Carat Weight
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A C carat is called the measure of diamond’s weight, it consists
of 100 points. One carat is 0.2 grams. Small diamonds are measured in
points. The diamond’s price is not wholly determined by the carat weight
though. This means that two diamonds of equal carat weight may cost not
the same price, the value is also dependant on their color, cut and clarity.
In general the carat weight influences the price, and usually diamonds
larger sized diamonds have a better cut. But it’s hard to predict the
interdependence between a diamond’s weight and size. Diamonds of a shallow
cut may have a greater diameter than diamonds of a deep cut but the weight
is the same. Diamonds that look too big for their carat weight are very
likely to have a reduced brilliance. You’d better pay more attention to
the diamond measurements than the carat weight. The ideal cut of a one
carat round diamond is approximately 6.4 mm in diameter.