| Diamonds are measured in Carat Weight. | | | | we know it to benow. The majority of diamond |
| One carat weighs 200 milligrams. If adiamond is | | | | purchasesare for diamonds that are 1/3 of a |
| referred to as four grains, thisalso means that it is | | | | carat. |
| a one carat diamond. | | | | Beware when shopping for diamonds thatare |
| The word Carat comes from the word carob. | | | | already set or mounted. If more than onediamond |
| A carob is a bean that grows on a tree in the | | | | is used in the piece, the tag on thejewelry will |
| Mediterranean. In times past, if a diamondweighed | | | | give the CTW or Carat Total |
| the same as a carob bean, it wasone carob, or | | | | Weight - it does not tell you the carat weightof |
| one carat. | | | | each stone in the piece. You need to askthe |
| However, in the far east, where Carob treesdo | | | | jeweler for the total carat weight of thelargest |
| not grow, rice was used to measure theweight of | | | | diamond in the piece to trulyunderstand what you |
| a diamond. If a diamond weighedas much as four | | | | are buying. |
| grains of rice, it was fourgrains - or one carat as | | | | |