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  • EC-7070, Center Core, E-Tower, Bharat Diamond Bourse, Bandra Kurla Complex,Bandra (East), Mumbai-400 051, India.
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Carat Weight

A carat is the unit of weight by which a gemstone is measured. The carat-weight of a diamond is the easiest measurement of the 4C’s to determine. Carat-weight is not a factor which denotes the quality of a diamond, but merely its size by weight.

The word "carat" derives from the carob seeds that people used in ancient times to balance scales. So uniform in shape and weight are these little seeds that even today's sophisticated instruments cannot detect more than three one-thousandths of a difference between them.

"Carat” is not to be confused with "karat," which is used to indicate the purity of gold.

One carat is subdivided into 100 "points". Therefore a diamond measuring 75 points is 3/4 carat in weight, or 0.75ct. There are five carats in a gram.

The size of a diamond is proportional to the carat-weight of a diamond. When rough diamonds are cut and polished into finished diamonds, as much as 2/3 of the total carat-weight may be lost. Since larger rough gems of high quality are found less frequently than smaller rough gems of high quality, a single two carat diamond will be more expensive than 2 one carat diamonds of the same quality. However, two diamonds of equal carat-weight can differ greatly in value due to their cut, color, and clarity.

Carat-weight by itself will not reflect a diamond’s size. Instead, two other factors must be considered:

Distance across the top of the diamond measured in millimetres

Since a diamond is viewed from top when set into a ring or pendant, it is essential to determine the distance across the top of a diamond. A deeply cut diamond has a greater proportion of its total weight "hidden" in the depth, resulting in a smaller diameter than a well cut diamond.

The cut grade of a diamond

The amount of light reflected from a diamond depends on its cut grade. Hence, when a diamond is well cut, maximum light is reflected from the top and makes it appear larger. It is therefore possible to get a diamond of lower carat but with higher cut grade and vice versa.

NOTE:Carat is abbreviated to "ct" or "CT" when describing a single stone. "TCW," meaning "total carat weight," is added when jewellery is set with multiple diamonds.

Size Range
Size Size Range
+0.30 0.30 TO 0.399
+0.40 0.40 To 0.499
+0.50 0.50 To 0.699
+0.70 0.70 To 0.899
+0.90 0.90 TO 0.999
+1.00 1.00 To 1.499
+1.50 1.50 To 1.999
+2.00 2.00 To 2.999
+3.00 3.00 To 3.999
+4.00 4.00 To 4.999
+5.00 5.00 To 5.999
+6.00 6.00 To 6.999
+7.00 7.00 To 7.999
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  • Cut
  • Polish
  • Symmetry
  • Luster
  • Fluorescence
  • Black Inclusion (Natts)
  • Other Inclusion
  • Open Inclusion
  • Extra Facet
  • Diamonds

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