Carat measures a diamond s weight not its size as it is often confused.
Diamond value per carat.
The value of the parcel would be the carat weight of the parcel times 800.
Parcel prices to locate the per carat price for a parcel of 0 18 to 0 22 carat diamonds with an average color of i j and clarity si2 select the 0 18 to 0 22 carat size matrix.
Diamonds price is always calculated on per carat basis whether you buy 0 32 carat 1 27 ct or 3 04 carat diamond.
Example with actual diamonds.
The i j row and si2 column show 8 0 or 800 per carat.
The per carat cost increases as the weight and quality increases.
Let do some math to make it easy.
For instance if one carat costs 2500 a 0 5 carat diamond would cost 1250.
Small stones of high color and clarity are easier to find than larger ones so you will notice them more often in jewelry stores.
A 0 5 carat diamond may cost 2 500 per carat.
How to calculate price per carat.
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.
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.
To determine the price of a diamond you need to look at the 4cs.
At the time of writing these lines a 2 carat d vs1 diamond costs 40 000 42 000 total approximately 20 000 per.
Color clarity cut and carat weight.
However we need to consider the other cs of a diamond color clarity and cut.
We would calculate the price of that carat by multiplying 2500 x 0 5.
The price of that diamond would be 1 250 2 500 0 5.
Meaning that the price per carat of a 1 carat diamond is higher than the price per carat of a 0 99 carat diamond and thus the increase in total price is more than the 1 of the weight much more.
The per carat price increases as the weight and the quality increases.
Price for 0 32 carat is 850 per carat 1 27 carat is 1800 per carat price for 3 04 carat is 4100 per carat which means.
The heavier the diamond the greater its value.
The prices per carat will therefore not be equal and the difference in value between these 2 stones will be much greater than if we compared the value of a 0 98 carat d vvs2 and a 0 99 carat d vvs2 they also have a difference of one hundredth of a carat but their carat weight falls within the same price grid.
Diamonds are priced per carat.