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About Diamond Weights By: N. Golden Imagine the next time you join a discussion about diamond. When you start sharing the fascinating diamond facts below, your friends will be absolutely amazed. 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. Is everything making sense so far? If not, I'm sure that with just a little more reading, all the facts will fall into place. 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. Those who only know one or two facts about diamond can be confused by misleading information. The best way to help those who are misled is to gently correct them with the truths you're learning here. Total Views : 349    Word Count Appx. : 292 See All articles From Author

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