Why is a two carat diamond worth more than two one carat diamonds???

Question

...tom science

Answer 1

Large carat diamond are worth more because of their rarity. A 100 karat diamond would be worth 99999999999 dollars while 100 one karat diamonds would be worth 9999 dollars. Supply and demand dictate rare mineral prices; if there is a very low supply of huge karat diamonds, the price will be very high.

Answer 2

Just wanted to add that carat is a measurement of the weight of the diamond and therefore is one of a number of qualities used to determine the value of a diamond. The greater the weight the more value is given to it, but only if the other criteria are met too. These have to do with the shape of the diamond in the rough (and whether it can be cut and polished into a good shape for jewelry), its clarity/purity, lack of defects/flaws and the colour (you can get transparent diamonds, pinks, blues, reds...)

Answer 3

To cut and bring out the best in diamond is very difficult and hence the larger the stone, the costlier it is. Of course, the refelective characteristics and the blue colour a little more than others with dazzling brilliance is considered the best among the diamonds. For which the no of faces that you could make during the grinding of the stone is important.
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Answer 4

Stones large enough to be polished into a finished stone are hard to find. The larger it is, the more rare. Thus, it is actually harder to get one two carrot stone than two one carrot stones.

That plus the Debears corporation and South Africa price fix diamonds.

Answer 5

Because bigger is better... and less is more.

Two one carat diamonds can be separated... their total value automatically diminishes.

One two carat diamond, is by itself, more valuable.

Answer 6

because a single stone of a higher carat weight is more rare than two smaller stones of the same total weight.

Answer 7

Great question

There are less of them in the world - simple economics, and for this reason it is harder and more expensive to make one great looking stone as one mistake will cost twice as much, so twice the pressure on the jeweller...

Answer 8

because debeers says so.

It's actually harder to cut small diamonds vs a great big one. It's a larger scale! though they want to be careful not to break it into little peices.

Answer 9

it actually depends on the cuts
the more cut gives sparkle

Answer 10

Bigger stones are more rare. They are therefore worth more.