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.
To determine if a diamond is of SI2 quality, you would need to have it graded by a professional gemologist who examines the diamond under magnification for inclusions and blemishes. An SI2 diamond typically has noticeable inclusions that may be visible to the naked eye. It's important to have the diamond certified by a reputable gemological laboratory to verify its quality.
You may be able to find a 2 carat, round brilliant cut diamond of a J colour, with two slight inclusions (SI2) in the US$9-10,000 range. A whiter stone with higher clarity and of a different cut will probably cost you more.
SI2 indicates that in at least two places inside the diamond, inclusions, however slight, are visible.You can view diamond clarity images, below, including one for a diamond graded as SI2.
The value of diamonds depends greatly on their clarity, the quality of their cut and their color. To purchase a 3 carat diamond from a retail source with quality better than SI2 you will be spending at least 20 thousand dollars!
A GIA round 3 carat F color, VVS2 clarity diamond can cost about $56,900 and 3 carat round H color, SI2 (100% eye clean) clarity diamond costs about $25,951. You can select a good quality diamond if you focus on the cut and compromise on the clarity, depending on your budget.
The value of a diamond depends on its cut, colour, carat weight and its clarity. A local jeweler can answer your question. You can buy a round cut diamond of this weight today from Blue Nile and spend from about US$40,000 to about US$56,000. An investment-quality diamond -- with a higher clarity rating -- starts at about US$56,000.
A round GIA certified 1 carat H color and VS1 clarity “VG†cut diamond is worth approx. $4,500. You can go down on clarity up to SI2 but an eye clean diamond which will cost you $3,800.
Depending on the cut, colour, clarity and exact carat weight, you could buy a diamond of about this weight today from Blue Nile and spend between US$17,000 and US$21,000. Then, you'd pay for the setting.
At Dubai Wholesale Diamonds, a 2.19 carat GIA certified D / FL will cost you $80,000 and a Round 2.00 carat J / SI2 (Eye Clean) will cost you approx. $10,500 For further details you can contact us at sales@dubaiwholesalediamonds.comor browse through our collection of certified diamonds at http://dubaiwholesalediamonds.com/diamond-search/.
You can purchase a cut diamond today from Blue Nile for $302. This stone is .30 carats, round brilliant cut, rated as very good, with an I colour and SI2 clarity. As well, you could go to an auction and spend many millions on a rare diamond, perhaps up to $24 million (US).
Yes, as its rating of SI 2 implies, using a 10X loupe, you can see two Slight Inclusions.
Whatever you have to sell is worth whatever someone will pay you for it. You can purchase a diamond with these characteristics today on Blue Nile and spend between US$13,884 and US$19,165, depending on the excellence of the cut and exact carat weight that you want. If you own a diamond of this quality, best practices dictate that you pay a certified gemologist to produce documentation of the diamond's characteristics. This will support your research in establishing a market value for the diamond.