Carat weight is the unit of measure of diamonds. One carat weighs 200 milligrams. If a diamond is referred to four grains, this also means that it is a carat diamond. The word carat comes from the word carob. A carob is a bean that grows on a tree in the Mediterranean. In the past, if a diamond weighed the same as a bean seeds, it was one of carob, or one carat.
However, in the Far East, where carob trees do not grow, rice was used to measure a diamond weight. If a diamond weighed up to four grains of rice, it was four grains – or one carat as we know now. The majority of purchases of diamonds are diamonds that are 1 / 3 of a carat.
When shopping for diamonds that are already set or mounted, be cautious. If more than one diamond is used in the jewelry, the tag on the jewelry will show CTW or Carat Total Weight . It will not tell you the carat weight of each stone in the piece of jewelry. You need to ask the jeweler for the total carat weight of the largest diamond in the jewelry piece to really know the carat weight of what you buy.
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