how do you work out the size and weight of a diamond including the value and do points mean in diamond terms..

Answer 1

Additionally, the value of a diamond is somewhat subjective. Although the standards are pretty uniform throughout the market, it boils down to this: A diamond is worth what it is because someone said so. The price of diamonds is artificially inflated; both rubies and emeralds are more rare.

Answer 2

Colour, clarity, carat and cut - the 4 C's to consider when buying diamonds.

If you go for a large diamond, u might get a decent price BUT be aware that the quality might not be that great. Good quality diamonds have little inclusions (good clarity) AND good cut.

If it's quality you are going for, ask that the diamond be certified by a reputable certirfication lab and check your spec against what they have at www.diamondsource.co.za so you know if you're paying a good price. I'm South African and diamonds are a huge industry here.

Also, be aware that you may not be getting a good quality natural diamond (those are very expensive). What jewellers do (mostly in the USA) is they get ordinary diamonds with lots of inclusions and use lasers to reduce the inclusions.

Answer 3

a precious stone is measured by weight in carats or the more metric system of points

Answer 4

I don't, far too complicated at this late hour.