{"id":79,"date":"2010-03-22T01:31:12","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T05:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/advisor.yenmedia.ca\/2010\/03\/22\/diamond-characteristics-carat\/"},"modified":"2020-05-04T22:27:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T02:27:05","slug":"carat-weight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/diamondadvisor.ca\/diamond-education\/carat-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Characteristics &#8211; Carat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587834391960{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"dt-fancy-separator title-left h1-size style-disabled title-color accent-border-color\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dt-fancy-title\"><span class=\"separator-holder separator-left\"><\/span>Carat Weight<span class=\"separator-holder separator-right\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587156071180{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]When people talk about how \u201cbig\u201d a diamond is, they\u2019re referring to its Carat Weight.\u00a0 Of the 4C\u2019s, carat weight is definitely the least understood.\u00a0 Having a good grasp of what &#8220;carats&#8221; actually refer to will help you better navigate the diamond shopping process.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; bg_color_value=&#8221;rgba(229,229,229,0.5)&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587834165800{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587003426769{padding: 25px !important;}&#8221;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-62786620ef2156e5e\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-62786620ef2156e5e uvc-147  uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-62786620ef2156e5e h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h3 style=\"--font-weight:theme;margin-bottom:15px;\">Our Money Saving Tips and Recommendations<\/h3><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588556104429{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carats refers to weight, not size<\/li>\n<li>Set your budget first.\u00a0 This will help you determine how large a diamond (in carat weight) you should purchase.<\/li>\n<li>Look for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflash.com\/a-cut-above-diamonds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ideal cut grade<\/a>.\u00a0 This will help your diamond look larger without spending on extra carat weight<\/li>\n<li>Buy a stone just under 0.5 carats or 1.0 carats to avoid the price jump<\/li>\n<li>Consider a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/engagement-rings\/halo\/14k-white-gold-pave-halo-engagement-ring-round-center-item-18301?data1=text-recommendation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">halo setting<\/a>.\u00a0 A small center diamond surrounded by smaller accent diamonds makes for a large look<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>What Exactly is Carat Weight?<\/h3>\n<p>People often think \u201ccarats\u201d refers to the <em>size<\/em> of the diamond \u2013 in other words, how big the diamond looks in millimeters (mm).\u00a0 In actuality, &#8220;carats&#8221; refers to the weight of the diamond itself.\u00a0 Carats uses a measure of mass called &#8220;points&#8221;, where 1 point is 1\/100th of a carat.\u00a0 So:[\/vc_column_text]<div id=\"uvc-type-wrap-3720\"  data-ultimate-target='#uvc-type-wrap-3720'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:32px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  class=\"uvc-type-wrap  ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive  uvc-type-align-center uvc-type-no-prefix uvc-wrap-10468237226620ef215745e\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><div id=\"vticker-10468237226620ef215745e\"  data-ultimate-target=&#039;#uvc-type-wrap-3720&#039;  data-responsive-json-new=&#039;{&quot;font-size&quot;:&quot;desktop:32px;&quot;,&quot;line-height&quot;:&quot;&quot;}&#039;  class=\"ultimate-vticker ticker  ultimate-fancy-text-inherit\" style=\"color:#1e73be; font-weight:normal; text-transform: unset;\"><ul><li style=&quot;opacity:1&quot;>100 points = 1 carat = 0.2 grams<\/li><\/ul><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tjQuery(function($){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$(document).ready(function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif( typeof jQuery(\"#vticker-10468237226620ef215745e\").easyTicker == \"function\"){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$(\"#vticker-10468237226620ef215745e\").find(\"li\").css(\"opacity\",\"1\");\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t$(\"#vticker-10468237226620ef215745e\").easyTicker({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdirection: \"up\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\teasing: \"swing\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tspeed: \"200\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tinterval: \"3000\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight: \"auto\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvisible: \"1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmousePause: \"0\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcontrols: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tup: \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdown: \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttoggle: \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplayText: \"Play\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstopText: \"Stop\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/script><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Diamonds are like Icebergs: <em>They Hide their Weight<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To understand the misconceptions around carat weight, it&#8217;s important to remember that when most people look at a diamond, they look at it from a bird&#8217;s eye view because the diamond is already in a setting.\u00a0 As such, they see only the top face of the stone and incorrectly associate its size (width in mm) with the carat value of the stone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Similar to viewing an iceberg from a plane above, a birds-eye view of a diamond hides two (2) important aspects:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>The height (depth) of a diamond<\/li>\n<li>The amount of mass below the widest part of the diamond (i.e. the portion of the iceberg below the water)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The combination of these two aspects defines how the weight of the diamond is distributed.