I dont understand diamond carats, is a 2 carat ring a large ring or a small ring?

Question

Just wanted to know.

Answer 1

No no no no no! Do not automatically think the carat goes up, the stones looks bigger. It doesn't work that way.
A stone can be 0.5 carat and can be bigger in size than a 1.0 carat. 1.0 carat will still be more expensive and valuable than the bigger stone! But to emphasize the value the manufacturers prefer to make the stone look bigger too, as paralal as the carat goes up.
Bear in mind that a stone could be a less carat but it may be bigger in size than the one that has more carat value.
Or the 6.0 carat stone and 10.0 carat stone might appear the same size.

So a 2.0 carat ring must be a pretty nice ring and relatively big stone, for this society it's more than acceptable to buy someone a 2.0 carat engagement ring.

Answer 2

For gems, a carat is a measure of mass. One carat is .2 grams. A 2 carat ring would include .4 grams of diamond.

One way of describing jewelry is total carat weight (or tcw). Using several small diamonds can create a ring (or other type of jewelry) with a large total carat weight, but with small stones.

For gold, a carat (or karat) is a measure of purity: 24-carat gold is pure, 18k is 18 parts gold and 6 parts of some other metal, usually silver or copper. Since pure gold is soft, most gold jewelry is 18k or less to increase its durability.

Answer 3

a carat, is actually a unit of measure. Think of grams, pounds or ounces. The higher a carat measurement is, the heavier a diamond is. Sometimes you'll see 2 ct. total weight, which means, it's not just one diamond that weighs 2 cts, (carats) all the diamonds in the ring are 2 cts. together. If you have several, it could mean that only a couple are real diamonds, totaling a weight of 2 cts, and the rest are CZ's. (Cubic Zirconia, fake, glass... ) HOpe this helps

Answer 4

A 2 carat ring is very big. I have a 1 1/2 carat engagment ring and people think it is huge.

Answer 5

It's a fairly large stone, assuming you are talking about a solitaire. Depending on the cut will determine the actual size. For a rough guess, get a ruler and hold it up against your finger. See how big 4-8MM is against your finger. I say 4-8 because most stones that are 2CT will be around that diameter for a round, or that width if it's a princess or emerald cut.

Answer 6

a 2ct ring is a nice size ring. I would suggest going to your local jeweler and just taking a look at the different sizes so that you are familiar with the different sizes. Don't just look for size also be very sure to look for the clarity of the stone as well!

Answer 7

Very large stone. And probably v. expensive too.

Answer 8

That's a nice little chunk of Carbon !