Any diamond is 'worth' what someone will pay you for it.
If you have such a diamond, best practices dictate that you pay a certified gemologist for a certificate describing and valuing the gem.
You can purchase a diamond of this weight, colour and clarity grade, depending on the cut and pay from US$24,800 to US$30,700.
The cost of a round 3 carat, H colour with a clarity of I1 and a GIA certification is $17,179.
Any diamond is 'worth' what someone will pay you for it. If you have such a diamond, best practices dictate that you pay a certified gemologist for a certificate describing and valuing the gem. You can purchase a diamond of this weight, colour and clarity grade, depending on the cut and pay from US$9.900 to US$12,600.
A diamond is valued by its cut, clarity, carat weight and colour. A local jeweler educate you on these grades.Add'l info: You can't grade a diamond yourself and a jeweler, while knowledgeable, can't give you a reliable grade either. You have to send the stone to a grading organization. There are many but the gold standard is generally considered to be GIA (gemology institute of america). They developed the 4Cs grading system that the above answer mentions and that all the other grading orgs use as well.
The grade can be interpreted to read I#, 'included' with 1-12 inclusions visible to the naked eye. Any inclusion number three and above indicate that the stone is vulnerable to cracks and breakage, in addition to its having lost brilliance.
You can review the site, below, to learn more about nouns that are used, and the adverbs that go along with them in the GIA diamond cut grade scale.
'White' diamonds are graded in colour using letters of the alphabet, from D to Z, D being the highest grade. A number in a diamond's description can reference its weight in carats, or the number of visible flaws.
There is no such thing as a grade seven 5 carat. Diamonds are graded based on clarity, color, cut and carat weight. A round GIA certified 5.01 carat, H color, VS1 clarity diamond is valued at $90,640.
A diamond is worth whatever someone will pay you for it. Depends on the diamond. A diamond's value is determined by carat, color, cut and clarity. There are many grades of diamonds from industrial grade to Flawless, gem quality.
D would be the highest grade
Every diamond is valued by its cut, colour, clarity and carat weight. Of equal carat weight and clarity, a coloured diamond graded as a Fancy Colour will probably cost you more than the diamond simply graded as a jewelery grade D-F colour.
Carats are used to measure a diamond's weight. A jeweler can estimate the carat weight; a gemologist will remove the stone and weigh it, then give you a certificate that includes not only its weight, but its clarity, colour and the name and grade of the cut.
A 12 carat yellow diamond, depending on clarity, can range from $150,000 (grade 1) to about $8,500,002 (Grade 7).
Any diamond is 'worth' what someone will pay you for it. If you have such a diamond, best practices dictate that you pay a certified gemologist for a certificate describing and valuing the gem. You can purchase a diamond of this weight, colour and clarity grade, depending on the cut and pay from US$9.900 to US$12,600.
For a diamond, FL, or flawless, is the highest grade for clarity -- it is perfection for the stone in terms of its clarity.
A diamond's value is based on its carat weight, its cut, its clarity and its colour. A local jeweler may be able to answer your question given an individual stone.
The value of a diamond depends on its cut, its clarity, its colour and its carat weight. A local jeweler can give you the answer you want.
A diamond is valued by its cut, clarity, carat weight and colour. Depending on your taste, you can buy a diamond in most any colour; and pay most any price for the stone you want. "Good" is relative. The highest colour grade for a 'colourless' diamond is D. Otherwise, in a coloured stone, the highest colour grade is Vivid Fancy [colour].
The value of a diamond depends on its cut, its clarity, its colour and its carat weight. A local jeweler can give you the answer you want.