carat weight is viewed as the essential aspect when selecting a diamond.
Does a diamond with a more significant carat weight always appear larger? When you hear people saying this is a 1-carat diamond, what does it mean?
The technical answer is that one carat is equal to 200 milligrams or 100 points. What that means is if you bought a 1 carat stone, you purchased 0.2 grams of a diamond.
There is a misconception by many people that a diamond will always appear larger with bigger carat weight. The truth is far from that depending on the other three C’s in diamond selection (Cut, Clarity, and Color).
Why Carat Weight is Perceived as the Most Important Factor?
What’s the first question that pops in your head when you think about a new diamond purchase? Everyone has experienced this scenario when purchasing a diamond.
Instantly what comes to mind are questions involving carat size and weight. That’s because it has a direct correspondence with the value of that diamond.
Additionally, carat size is an indication of a person’s status or wealth in many societies. Also, the mass media, along with advertising campaigns, have conditioned us into the belief that “bigger is always better.” This marketing ploy mentally etched in the minds of most people with every cliché movie line like “You would have gotten the bigger diamond if you loved me.”
One Important Thing Everyone Needs to Know About Carat Size
Jewelers know that diamonds sell for much more once they pass a specific size. A majority of diamonds in the market are cut to retain as much rough weight as possible. Despite the expense of brilliance and beauty.
Regularly you see stones that are 0.48 or 0.98 carats, and that is by design. Because they fall below the “magic sizes” that can fetch more money, these stones are rare oddities.
Typically, the bulk of stones are cut into round figures of 0.50 or 1.00 carats. Sadly, this is at the expense of cut quality. The ability to keep as much rough as possible is the goal of the cutters.
Knowing all of this, you should not get carried away with selecting the “biggest” stone you can find. For a majority of first-time buyers, this is the most common mistake. Instead, it would be best if you considered factors like cut, color, and clarity in addition to carat size when properly selecting the right diamond for you.
For more in-depth information about color, cut, and diamond shape according to her hand size, visit the other informative Diamond Spot blogs.
Visit or schedule an appointment at The Diamond Spot and let one of our Diamond Specialists walk you through the differences in diamond carats. We think seeing the difference in person is vital in determining the precise diamond that is perfect for you.