Diamond Per Carat
Understanding the 4 c s of a diamond color cut carat clarity and the factors that impact its quality price and value.
Diamond per carat. For example a 25 carat round diamond starts at around 300 and a 5 carat round diamond starts at around 650. The per carat price increases as the weight and the quality increases. A half carat diamond is usually 5 1mm in diameter. The larger the diamond the more per carat it costs.
To compare that a one carat diamond is 6 4mm. Cut grade and diameter over weight. Diamond prices are calculated per carat. We would calculate the price of that carat by multiplying 2500 x 0 5.
That is 1 5th of an inch. The per carat price increases exponentially as you move up in carat weight. A 0 25 carat quarter of a carat diamond with the same color and clarity grades as above costs around 1 600 per carat making the price of the diamond approximately 425. How to calculate price per carat.
This is because it is more rare to find bigger sized diamonds. Price of 2 carat diamonds the price of a 2 carat diamond ranges from 6 500 to 55 000 depending on the diamond s cut quality clarity color and shape. Larger diamonds are much rarer than smaller ones. So while the one carat is double the weight the face of the half carat diamond is only 21 smaller.