Princess Cut Diamond
Diamonds are measured in Carat Weight. One carat weighs 200 milligrams. If a diamond is referred to as four grains, this also means that it is a one carat diamond. The word Carat comes from the word carob. A carob is a bean that grows on a tree in the Mediterranean. In times past, if a diamond weighed the same as a carob bean, it was one carob, or one carat.
However, in the far east, where Carob trees do not grow, rice was used to measure the weight of a diamond. If a diamond weighed as much as four grains of rice, it was four grains – or one carat as we know it to be now. The majority of diamond purchases are for diamonds that are 1/3 of a carat.
Beware when shopping for diamonds that are already set or mounted. If more than one diamond is used in the piece, the tag on the jewelry will give the CTW or Carat Total Weight – it does not tell you the carat weight of each stone in the piece. You need to ask the jeweler for the total carat weight of the largest diamond in the piece to truly understand what you are buying.
 090 CT D SI2 ROUND GIA CERTIFIED GENUINE LOOSE DIAMOND  US $5,747.00
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 040 CT K VVS1 ROUND GIA CERTIFIED LOOSE DIAMOND US $843.00
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 236 CT D VVS1 EMERALD GIA CERTIFIED LOOSE DIAMOND US $47,338.00
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 075 CT K VS2 CUSHION GIA CERTIFIED LOOSE DIAMOND US $1,188.00
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 070 CT F I1 ROUND EGL USA CERTIFIED LOOSE DIAMOND US $1,031.00
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 050 CT D VS2 PEAR GIA CERTIFIED GENUINE LOOSE DIAMOND US $1,246.00
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 101 CT K VS2 PRINCESS HRD CERTIFIED LOOSE DIAMOND US $2,750.00
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 182 CT I VVS1 EMERALD GIA CERTIFIED LOOSE DIAMOND US $10,783.00
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 053 CT D VVS2 ROUND GIA CERTIFIED LOOSE DIAMOND US $2,913.00
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 100 CT H VS1 ASSCHER GIA CERTIFIED LOOSE DIAMOND US $3,817.00
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