What''s the "Average" Color and Clarity?

[NYDiamond]

Now that the issue of "size" has been debated, what is the average color and clarity of the typical engagement ring? Does anyone have any statistics or personal experiences?

 

[Colored Gemstone Nut]

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On 8/2/2003 1

5:54 PM NYDiamond wrote:

Now that the issue of "size" has been debated, what is the average color and clarity of the typical engagement ring? Does anyone have any statistics or personal experiences?

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NYD:

Hello!
I think the question you pose is a very hard question to answer because there are so many different variables that come into play when choosing a diamond.

1)The income of the person purchasing the stone, along with the budget they set.

2)What priorities they have in mind when choosing a stone.
example (Color, Clarity, Who certs the stone, Cut classes)

3)Generally I don't think there is an answer to your question because there are too many variables that come into play when deciding.

Does the person really care who he/she gets a stone from. Is that person making an informed decision based on criteria they set for themselves and learned. Is it an impulse buy or an educated purchase?

I think this is a good question which might be posed to vendors. What do they see going out of their shops?

I think there is probably to broad of a margin when asking for "statistics" because there is so much involved and most all purchases are based on personal preferences.

What do you see yourself purchasing????

-Josh Rioux
Sitka, ALaska

The size issue is an easier one to answer, but I think the majority of the uneducated public making purchases, don't know and don't care about the color or clarity, or CUT but rather focus on the size.

 

[Richard Sherwood]

I've seen no statistics regarding it, but in my own personal experience I would estimate the "average" engagement ring quality purchased to be in the IJ/SI1 neighborhood.