South Africa 1 Carat Emerald Natural Diamond Prices

    The current price for a 1 carat emerald natural diamond in South Africa is R71,953.66, calculated from 2,461 diamonds that match this carat weight and shape in our database, and has decreased by 0.68% over the last 7 days.

    When comparing to 1 carat natural diamond prices, prices for these diamonds range from R11,948.75 to R236,178.77, depending on factors such as colour and clarity.

    1 Carat Emerald Natural Diamond Price Trends

    Overall, the trend for 1 carat emerald natural diamond prices over the past three weeks shows fluctuating trends.

    The 7-day change is a slight decrease of 0.68%, the 14-day change is a sizable decrease of 0.14%, and the 21-day change is a considerable increase of 0.06%.

    These mixed trends suggest volatility in the diamond market at this carat weight.

    1 Carat Natural Emerald Diamond Prices by Color and Clarity

    Clarity \ ColorDEFGHIJ
    IFR214,924R193,843R108,353R90,382R138,634R102,971R77,229
    FLR160,691R105,449N/AN/AN/AR64,395R59,169
    VVS1R184,374R159,161R78,430R104,375R110,701R82,526R81,473
    VVS2R171,328R153,131R128,605R93,437R107,309R66,868R74,401
    VS1R135,431R115,042R121,149R113,861R79,773R77,557R84,055
    VS2R92,648R100,170R103,657R92,418R79,230R71,122R43,655
    SI1R115,254R112,466R89,097R78,314R74,069R72,527R56,069
    SI2R78,223R70,430R66,463R59,741R58,100R65,360R54,055
    I1R84,651R31,560R44,825R32,250R32,553R50,080R55,675
    I2N/AR25,237R19,795R35,373R24,999N/AR21,334

    In South Africa, the highest quality 1 carat emerald natural diamonds with colour grade D and clarity FL are priced at R160,690.62.

    The lowest quality natural diamonds with colour grade I and clarity I3 are priced at R31,099.56.

    This is a difference of R129,591.06, which means that the highest quality natural diamond is priced 416.70% higher than the lowest quality natural diamonds at the same carat weight.

    It should be noted that there may be some seeming anomalies in the table where lower quality diamonds are priced higher than better quality diamonds. This can happen as our database sources prices from a large number of suppliers and if there are relatively few of a particular combination of shape, colour, and clarity available, pricing discrepancies can occur.