Carat Weight

It is a common misconception that carats refer to the size of a diamond. In reality, a carat is the standard unit of weight by which diamonds are measured. One carat equals 200 milligrams or 0.2 grams.

Carats are also expressed as points, with one carat equaling 100 points. So a one carat diamond is also referred to as a 100 point diamond.

Large diamonds are far rare than smaller ones. Hundreds of tons of ore may have to be processed to extract a single, gem quality, one carat diamond. So the price of a 100 point diamond is always more than two fifty point diamonds, or four 25 point ones.

Since a carat is a measure of weight, not size, one diamond of the same carat weight may look bigger than another depending on the cut. A premium cut Canadian diamond may actually appear bigger than many diamonds of a higher carat weight.

A diamond’s cut is what gives the diamond its critical brilliance and sparkle. If you are simply shopping for the largest diamond, you could end up with a gem of such inferior quality that it looks just like glass.  The difference between a good cut and a poor cut diamond can be really astonishing. That is why you need to consider the other 3 Cs of a diamond – most importantly, the Cut.

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