To determine the price of a diamond you need to look at the 4cs.
Center diamond prices.
The estimate of the diamond price is only indicative the prices vary with the market and other factors.
The price of that diamond would be 1 250 2 500 0 5.
Diamonds are priced per carat.
The wholesale and retail prices chart below is petra gems best average estimates based on data of leading diamond suppliers and.
The second section of this article will explain how diamond prices are determined and calculated.
An oversupply of rough diamonds a surfeit of polished stone stocks and falling prices.
This price index for 1 carat 1 5 carat 2 carat and 3 carat diamonds will be updated periodically to reflect changing retail and wholesale diamond prices.
But since the reality is that 1 carat diamond prices range from 1 900 to 16 000 and 2 carat diamond prices range from 8 000 to 84 000 which is a huge difference so as a general rule of thumb in today s market my recommendation for best value for money diamond would be g color si1 clarity no fluorescence and at least very good cut and.
This cut quality can lead to variations in price of around 5 to 15.
If the diamond is very poorly cut it would need to be recut to make it easier to sell and that will inevitably be accompanied by a reduction in weight.
The per carat cost increases as the weight and quality increases.
Color clarity cut and carat weight.
How to calculate diamond prices.
A perfectly cut diamond will obviously have a higher value than a poorly cut diamond.