CARAT WEIGHT What should the total carat weight be in my wedding/eternity band?
First off, there is no definitive answer to this question – larger diamonds, smaller diamonds; it is all a matter of personal taste. The one thing most people desire is that their engagement ring and wedding/eternity band complement each other – that one should not overpower the other. That being said, there are a couple of guidelines that we recommend: • The total weight of the diamonds in the eternity band should be approximately equal to the weight of the center diamond of your engagement ring. In other words, if your center diamond weighs 1.00ct, the total carat weight of the eternity band should equal approximately 1.00ct. • Similarly, the diamonds in the wedding band should not exceed 5%-7% of the center diamond. Therefore, if the center diamond in the engagement ring weighs 1.00ct, each diamond in the wedding band should not exceed 0.05ct – 0.07ct.
