Diamond Per Carat

Understanding the 4 c s of a diamond color cut carat clarity and the factors that impact its quality price and value.

Diamond per carat.

The per carat price increases as the weight and the quality increases. To compare that a one carat diamond is 6 4mm. That is 1 5th of an inch. In other words the increase for price per carat goes up dramatically for each magic number for example the difference in price between a 4 ct and a 3 ct diamond greatly exceeds the difference between a 3 ct and a 2 ct diamond.

Larger diamonds are much rarer than smaller ones. This is because it is more rare to find bigger sized diamonds. Cut grade and diameter over weight. Diamond prices are calculated per carat.

How to calculate price per carat. The per carat price increases exponentially as you move up in carat weight. Price of 2 carat diamonds the price of a 2 carat diamond ranges from 6 500 to 55 000 depending on the diamond s cut quality clarity color and shape. However we need to consider the other cs of a diamond color clarity and cut.

A 0 25 carat quarter of a carat diamond with the same color and clarity grades as above costs around 1 600 per carat making the price of the diamond approximately 425. The larger the diamond the more per carat it costs. A half carat diamond is usually 5 1mm in diameter. For instance if one carat costs 2500 a 0 5 carat diamond would cost 1250.