{"id":26260,"date":"2018-11-14T09:14:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T14:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=26260"},"modified":"2018-11-14T09:16:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T14:16:34","slug":"what-diamonds-are-people-buying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/what-diamonds-are-people-buying\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT DIAMONDS ARE PEOPLE BUYING?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"What<\/div>\n

Confused?<\/h2>\n

\nLooking for a diamond, but don’t know what to buy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nLet other purchases guide you…<\/p>\n

\nKnowing what size<\/strong>, quality, shape<\/strong>, and price of diamonds that other people are buying (and the mounting they choose), can help you decide on the perfect ring for you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Point you in the right direction<\/h2>\n

\nJames Allen makes it easy<\/strong>. They have a page on their website<\/a> featuring recently sold rings<\/strong> (to give people inspiration and ideas). It shows you the exact diamonds, color, clarity, cut, everything, that people have purchased right now<\/strong>… And you can even design a ring similar<\/strong> to it if you like. It’s cool and convenient.<\/p>\n

Take a peek:<\/h2>\n

\n\"What<\/a><\/p>\n

But what’s even more fascinating<\/strong> is listing and comparing all of these details. You can pinpoint exactly what the top quality<\/strong> is (talking center stones only), and what’s popular.<\/p>\n

\nSo let’s do that…<\/strong><\/p>\n

The latest 20 diamonds sold are:<\/h2>\n

\n(latest 20 at the time of this post)<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. .90 Round, VS2 Clarity, I Color, Excellent Cut<\/li>\n
  2. .70 Oval, SI1 Clarity, F Color, Good Cut<\/li>\n
  3. .70 Round, IF Clarity, H Color, Excellent Cut<\/li>\n
  4. .91 Emerald, VVS2 Clarity, E Color, Good Cut<\/li>\n
  5. .80 Round, VVS2 Clarity, E Color, Very Good Cut<\/li>\n
  6. .91 Round, SI1 Clarity, I Color, Very Good Cut<\/li>\n
  7. .90 Round, SI1 Clarity, H Color, Excellent Cut<\/li>\n
  8. 1.01 Oval, SI1 Clarity, H Color, Good Cut<\/li>\n
  9. .90 Round, VS1 Clarity, J Color, Excellent Cut<\/li>\n
  10. .90 Round, VS1 Clarity, E Color, Very Good Cut<\/li>\n
  11. 1.01 Cushion, VS1 Clarity, E Color, Very Good Cut<\/li>\n
  12. 1.00 Princess, VS1 Clarity, I Color, Good Cut<\/li>\n
  13. .90 Round, SI1 Clarity, H Color, Excellent Cut<\/li>\n
  14. 1.00 Round, VVS2 Clarity, J Color, Excellent Cut<\/li>\n
  15. .90 Round, VS2 Clarity, I Color, Excellent Cut<\/li>\n
  16. .80 Round, VS2 Clarity, I Color, Excellent Cut<\/li>\n
  17. 1.00 Princess, SI1 Clarity, E Color, Very Good Cut<\/li>\n
  18. .85 Princess, VVS2 Clarity, E Color, Good Cut<\/li>\n
  19. 1.02 Princess, VVS2 Clarity, E Color, Good Cut<\/li>\n
  20. 1.00 Round, VVS2 Clarity, K Color, Excellent Cut<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Now let’s compare diamonds to learn more:<\/h2>\n

    \nCreating a chart for myself<\/strong>, I went through and listed all of the diamond qualities (starting with color), and then averaged them out. <\/p>\n

    The most popular color was E<\/h2>\n

    \nE color is pure white<\/strong> and exhibits zero color whatsoever in the diamond. It’s ultra-white<\/strong>, and ultra-bright<\/strong> (my favorite color handsdown). <\/p>\n

    \nAfter E, came H<\/strong>. H is at the top half of the Near Colorless color range. It’s considered a “fine white<\/strong>” diamond, and will still face up white (not yellow, or off yellow). <\/p>\n

    The leading clarity was SI1<\/h2>\n

    \nSI1 is the most popular clarity<\/strong> because all of the inclusions are invisible<\/strong> to the eye (unless you magnify the diamond). It’s eye-clean<\/strong> and faces up beautifully.<\/p>\n

    \nAfter SI1, the next most popular clarities were higher up the chart; VS1, VS2 and VVS2 <\/strong>(all top notch diamonds).<\/p>\n

    The average cut was excellent<\/h2>\n

    \nAlmost all of the diamonds shown above have “excellent<\/strong>” cut grades. Excellent is the best there is<\/strong> (using GIA<\/strong>‘s grading system), and will give you outstanding brilliance, fire, and scintillation (more sparkle than any other cut<\/strong>). It really is the only cut I would recommend buying. The visual difference alone will blow you away!<\/strong> It’s night and day.<\/p>\n

    The average carat weight was .90 CT<\/h2>\n

    \nThis carat weight is wonderful. It’s a light-carat<\/strong> (just a tad smaller than a full carat – which helps keep the cost down<\/strong>). 90 points looks large, looks like a carat, but can actually save you thousands<\/strong> on your purchase.<\/p>\n

    So let’s look at the price…<\/h2>\n

    \nThe average price<\/strong> (adding everything up and dividing it by 20), came out to be:<\/p>\n

    $4,380<\/h2>\n

    \nIt’s a perfect price range<\/strong> for an engagement ring, and it gets you a great looking ring with a huge carat weight. Compare these prices to what you find in mall stores<\/strong> and you’ll see. There is no comparison<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    What we also learned was this:<\/h2>\n

    \nWhen people shop for loose diamonds<\/strong>, they are looking for quality<\/strong>. The shape of the stone varied a little, but the round brilliant cut diamond<\/strong> came out on top (second is the princess cut<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

    \nSo putting all of this information together, this is the most popular diamond sold today<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    CARAT WEIGHT, CLARITY, COLOR, CUT<\/strong><\/td>\nPRICE<\/strong><\/td>\nVIEW<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    .90 CT, SI1, E, EXCELLENT<\/strong><\/td>\nAVG: $4,400<\/strong><\/td>\nVIEW<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

    \n\"Most<\/p>\n

    \nSo knowing what sells, and what other people pick, can help you decide on the right diamond to buy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    \nSee all the 90 point, SI1 clarity, E color, Excellent cut round diamonds HERE at James Allen<\/a> (the lowest prices online<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

    \nCheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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