South Africa 1 Carat Oval Natural Diamond Prices

    The current price for a 1 carat oval natural diamond in South Africa is R65,658.27, calculated from 5,696 diamonds that match this carat weight and shape in our database, and has decreased by 1.43% over the last 7 days.

    When comparing to 1 carat natural diamond prices, prices for these diamonds range from R10,980.98 to R231,292.48, depending on factors such as colour and clarity.

    1 Carat Oval Natural Diamond Price Trends

    Overall, the trend for 1 carat oval natural diamond prices over the past three weeks shows a consistent decrease.

    The 7-day change is a moderate decrease of 1.43%, the 14-day change is a sizable decrease of 2.07%, and the 21-day change is a considerable decrease of 2.18%.

    These downward trends in diamond prices could suggest weakening demand or increased supply.

    1 Carat Natural Oval Diamond Prices by Color and Clarity

    Clarity \ ColorDEFGHIJ
    IFR231,292R132,732R181,461R128,268R87,347R79,355R50,450
    FLR168,841N/AN/AR133,036R93,332N/AN/A
    VVS1R180,678R127,461R146,618R136,121R94,845R97,698R84,139
    VVS2R158,941R123,144R137,580R155,145R113,928R83,967R84,915
    VS1R154,890R128,577R133,164R120,955R97,383R79,488R66,535
    VS2R82,952R116,864R104,410R101,332R83,535R73,854R67,296
    SI1R91,371R85,564R82,406R87,719R78,442R64,625R57,059
    SI2R79,203R82,849R73,880R73,282R66,455R57,563R55,665
    I1R83,106R67,759R50,343R47,477R51,991R43,276R42,222
    I2R26,936R32,494R27,831R28,969R41,407R33,857R34,360

    In South Africa, the highest quality 1 carat oval natural diamonds with colour grade D and clarity FL are priced at R168,841.32.

    The lowest quality natural diamonds with colour grade J and clarity I2 are priced at R34,359.64.

    This is a difference of R134,481.68, which means that the highest quality natural diamond is priced 391.39% 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.