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.
Diamond per carat.
Cut grade and diameter over weight.
This is because it is more rare to find bigger sized diamonds.
We would calculate the price of that carat by multiplying 2500 x 0 5.
In other words the increase for price per carat goes up dramatically for each magic number for example the difference in price between a 4 ct and a 3 ct diamond greatly exceeds the difference between a 3 ct and a 2 ct diamond.
To compare that a one carat diamond is 6 4mm.
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.
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.
Understanding the 4 c s of a diamond color cut carat clarity and the factors that impact its quality price and value.
The larger the diamond the more per carat it costs.
So while the one carat is double the weight the face of the half carat diamond is only 21 smaller.
That is 1 5th of an inch.
Diamond prices are calculated per carat.
How to calculate price per carat.
The per carat price increases exponentially as you move up in carat weight.
A half carat diamond is usually 5 1mm in diameter.