CARAT WEIGHT
Carat weight is simply a measure of weight and it is how we determine the size of a diamond.
Larger diamonds are rarer than smaller ones and so you pay much more for a large diamond than a smaller one of the same cut and clarity.
One carat is divided into 100 points, so we refer to a half-carat as a fifty pointer, etc. based upon its exact weight to the one hundredth of a carat.
Think of points to a carat as you would cents to a dollar.
For more information on Carat Weight, take a look at our videos on the 4C's.
