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Carat weight

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.