| The weight of a diamond is usually
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| | the larger the carat weight, the fewer
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| expressed in carats. The term carat
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| | diamonds are available. Diamonds loose
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| originated in ancient times when
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| | approximately 40-60% of their rough
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| gemstones were weighted compared to the
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| | weight in the cutting and polishing
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| carob bean, where one bean weighed about
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| | process. Therefore, it can take over a
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| one carat. The term was standardized and
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| | two-carat rough diamond to produce a 1.00
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| converted to the metric system in 1913 so
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| | carat finished diamond. Most diamonds
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| that the current carat equals 0.2 grams,
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| | mined are very small with larger stones
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| which is a little more than 0.007 ounce.
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| | relative rare. It can take many
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| Knowing the technical definition of a
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| | thousands of rough diamonds mined to
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| carat is one thing, but the diamond
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| | yield one that results in a 1.00 carat
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| shopper needs to understand carat weight
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| | finished diamond. The price of larger
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| so they can make the best purchase
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| | carat weights increases with the rarity.
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| decision for their diamond. The carat
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| | For example, a two-carat diamond can be
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| weight of a diamond influences several
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| | almost four times the price of a
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| key factors that should be part of the
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| | one-carat diamond with the same quality.
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| diamond decision.
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| | Even with the same shape of diamond, the
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| Sometimes in the jewelry trade, the term
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| | carat weight does not tell you the size.
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| carat weight is used synonymously with
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| | It is similar to asking how tall a
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| size. The implication is that all
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| | 200-pound man is. Just as the height of a
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| diamonds that weight one carat are the
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| | man can vary with the same weight, a
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| same size and those that weight two
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| | diamond's length and width can vary for
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| carats are the same size. This is not
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| | the same carat weight. The challenge is
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| accurate and an astute diamond shopper
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| | to find diamonds that have the right
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| will work to understand the difference
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| | depth parameters to give them beautiful
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| between size and weight.
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| | brilliance and sparkle in addition to big
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| The size of diamonds can vary with the
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| | size for the carat weight.
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| same weight because the shape of the
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| | The weight of a diamond also affects the
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| diamond can be different. A one carat
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| | size, as diamonds get heavier the length
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| round diamond has a very different length
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| | and width do not go up as fast as the
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| and width than marquise shaped diamond
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| | weight. For example, a two carat round
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| weighing one carat.
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| | diamond weighs 100% more than a one-carat
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| The diamond industry has developed its
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| | diamond but the surface area you see only
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| pricing structure based on the carat
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| | increases 64%.
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| weights that consumers request when they
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| | Note that as the carat weight goes up,
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| go into a jewelry store. Even carat
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| | the price per carat goes up faster and
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| weights have taken on a social importance
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| | the size goes up slower. The result is
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| far above their simple weight so
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| | that as the carat weight goes up it takes
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| consumers typically ask for whole carat
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| | a lot more weight and even more money to
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| weights or simple fractions of a carat.
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| | make the diamond noticeably bigger to the
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| For example, a diamond shopper might ask
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| | eye.
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| for a half-carat, one carat, a carat and
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| | Perhaps the biggest question a diamond
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| a half, or a two-carat so the diamond
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| | shopper has is what carat weight of
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| industry sets the price increases at
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| | diamond they should purchase. Of course,
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| these weights. A diamond weighing 1.00
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| | their budget is going to be limiting
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| carats has a significant higher price per
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| | factor in determining what carat weight
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| carat than one that weighs 0.99 carats so
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| | to buy but the target carat weight is
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| diamond cutters to get the finished
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| | influenced by several factors including
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| diamond weight at or over these requested
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| | the size of the finger, type of mounting,
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| carat weights. As a result, there are
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| | and the carat weight of friends and
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| many more diamonds cut just over 1.00
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| | family diamonds.
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| carat than just under. Knowledgeable
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| | Buying the right diamond requires
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| shoppers know there are some great values
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| | consideration of many factors and
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| at just under the even carat weights but
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| | understanding the impact of carat weight
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| with few diamonds cut, the demand is
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| | is one of the keys to making the best
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| greater than the supply.
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| | purchase decision possible.
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| The weight also affects the price in that
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