Take your best guess and don t sweat it.
													
																	1 5 carat diamond ring actual size. 
									
	
		
	
																	The surface area is 6 23x6 2mm. 
																	A larger finger or hand does look better with a larger carat diamond but you can also fake it with a fuller setting featuring smaller diamonds in a cluster or other design. 
																	So while the one carat is double the weight the face of the half carat diamond is only 21 smaller. 
																	The surface area is 6 23x6 26mm. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Diamond moissanite carat sizes shown on the hand below are images of incremental carat sizes in every center stone shape shown on a hand model with a ring size of 5 75. 
																	Take your best guess. 
																	And more significantly at the quarter marks like 0 50 0 75 1 00 and etc. 
																	Assuming that the average finger width based on a size 6 5 finger size is 17mm a 0 50 carat diamond will appear to cover 30 of the width of the finger. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	43 47 mm which falls within the normal range for 1 5ct rounds a face up area is the area of the girdle plane and tells you how big the stone looks when viewed from the top as set in a ring. 
																	To compare that a one carat diamond is 6 4mm. 
																	For people on a budget a good tactic to get the biggest bang for your buck is to buy shy prices jump at every tenth decimal mark 0 40 0 50 0 60 0 70 and etc. 
																	Buying light carat weight for maximum bang for buck. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Face up size of this diamond is as you would expect of a 1 5ct round learn more. 
																	Diamonds that have less depth tend to have a larger spread meaning their millimeter measurements are larger without adding carat weight. 
																	If you want to make your diamond look bigger either set your diamond with side stones or with a halo says landau. 
																	The 0 50 carat diamond is the smallest diamond that is typically used in a solitaire mounting. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	How large is a half carat diamond. 
																	For example selecting a 1 4 carat diamond rather than a 1 5 carat will look nearly the same in physical size but the price tag could be drastically different. 
																	That is 1 5th of an inch. 
																	If your budget prevents you from hitting that 2 carat mark there s a way to make an in between stone a diamond that s around 1 5 carats for instance appear larger. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Our model here is about a ring size 4 5 and both the 1 carat and 2 5 carat look just as fitting. 
																	Select i don t know. 
																	If the size is wrong simply send in your ring within 90 days of your purchase and we will resize. 
																	A round cut 0 50 carat diamond has a width of 5 2mm. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	A half carat diamond is usually 5 1mm in diameter. 
																	The diamond on the right weighs in at 0 92 carats and has an excellent cut. 
																	Each stone is set into a ring and please note these are only close approximates as center stone dimensions and length width ratios can vary on stone by stone basis. 
																	The diamond on the left is 1 00 carat and has a good cut. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Download our ring size pdf. 
																	Selecting the i don t know option will allow you to select a ring size later.