Diamond Per Carat

Diamond prices are calculated per carat.

Diamond per carat.

Larger diamonds are much rarer than smaller ones. 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. How to calculate price per carat. The per carat price increases as the weight and the quality increases.

Cut grade and diameter over weight. 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. The per carat price increases exponentially as you move up in carat weight. For instance if one carat costs 2500 a 0 5 carat diamond would cost 1250.

For example a 25 carat round diamond starts at around 300 and a 5 carat round diamond starts at around 650. A half carat diamond is usually 5 1mm in diameter. This is because it is more rare to find bigger sized diamonds. Understanding the 4 c s of a diamond color cut carat clarity and the factors that impact its quality price and value.

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. 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. We would calculate the price of that carat by multiplying 2500 x 0 5.