About Diamond Weights

Diamonds are measured in Carat Weight.
One carat weighs 200 milligrams. If a
diamond is known as 4 grains, this
additionally signifies that it’s a one-carat diamond.
The phrase Carat comes from the phrase carob.
Carob is a bean that grows on a tree within the
The Mediterranean. In instances previously, if a diamond
weighed the identical as a carob bean, it was
one carob or one carat.

However, within the far east, the place Carob timber
don’t develop, rice was used to measure the
weight of a diamond. If a diamond weighed
as a lot as 4 grains of rice, it was 4
grains ? or one carat as we all know it to be
now. The majority of diamond purchases
are for diamonds which are 1/3 of a carat.

Beware when searching for diamonds that
are already set or mounted. If a couple of
diamond is used within the piece, the tag on the
jewelry will give the CTW or Carat Total
Weight ? it doesn’t inform you of the carat weight
of every stone within the piece. You must ask
the jeweler for the whole carat weight of the
the largest diamond within the piece to really
perceive what you’re shopping for.