OVERVIEW
The weight of a diamond, expressed in carats, is a common way of measuring diamonds. A metric "carat" weighs exactly 200 milligrams. For each carat, you can break it down into 100 individual "points." To the hundredth decimal place, this allows for extremely precise measurements One carat or less of a diamond can be described in terms of its 'points' alone. For example, a 0.25-carat diamond may be referred to as a "twenty-five pointer" by the jeweler. There are two ways to express diamond weights greater than one carat: carats and decimal points. "One point eight carats" is how you would refer to a 1.08-carat stone.
Diamond Carat Weight And Its Price
Diamond carat weight is a factor in the price of a diamond, as larger diamonds are rarer and sought after. Clarity, color, and cut all play a role in determining the value of a diamond, even if their carat weights are the same. There are four criteria used to determine a diamond's value: cut, clarity, color, and carat weight.
According to their weight, a wide range of products are available for purchase. Even those who have never purchased a diamond are familiar with the concept that the greater the diamond's weight, the higher its price. A larger diamond is likely to be more valuable than a smaller one, they realize. However, there are two aspects of diamonds and carat weight that often surprise people. In the first place, diamonds are weighed to the millimeter. Metric carats abbreviated "ct," are used to express a diamond's weight. 0.007 of an ounce, or two-tenths (0.2) of a gram, is equal to one metric carat. One ounce is equivalent to about 142 carats of diamonds. The weight of a paper clip is approximately one carat.
There are 100 points in a metric carat. One-hundredth of a carat is equal to one point.
Carat weights are rounded to the nearest hundredth, or point, and then weighed to a thousandth (0.001) of a carat. Depending on the quality of the diamond, price differences can be hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
Diamond weights greater than or equal to one carat are typically expressed in both carats and decimals. 1.03 carats are also known as "one point three carats" (stylized "one oh three"). For diamonds weighing less than a carat, the weight is usually expressed in points. It is known as an "eighty-three pointer" if a diamond weighs 0.83 carats or more.
Relationship Between Diamond’s Rarity, Weight and Value
Rarity, weight, and value can have a strange relationship that can be surprising. A pound of sugar costs twice as much as a half-pound of sugar, as most people are well aware. In contrast to sugar, diamonds are not a commodity. Weight is just one of many factors that go into determining the price. If a 1-carat diamond is worth, say, $6,000, but a 2-carat diamond of the same quality is worth $15,000, it's not always easy to understand or explain why.
Large diamonds are more difficult to find than smaller ones. The higher the price, the more scarce the item is. It's not just that a larger stone is more expensive. In addition, the carat price is higher. Four 0.25-carat diamonds are equal to one carat of diamonds. Because the larger diamond is worth far more than the sum of all four smaller diamonds, even if all other quality factors are equal
SYMBOLISM OF DIAMOND’S CARAT WEIGHT
Carat weight can also be symbolic. However, many people prefer the larger stone, even though the visual difference between 0.98 carats and a 1.01-carat diamond is negligible. Some weights, like half a carat, three-quarter carat, and one carat, are considered "magic sizes." Both are round brilliants of equal clarity and cut, but their size makes a huge difference in their weight. When it comes to the one-carat size, there's a huge difference between the two, even though they look the same. Even a 6-point weight difference can result in a 20% price difference if the second stone is slightly larger than the "magic" one-carat size.
The terms "carat" and "karat" should not be used interchangeably. The amount of pure gold in an alloy is measured in karats, a unit of measurement.
