How To Buy A Diamond Ring
The 4 Cs: #4 CARAT
Carat refers to the weight in units of a diamond. All properties being equal, larger diamonds are rarer and more valuable than smaller diamonds. When it comes to diamonds, size isn’t everything. Other factors such as cut, colour and clarity come into play as well, in determining a diamond’s beauty and value. A smaller diamond of superior cut, colour and clarity can more beautiful and valuable than a larger stone of only average quality in these areas.
The word Carat is derived from the Greek word “kerátion” meaning “fruit of the carob”. In past centuries, different countries each had their own carat unit, all roughly equivalent to the mass of a carob seed. Carob seeds were used as weights on precision scales because of their reputation for having a uniform weight.
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