Is this true about 1 carat?

[RingLife]

https://www.e-weddingbands.com/store/diamonds-learn-carat.html
it says a diamond from .95 - 1.05 is considered 1 carat. Is this true? So a person with a .95 ring can say 1 carat and a person with 1.0- 1.05 also says 1 carat? So essentially the person who has .95-.99 paid significantly less than the person with 1.0 carat and above?

 

[Matthews1127]

I believe this is true, which is why SPREAD should be the focus, not WEIGHT.

 

[Niel]

I meant it terms of facts no your diamond weighs what it weighs. Carat is a measure of weight.

But in terms of marketing and selling preset diamond rings yes when you’re sold a “one carat” from a mall store it is not guaranteed to be 1.00ct

 

[kenny]

https://www.e-weddingbands.com/store/diamonds-learn-carat.html
it says a diamond from .95 - 1.05 is considered 1 carat. Is this true? So a person with a .95 ring can say 1 carat and a person with 1.0- 1.05 also says 1 carat? So essentially the person who has .95-.99 paid significantly less than the person with 1.0 carat and above?

"True" you ask?

People vary.
Some would never call a 0.99 ct a 1 ct, and others will think it's okay to call their 0.76 ct. a 1 ct.
I don't care; IMO both styles are perfect ... for that person.

Do whatever you like.
As with nearly everything there isn't one single way of being that is 'right' that must be painstakingly defined and that everyone must follow.
That mentality, taken to the extreme, results in people flying commercial jets into skyscrapers.

 

[denverappraiser]

I mostly hear this from people who are selling 0.95-0.99ct diamonds.

I suppose they can consider whatever they like, but I'm not convinced.

 

[HappyNewLife]

IMO it's kind of up to the person who owns it to say whatever they want. I tend to round up in my daily life. My kids are always like "it's NOT 10 o'clock. It's 9:58"...

A .9 carat diamond can have better spread than a full carat, so I'd prob round up. A jeweler should be accurate though IMO

 

[whitewave]

I believe this is true, which is why SPREAD should be the focus, not WEIGHT.

Right. Check mm sizes of the stones.... some .96 might be larger than a 1 carat when looking at how it was cut!

 

[Dancing Fire]

"True" you ask?

People vary.
Some would never call a 0.99 ct a 1 ct, and others will think it's okay to call their 0.76 ct. a 1 ct.
I don't care; IMO both styles are perfect ... for that person.

Most men exaggerate about SIZE!...

 

[Rhino]

Most men exaggerate about SIZE!...

 

[LuvTheGlitter]

I call mine a 10 carat. I can call it whatever I like, because it's mine. But if I'm selling it, I damn sure should be accurate to the hundredth of a carat, and tell potential buyers the truth, that it's 0.96.

 

[Rhino]

A .95 does not = 1.00ct regardless of how good or poor the diamond is cut nor it's spread. The weight is the weight and is, of all the 4C's the least subjective element that's considered for grading. That's not to say value is impacted because there are .95ct diamonds of = clarity/color that are valued higher than their 1ct counterparts due to more in depth gemological reasons.

 

[LuvTheGlitter]

Oh, and I also weigh 96 pounds.

 

[bmfang]

https://www.e-weddingbands.com/store/diamonds-learn-carat.html
it says a diamond from .95 - 1.05 is considered 1 carat. Is this true? So a person with a .95 ring can say 1 carat and a person with 1.0- 1.05 also says 1 carat? So essentially the person who has .95-.99 paid significantly less than the person with 1.0 carat and above?

This is what you get on carat size from mall/chain jewellers. I've asked the question before at a chain jewellery store where I have discussed with the store manager about purchasing a pair of studs for my wife (thankfully I ended up at BGD for them). I asked him how many carats one pair was. He said that it was 1ct tcw. I asked him what that really meant. He said anywhere between 0.92 to 1.07cts tcw. I then asked him how many times they are generous enough to give the customer something over 1ct tcw. He just smiled and didn't say anything else. Followed up with a question as to how many of the pairs in his display case were actually under 1ct tcw. Again, smile and nothing else said.

It's a stupid thing used by mall/chain jewellers and it sucks. Allows them to make more money off the end customer who doesn't do their homework. Sad to say that it also exists with some of the other brands like HoF as well from my experience.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Costco policy is the same. Their 1ct solitaire stone could weigh < 1 ct. i.e...97-99 points

 

[RingLife]

Thank you everyone for your insights.

 

[Bron357]

Carat is a weight not a size. Unless a gem is unmounted it can’t be weighed so an estimate for carat weight is often calculated according to its mm width (in rounds), hence the actual carat weight in these situations is +/- 5 points. Generally people want it to “look” like a 1 carat, so a deep stone will look smaller than a shallower cut of the same carat weight. I have an unusual emerald cut, it is long and slim and not overly deep, so “face up” it looks bigger for its actual carat weight. It’s actual carat weight is 4.25 carats but it “faces up” closer to 5 carats. I also have a sapphire that weighs close to 3 carats (as photo) but it’s a very deep gem, face up it looks only about 2 carats.