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• Points
• Pricing Examples
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• Estimated Diamond weights Tables

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Points

A Metric Carat is broken down into a smaller measurement of weight called "points" There are 100 points of weight in one carat.

Examples:

• 100 points equals 1.00 one carat
• 50 points equals 0.50 of a carat or half a carat
• 125 points equals 1.25 carats or one and a quarter carats
• 33 points equals 0.33 of a carat or one third of a carat
• 75 points equals 0.75 of a carat or three quarters of a carat
• 87 points equals 0.87 of a carat or expressed as a 87 pointer
• 29 points equals 0.29 of a carat or expressed as a 29 pointer

Diamonds and Other Gems are sold by carat weight; the other determining factors for price are the whole combination of Cut, Color, Clarity and Carat weight.