Are all half carat diamond earrings the same size?
“Our five year wedding anniversary is fast approaching and I think that my wife would appreciate a pair of diamond stud earrings. I’ve been shopping online and at the local mall, but it seems to me that the half carat diamond stud earrings that I’m seeing vary in size. Are all half carat diamond earrings the same size, or is my perception that they are different in size accurate? What is the best way to search for diamond stud earrings on Brian Gavin Diamonds web site?”
Half carat total weight diamond earrings or half carat each?
The first thing that I want to point out is that the diamond industry tends to represent diamond stud earrings by the combined total weight of the two diamonds that comprise the pair of diamond earrings, while the general public tends to think of the diamonds in terms of the carat weight of each diamond.
So are you shopping for a pair of diamond earrings that consists of two diamonds weighing a half carat each? This would be described as “one carat total weight diamond earrings… Or are you shopping for a pair of half carat total weight diamond earrings? Which would consist of two diamonds, each weighing a quarter carat.
Either way, it is important to realize that the majority of diamond retailers round off the combined total weight of the diamonds to the nearest carat mark, thus a pair of round brilliant cut diamonds weighing 0.98 carats total weight is likely to be represented as “one carat total weight diamond earrings” when in fact each diamond is likely to weigh 0.49 carats each.
How carat weight affects diamond prices:
The reason why it is important to shop for diamonds based upon the actual total weight instead of the rounded off total weight of the diamonds, is because there are substantial price increases that occur in the price of diamonds at specific carat weight marks. For example, in this particular instance, the price per carat increases at the junction between 0.49 – 0.50 carats.
Thus a pair of “one carat diamond stud earrings” that consists of two diamonds weighing 0.49 carats each, for a combined total weight of 0.98 carats, is going to cost the vendor substantially less than a pair of diamonds of the same overall quality, that actually weigh a combined 1.00 carats.
Why half carat diamonds appear different in size:
It is common for diamonds of the same carat weight to appear to be different in size depending on the proportions of the diamond, and most importantly the total depth, which will have a direct effect upon the visible outside diameter of the diamond. A half carat round diamond with a total depth of 61.5% will face-up larger in diameter than a half carat round diamond that has a total depth of 62.5% all Brian Signature round diamonds are cut to proportions that provide the highest volume of light return while maximizing the visible spread of the diamond.
The best way to buy diamond earrings online:
The best way to buy diamond earrings online is to use the diamond earring builder tool on Brian Gavin Diamonds, which enables you to select the setting style that you prefer, and then will help you match up the diamonds that we currently have available for diamond stud earrings. You can also use the matched diamonds search engine on Brian Gavin Diamonds to determine what matched pairs of diamonds we currently have available for earrings, and then select the option to choose a setting.
