{"id":160,"date":"2020-09-30T14:20:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T14:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/diamind-1808:8888\/?p=160"},"modified":"2023-03-03T01:45:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T06:45:22","slug":"diamond-carat-weight-measures-a-diamonds-apparent-size","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iaconadiamonds.com\/diamond-carat-weight-measures-a-diamonds-apparent-size\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Carat Weight Measures a Diamond\u2019s Apparent Size"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">To put it simply, diamond carat weight measures how much a diamond weighs.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>A metric \u201ccarat\u201d is defined as 200 milligrams. Each carat is subdivided into 100 \u2018points.\u2019 This allows very precise measurements to the hundredth decimal place. A jeweler may describe the weight of a diamond below one carat by its \u2018points\u2019 alone. For instance, the jeweler may refer to a diamond that weighs 0.25 carats as a \u2018twenty-five pointer.\u2019 Diamond weights greater than one carat are expressed in carats and decimals. A 1.08 carat stone would be described as \u2018one point oh eight carats.\u2019<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>All else being equal, diamond price increases with diamond carat weight because larger diamonds are rarer and more desirable. However, two diamonds of equal carat weight can have very different values (and prices) depending on three other factors of the diamond\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/4cs.gia.edu\/en-us\/4cs-diamond-quality\">4Cs<\/a>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/4cs.gia.edu\/en-us\/diamond-color\">Color<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/4cs.gia.edu\/en-us\/diamond-clarity\">Clarity<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/4cs.gia.edu\/en-us\/diamond-cut\">Cut<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>While now you know what carat means, it\u2019s also important to remember that a diamond\u2019s value is determined using all of the 4Cs, and not just carat weight.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To put it simply, diamond carat weight measures how much a diamond weighs.\u00a0 A metric \u201ccarat\u201d is defined as 200 milligrams. 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