Five Carat Diamond - Cuts, Prices, Designs
Five carat diamonds while rare are an absolutely breath-taking vision. First let us understand the carat so we can fully appreciate the significance of the five carat diamond. A carat, which is the unit of weight for the diamond, is defined as 200 mg. The abbreviation for the term Carat is CD. While a five carat diamond is extremely rare, once obtained it could be cut into one of several shapes. The five carat diamond could be cut into the shape of a round brilliant five carat diamond, a princess cut five carat diamond, an emerald cut five carat diamond, a pear shape five carat diamond, an oval shape five carat diamond, a heart shaped five carat diamond, a trillion trilliant cut five carat diamond, a marguise cut five carat diamond, a radiant cut five carat diamond, an asscher five carat diamond, and a cushion cut five carat diamond.
The size of the diamond has the ultimate impact on the price of the diamond ring so therefore, a five carat diamond ring will be quite a bit more expensive than a three or four carat diamond ring. A five carat diamond ring will be priced somewhere around $50,000. Of course, there are factors that go into the diamond which will affect the cost as well. These factors are commonly referred to as the Four C's of diamonds. The C's are: clarity, color, cut and carat weight. The clarity of the five carat diamond would be determined as the clearness or purity of the diamond. This is defined by the number, size, nature and location of the internal inclusions and external blemishes and imperfections. The clarity of the five carat diamond could be described as flawless (F) which means the diamond is free from all inclusions and blemishes; the clarity of the five carat diamond could be described as internally flawless (IF) which means there are no inclusions visible at 10 times magnification; the clarity could be very, very slightly included (VVS1) which means the inclusions are difficult to locate at 10 times magnification; and the meanings, symbols and definitions for the various clarity goes on from VVS1.
The color of the five carat diamond would be determined as the amount of color the five carat diamond contains. The color scheme can range from colorless to yellow with slight tints of yellow, gray or brown. Other color schemes can range from yellow to brown, blue, green, pink and red. These colors are rare.
The carat weight of the five carat diamond refers to the symmetry, finish, proportions, and polish of the diamond. For example, a well cut five carat diamond would sell at a premium price while a poorly cut five carat diamond would sell at a discounted price. Basically, the cut of the diamond will affect the amount of light which is reflected to the human eye. This amount of light reflected to the eye is also called brilliance. Without attention to quality cutting, the light factor is lost and not reflected back to the eye. For example, a finely cut diamond will experience no loss of refracted light while a heavy cut diamond will had lost light through the sides. A shallow cut diamond, which describes 95% of diamonds, will lost light through the bottom of the diamond. Carat, as described above, is the unit of weight for the diamond.
Depending upon the clarity, color, and cut of a five carat diamond, the price will start around $48,000 and closer to $50,000. A five carat diamond ring of the utmost clarity, purest color and finest cut could cost more than $50,000.
