Carat of a Diamond
The weight of a diamond is measured in
carats. One carat is divided into 100 "points"
- so a diamond of 75 points weights .75
carats. Five carats are equivalent to one
gram in weight.
The value of a diamond is not determined
by the carat weight alone. Two diamonds
can be of equal carat weight, but not the
same value, due to their cut, colour and
clarity.
Two one carat diamonds do not measure the
same, while an ideal cut one carat round
brilliant cut diamond would measure approximately
6.5mm in diameter, there could be a great
variation to this.
Example given:
- 6mm one carater (too deep cut)
- 6.9mm one carater (too shallow)
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