Diamond size comparison

[diamondseeker2006]

I have a few charts and pictures which help to get an idea of various diamond sizes. Feel free to add to this if you have other references.

The first is a handy chart found at Amazon:

http://images.amazon.com/media/i3d/01/actual-diamond-size.pdf#search="amazon%20diamond%20size%20chart"

 

[diamondseeker2006]

This is a comparison of 1 ct., 1.2 cts., 1.5 cts. and 2 cts.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

This is a chart which gives the size in mm of various weight stones

 

[diamondseeker2006]

This is a chart for 3 stone ring proportions with a 1.5 ct. center stone and various size side stones

 

[diamondseeker2006]

This is a comparison of 1.0, 1.3, and 1.6 ct. stones (photo from Good Old Gold)

 

[jsu1995]

Good info... thanks for posting.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

1.0, 1.2, and 1.4 cts. (from Good Old Gold)

 

[diamondseeker2006]

.74 and .61 (from WhiteFlash)

 

[diamondseeker2006]

That was pretty huge...here''s a smaller version of a .74 and .61

 

[butterfly 17]

I hope this comes out right. It should be a 2.5, next to a 2.4, next to a 1.5+

 

[butterfly 17]

Okay, that was odd. Let me try again.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

(Great picture, Butterfly! I will note that it was a man's hand, so the stones are really bigger than they look!)

Here's one of a 1.0, 1.2, and 1.4 on a hand (from Good Old Gold)

 

[butterfly 17]

Okay, I hope this one comes out clear. I kept cropping it to get it to fit.

from left to right-

.55, .78, 1.0, 1.25, 1.5, 2.03

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Let's see if this is easier to see (you have an amazing ring collection, butterfly!)

 

[MoonWater]

great thread diamondseeker, thanks for starting it!! i was always trying to figure this stuff out on my own.

 

[sna77]

DS: You posted an actual size comparison a while back I think.. that one was great...

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Thanks...I am glad it is helpful!

 

[angeline]

ds2006 - thanks for putting this all in one place! I''m always hunting and pecking looking for it...

 

[february2003bride]

This really should be a permanent message at the top of the rocky talky page!

 

[Ice Princess Cristy]

WOW!!!! Thanks for the beautiful pics and the comparrisons! I was just trying to figure out the visual difference between .53 and .73 and you have a similiar photo side by side!

 

[Lorelei]

Excellent work DS!

Just bear in mind for new members reading, that sizes may be approximate and can vary, so use as a guide only, also that the chart measurements may be optimistic in some cases, according to one of the experts here.

 

[chrono]

This really should go into the FAQ section where it can be found and referred to easily.

 

[Cleo]

Date: 4/19/2008 8:35:32 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
This is a comparison of 1 ct., 1.2 cts., 1.5 cts. and 2 cts.

Great thread - useful info AND shiny things to admire!

Is it just me, or does anyone else think that the half carat jump from 0.5ct to 1ct is more dramatically noticeable than the jump from 1.5ct to 2ct?

Is it because the 0.5ct increase is a greater % of the initial carat weight in the first case than the second, so appears more noticeable?

x x x

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 4/20/2008 10:38:11 AM
Author: Cleo

Date: 4/19/2008 8:35:32 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
This is a comparison of 1 ct., 1.2 cts., 1.5 cts. and 2 cts.

Great thread - useful info AND shiny things to admire!

Is it just me, or does anyone else think that the half carat jump from 0.5ct to 1ct is more dramatically noticeable than the jump from 1.5ct to 2ct?

Is it because the 0.5ct increase is a greater % of the initial carat weight in the first case than the second, so appears more noticeable?

x x x

Size jumps are less noticable the larger you go, with the bigger diamonds of 1.5 to 2 cts for example, than with the smaller carat weights Cleo, so yes you are right! That is why sometimes when wanting to increase face up size when you already have a largeish diamond, you have to go bigger still to get a noticable difference, but of course people's various size perceptions can vary.

 

[sna77]

OK, found the post I was looking for... Ellen posted it in another thread... I'll cut and paste it...

This is a .74, .45, .17.

actual size:

 

[butterfly 17]

Here is a 2.73 compared to a 3.03...

 

[bee*]

great thread DS! It''s really helpful-should definitely be a sticky.

 

[Ellen]

Great thread!

sna, thanks for posting that (but actually that's not true to life size either), I've got a couple more to add.

1.22 vs. 1.79

 

[Ellen]

And resized.

 

[Ellen]

2.52 vs. .50