What Is Your Pendants Diamond Weight
There are few things more scary than buying expensive diamond jewelry pendants without fully knowing what the whole process is all about.
You measure diamonds in Carat Weight. In short, one carat weighs 200 milligrams.
If someone says that a diamond is four grains, they are saying that their diamond is a one carat diamond.
The word "Carat" is derived from the word "carob". Yes, you guessed it - it is named after a bean that grows on trees in the Mediterranean area of Europe. A long time ago, if a diamond weighed the same as a carob bean, it would be called a one carob diamond, or a one carat diamond. Take atrip over to the Far East now and you will find no Carob trees growing. As a result, the locals will use rice to measure their diamonds' weight.
If a diamond weighed four grains of rice, it was known as four grains or, as we know it to be in today's world, one carat.
The majority of diamond purchases are for diamonds that are 1/3 of a carat.
Be careful if you are buying jewelry pendants with set or mounted diamonds. If you have more than one diamond set into the piece, the tag on the jewelry is likely to give the CTW or Carat Total Weight.
In other words, it does not indicate the carat weight of each stone in your jewelry pendants.
You will have to ask your jeweler for the total carat weight of the largest diamond in each of the jewelry pendants to truly know exactly what you are buying.
If don't know how much your diamond is worth, then you could always pay an expert to appraise it. Be aware though that the appraisal may not be completely accurate.
Before reaching the retailer, all diamonds must travel from the mine to the cutter and polisher, then on to the independent grading company, and then on to the primary market. In the process, things might get a bit blurry.
It is probably best to obtain a certificate through GIA (the Gemological Institute of America). Pass the GIA certificate on to your diamond experts and ask them to use their cutters guide to accurately determine your diamond true value.
I hope this clarifies a few things for you and that you can now feel more confident when shopping for those glorious diamond jewelry pendants that are out there.
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