Diamond Ring Blog

Although we think of carat as a size, carat is actually a measure of weight-two hundred milligrams to be exact.  Most jewelers refer to one carat as 100 “points.” This means that a 75-point diamond would be three-quarter carat or 0.75ct.  The reason we think of carat as a size, rather than a weight, is that two diamonds of the same weight and cut will generally look to be about the same size.   This is not the case, however, when comparing carat weight between diamonds and other gems. for example, emerald is less dense than diamond.  So if you were to compare a 1.0-carat round emerald with a 1.0-carat brilliant cut diamond, the emerald would be larger - just as a pound of feathers would be much larger than a pound of lead.   For more information about loos gemstones, visit Mybargainjewels.com and ask to speak for a sales representative.