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About Diamond Weights


About Diamond Weights



Diamonds are measured in Carat Weight.




One carat weighs 200 milligrams. If a




diamond is referred to as four grains, this




also means that it is a one carat diamond.




The word Carat comes from the word carob.




A carob is a bean that grows on a tree in the




Mediterranean. In times past, if a diamond




weighed the same as a carob bean, it was




one carob, or one carat.






However, in the far east, where Carob trees




do not grow, rice was used to measure the




weight of a diamond. If a diamond weighed




as much as four grains of rice, it was four




grains – or one carat as we know it to be




now. The majority of diamond purchases




are for diamonds that are 1/3 of a carat.






Beware when shopping for diamonds that




are already set or mounted. If more than one




diamond is used in the piece, the tag on the




jewelry will give the CTW or Carat Total




Weight – it does not tell you the carat weight




of each stone in the piece. You need to ask




the jeweler for the total carat weight of the




largest diamond in the piece to truly




understand what you are buying.


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