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DF, we live in our own house now but last we rented, we paid SG$6,600 (abt US$5,500). So I should be wearing a 5.5ct - so where is it?! 
Back to the original Q, hmmm...it varies tremendously here. In my profession (accountancy/ auditing/ forensic accounting), I rarely see anything more than 1ct. In the business district, I've however spotted large boulders, once what appeared to be a 4ct on a younger girl (late 20's to early 30's in my estimation), though she looked like a young banker to me. In the shopping area of Orchard Rd and in jewellery exhibitions, 3ct to 5ct's-ish have been seen not too seldomly. It's hard to though to tell whether these are Singapreans or rich Indonesian or mainland Chinese tourists. I once saw a 14ct very-white looking pear on a young Indian lady at a jewellry exhibition trying to buy even more jewellry! Also, I've seen expat wives wearing larger bling too, but mostly expat wives' rings tend to be in the 1-2ct. Interestingly, those expat wives with larger diamonds tend to be Americans (i see them at the American Club, some carrying Hermes bags) and those Europeans or Brits mostly wear smaller than 1ct or nothing at all . I have also mentioned here from time to time about the large diamonds (3ct each min for earrings and 5ct and above for rings) flying out of my local jeweller's window (and a little birdie told me that these belong to the richer Singaporeans - those with HUGE houses and expensive luxury cars to match)!
Back to the original Q, hmmm...it varies tremendously here. In my profession (accountancy/ auditing/ forensic accounting), I rarely see anything more than 1ct. In the business district, I've however spotted large boulders, once what appeared to be a 4ct on a younger girl (late 20's to early 30's in my estimation), though she looked like a young banker to me. In the shopping area of Orchard Rd and in jewellery exhibitions, 3ct to 5ct's-ish have been seen not too seldomly. It's hard to though to tell whether these are Singapreans or rich Indonesian or mainland Chinese tourists. I once saw a 14ct very-white looking pear on a young Indian lady at a jewellry exhibition trying to buy even more jewellry! Also, I've seen expat wives wearing larger bling too, but mostly expat wives' rings tend to be in the 1-2ct. Interestingly, those expat wives with larger diamonds tend to be Americans (i see them at the American Club, some carrying Hermes bags) and those Europeans or Brits mostly wear smaller than 1ct or nothing at all . I have also mentioned here from time to time about the large diamonds (3ct each min for earrings and 5ct and above for rings) flying out of my local jeweller's window (and a little birdie told me that these belong to the richer Singaporeans - those with HUGE houses and expensive luxury cars to match)!
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Here in Albany it's definitely one of the bigger and flashier (and dare I say sparklier) pieces I've seen as of now - I'd say what I usually see is about a carat, RB/princess, usually in a pretty fancy design - lots of halos, sidestones, etc.
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