Total weight = the diamond weight for the pair.
you have .40 ctw. which is 40points total carat weight. carat is diamonds and karat is gold. also can be 3/8ctw. it is only ct as in 1ct solitaire if there is a single stone. all else is carat total weight.
All diamonds are weighed in carats. Total carat weight implies that several diamonds make up the total weight.
It means that the total carat weight (t ct w) of both earrings together is 1 carat. In other words each stud will be half a carat.
Total Weight
Since not all diamonds have been discovered, it is not possible to give you the answer you want.
Take your earring to a certified gemologist who can assess its value for you, based on the individual weight of each diamond. Thirty carats total weight is an extremely valuable amount of diamonds to find in a single earring. (However, if the earring is .30 carats in total weight of diamonds, a jeweler can give you an estimate of the earring's value.)
The initials 'tw' indicate the total weight of the diamonds in the earrings. So yes, this is good information to have.
you have .40 ctw. which is 40points total carat weight. carat is diamonds and karat is gold. also can be 3/8ctw. it is only ct as in 1ct solitaire if there is a single stone. all else is carat total weight.
All diamonds are weighed in carats. Total carat weight implies that several diamonds make up the total weight.
It means that the total carat weight (t ct w) of both earrings together is 1 carat. In other words each stud will be half a carat.
The initials TW stand for total weight. One characteristic of every diamond is its carat weight. When a jeweler mounts several diamonds into jewelery, the jeweler may describe the total carat weight of all the diamonds as TW. A single diamond will always be more valuable based on its carat weight than multiple diamonds of the same total carat weight.
'TDW diamonds' indicates that the diamond stones have a total diamond weight of some number of carats, with each diamond having an individual weight that contributes to the total.In order to be included in a total diamond weight calculation, the stone must be a real diamond.
Total Weight
The carat weight (ct tw) refers to the total weight of all the diamonds in a piece of jewelry. The diamonds themselves are real, but the term ct tw is used to clarify the overall weight of all the diamonds combined in the item.
TW stands for the total weight of all the diamonds, expressed in carats.
Since not all diamonds have been discovered, it is not possible to give you the answer you want.
When the text reads 'tw diamond' generally it means that the total weight of diamonds included adds up to some number. Each individual diamond has a carat weight. Adding all the weights of all the diamonds in a piece of jewelry makes up the total weight of all the diamonds. A total weight of multiple diamonds is not equal to the value of a single diamond of the same weight. Yes, they are all real diamond gems.