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1 2 Carat Diamond Earrings
If you are looking to buy 1 2 carat diamond earrings you will have discovered that prices, sizes and clarity vary.
Diamond stud earrings are often the best bet for the first time buyer of diamond earrings, especially if you want to get the size right and are focusing on 1 2 carat diamonds.
Carat weight
Carat weight refers specifically to the weight of the stone and not necessarily to the size of the stone.
Depending on the cut, half carat diamond earrings may be larger or smaller.
This does not mean the diamond is more or less valuable, based on carat alone.
There are several factors that go into determining the value of a diamond and carat weight is just one of them.
Diamond value
The distance across the top of the stone is the first factor you should consider when assessing how good the stones are, as this is the part everyone will be looking at. This will be especially true in a half carat diamond earring.
The way a diamond is set in an earring is to present the top face of the stone in such a way as to catch the most light.
Reflectivity is another important part of choosing a stone, though that ultimately comes down to the eye of the person looking.
Set in a gold or silver base, a 1 2 carat diamond earring can be more or less brilliant depending on the surface area that is available to capture the light. Be certain you consider this when buying your diamond earrings.
Another factor is determining the value of a diamond is the cut grade. How a diamond is cut has a great deal to do with how well it looks in a setting.
Remember, the carat weight is how much the diamond weighs, but the surface area at the top of a 1 2 carat diamond is what people will see.
If the diamond is cut in such a way as to put more weight in the bottom portion, make it thicker at the base, then that means there will be less surface area available to sparkle in the light.
How a diamond is cut can make or break (so to speak) how well it looks in a setting. In the case of half carat diamond earrings the carat weight is important but the cut is even more so, as the base of the diamond will be facing against the ear and not visible.
What people will see when gazing at a 1 2 carat diamond earring is the face, the top of the diamond. The broader, wider that surface area is, the more likely it is to catch their eye and keep their attention.
Sparkle, sparkle
A properly cut diamond will also provide maximum sparkle through its face.
A master diamond cutter understands how the light is refracted through the gem and will make a cut which delivers the height of brilliance. Try these two:
So, your 1 2 carat diamond earrings could have more or less shine depending almost entirely, not on how much they weigh, but on how well they were actually cut.
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