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>How Carat Weight and Cut Affect a Diamonds Size<\/h3>\n<p>Assuming you had a 1.0 carat diamond, when viewed from above the visible size of the diamond (mm from edge to edge) would be different based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/diamondadvisor.ca\/diamond-education\/cut-grade\/\">cut of the diamond<\/a>.\u00a0 In the illustration below, all the diamonds share the same carat weight (1.0 carat) but are cut differently.\u00a0 The shallow cut diamond has a large &#8220;spread&#8221; and looks bigger but leaks light.\u00a0 \u00a0The deep cut diamond has a smaller spread and looks smaller.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587173347629{padding-right: 50px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-15296620ef21596b6\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-15296620ef21596b6 uvc-1670  uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-15296620ef21596b6 h4'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h4 style=\"--font-weight:theme;\">Shallow Cut<\/h4><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=&#8221;2534&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-77306620ef21596f8\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-77306620ef21596f8 uvc-9358  uvc-heading-default-font-sizes\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-77306620ef21596f8 h4'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h4 style=\"--font-weight:theme;\">Ideal Cut<\/h4><\/div><\/div>[vc_single_image image=&#8221;2535&#8243; 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img_size=&#8221;150&#215;74&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-63126620ef215975b\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-63126620ef215975b uvc-5737 accent-title-color\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-63126620ef215975b h6'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:40px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h6 style=\"--font-weight:theme;margin-bottom:0px;\">6.5<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-63126620ef215975b .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:30px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:bold;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.2);\">mm<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2537&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;74&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-32886620ef2159776\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-32886620ef2159776 uvc-2615 accent-title-color\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-32886620ef2159776 h6'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:40px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h6 style=\"--font-weight:theme;margin-bottom:0px;\">6.3<\/h6><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-32886620ef2159776 .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:30px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:bold;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.2);\">mm<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>How do I Select a Carat Weight?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\">The carat weight you&#8217;re shopping for is usually influenced by a few factors, the most important being your budget.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you\u2019ve had conversations with your loved one about their ideal diamond, then their preferences will also come into play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">When determining what carat weight you are ultimately looking for, use the following tips and tricks to get the most out of your budget.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\">Start with the best cut grade that you can afford.\u00a0 An ideal cut grade will maximize light return and will make a diamond look larger than it\u2019s true carat weight.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">There is a price jump at the 0.50-carat and 1.0-carat weight.\u00a0 Consider getting something just under those thresholds (0.49 and 0.99 carat weight) to get the most for your money. The 0.01 is unnoticeable.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Consider a setting with smaller diamonds around a central diamond.\u00a0 The advantage of this is you can go with a smaller central diamond while creating an overall look \/ feel of a larger diamond.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;78&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column_text]In order to help you answer the ever important question of &#8220;how big of a diamond should I buy&#8221;, the above chart gives you an idea of the average width of an ideal cut diamond based on its carat weight.\u00a0 This should serve as a guide as the size (in mm) will vary slightly.\u00a0 For example, a well cut 1.0 carat diamond is typically 6.5mm but you can expect to see +\/- 0.2mm variations.\u00a0 Use this guide in combination with your budget to start your search.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6620ef215978b\" data-id=\"6620ef215978b\" data-height=\"100\" data-height-mobile=\"100\" data-height-tab=\"100\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"textSectionHeader1\">Carat<\/span> &#8211; <em>Size Matters<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/advisor.yenmedia.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/scale.jpeg\" border=\"0\" style=\"border: 0; float: left;\" \/>Carat is a measure of weight of the diamond and not actually the obvious &#8220;size&#8221; of the diamond, as is commonly thought.\u00a0 Diamonds are measured by weight with &#8216;points&#8217; and &#8216;carats&#8217; as the unit of meaure (1 carat = 100-points = 0.2 grams\u00a0 or 0.007 ounce).\u00a0 The more points or carats, the larger and more rare the diamond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":97,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Learn about diamonds: Diamond Carat Weight<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about the four C&#039;s of diamond grading, including Diamond Carat Weight. 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