Carat Round
Carat Round
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 50 CTW AAA STUNNING BLACK GENUINE DIAMOND ROUND PAIR US $43.85 |
 030 Ct Natural Round Rose Cut Real VVS White DIAMOND US $511.21 |
 050 CT ROUND CUT NATURAL PEACOCK GREEN LOOSE DIAMOND US $572.91 |
 12 Natural Loose Round Diamonds VS2 SI1 G Color 13ct  US $29.99
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 5 Loose Natural Round Diamonds SI1 GH Color 013ct US $29.99
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 round Chocolate Diamond 23 carat US $21.99
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 016 Carat Golden Orange Pear Shape Natural Diamond US $18.50
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 050 CT NATURAL ROUND CUT WHITE LOOSE DIAMOND L59 US $48.26 |
 1 4 CT WHITE DIAMOND LOOSE ROUND NATURAL DIAMONDS LOT US $35.00
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 047ct EXCLUSIVELY ELEGANT FANCY CHAMPAGNE DIAMOND NR US $87.00
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 016Ct AAA WORLD RAREST NATURAL FANCY WHITE DIAMOND US $13.00
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 092 CTW VVS EMERARD GREEN ROUND GENUINE DIAMOND PAIR US $43.85 |
 025 ct Sparkle Greyish White ROUND NATURAL DIAMOND 2pc US $16.50
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 052 CT VVS EMERALD GREEN GENUINE LOOSE DIAMOND ROUND US $23.14 |
 025Ct AAA WORLD RAREST NATURAL FANCY BROWN DIAMOND US $18.35
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 CHARMING Chocolate Diamond 80 carat US $166.00
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 103 CT NATURAL ROUND CUT WHITE LOOSE DIAMOND L87 US $151.83 |
 051ct Yellow Light Yellow ROUND NATURAL DIAMOND Lot US $21.50
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 FANCY Forrest Diamond 03 carat US $3.99
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 WHITE FIRE LIGHT BROWN DIAMOND ROUND 101 CTS US $337.00
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 15 CTW VVS BRIGHT PURPLE PINK GENUINE DIAMOND PAIR US $72.70 |
 072 CT NATURAL ROUND CUT WHITE LOOSE DIAMOND L73 US $63.68 |
 052 CT VVS CHAMPAGNE GENUINE LOOSE DIAMOND ROUND US $23.14 |
 50 CT AAA STUNNING BLACK GENUINE LOOSE DIAMOND ROUND US $43.85 |
 10 carat GRASS Diamond US $10.99
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 045Ct AAA WORLD RAREST NATURAL NICE BLUE DIAMOND US $107.50
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 022Ct AAA WORLD RAREST NATURAL FANCY YELLOW DIAMOND US $19.50
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 371 CT NATURAL ROUND CUT GREY LOOSE DIAMOND L80 US $213.53 |
 Round PINE Diamond 21 carat US $27.99
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 016 Carat L Color Round Beautiful Loose Diamond NR US $.99
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Round Brilliant Cut Diamond 1.54-carat knife edge pave
What is a Carat?
Carat (abbreviated ct.) is the standard unit of measurement for the weight of a diamond. One carat equals 0.200 grams or approximately 0.007 ounces. To provide a frame of reference - a very small plastic paper clip weighs about a carat.
Diamonds are weighed to a thousandth (.001) of a carat, and then rounded to the nearest hundredth, or point. A diamond weighing 50 points is called 1/2 carat; one that weighs 75 points is called 3/4 carat. Diamonds weighing more than one carat are measured in carats, plus two decimal places for the points. A diamond weighing 1.07 carats is one carat, plus 7 points.
Carat Weights:
When pricing diamonds, remember that some carat weights are considered 'magic'. A 1.00 carat diamond will cost considerably more than one weighing 0.99 carat, even though there is virtually no difference in size. Other examples of magic weights are: half carat (0.50 ct.), three quarter carat (0.75 ct.), one carat (1.00 ct.), one and a half carats (1.50 ct.), and two carats (2.00 ct.)
Carat Weight And Value
One interesting consideration is the relationship between carat weight, rarity and value. Some are surprised to find that a 2.00 ct. diamond can be worth more than three times a 1.00 ct. diamond of similar clarity, cut and color.
The reason that values increase so rapidly with greater carat weight is really simple: larger diamonds are much rarer than small ones, and rarity drives up the price. So a larger diamond not only costs more, but it also costs more per carat, when compared to a comparable diamond that weighs less.
To see how much you can expect to pay per carat please visit http://www.diamondswest.com
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