1ct H VS2 Round Natural Diamond Price
The median is $4,828. Half of these diamonds are listed between $4,006 and $6,445 at 29 retailers (measured on October 29, 2026), and the same stone is often priced very differently at each.
1ct H VS2 Round Natural Diamond Price has a median price of $4,828, with the middle half listed between $4,006 and $6,445, across 3617 certificated stones from 29 retailers on Carat Hunter (measured on October 29, 2026).
What it actually costs
Middle half listed between $4,006 to $6,445
The same stone, priced differently
Across 2092 stones of this specification carried by more than one retailer, the dearest listing sits 82% above the cheapest for the identical diamond, a typical gap of $3,633. This is not a difference in the stone. It is the same certificated diamond, and the gap is what you avoid by comparing before you buy.
What changes the price
Median price for the same specification with one attribute changed, so you can see what flexing each one is worth.
| Change | Median | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Carat 0.75ct | $2,536 | -47% |
| Carat 1.5ct | $10,521 | +118% |
| Clarity SI1 | $4,211 | -13% |
| Clarity VS1 | $5,187 | +7% |
| Color I | $3,810 | -21% |
| Color G | $5,481 | +14% |
| Origin lab-grown | $487 | -90% |
Reading this specification
VS2 is the usual value sweet spot. Inclusions need 10x magnification to find and the stone is eye-clean in almost every case, so paying up for a VVS grade buys wording on the report rather than a visible change.
H is near-colorless and faces up white in most shapes and settings, which is why this part of the scale is the most common value recommendation.
A round brilliant returns more light than any other cut and hides both warmth and small inclusions better than a step cut, so grades that would be marginal elsewhere are usually safe in this shape.
The 82% spread on this specification is unusually wide, which means the retailer you choose matters more than any single grade on the report.
A lab-grown stone of this exact specification runs about 90% below the natural equivalent. If the origin is not important to you, that is the single largest saving available on this page.
Stepping up to 1.5ct costs about 118% more. Buying just under a round carat weight is the usual way to capture most of the visual size without paying the full jump.
Dropping to 0.75ct saves about 47%, and the difference in visible diameter is small enough that most people cannot pick it without the two stones side by side.
Stones at this specification now
Current examples carried by more than one retailer, so the price comparison is real.
- 1ct H VS2from $3,054 across 10 retailersAs of October 27, 2026
- 1.11ct H VS2from $3,764 across 7 retailersAs of October 28, 2026
- 1.11ct H VS2from $3,884 across 17 retailersAs of October 28, 2026
- 1.05ct H VS2from $3,111 across 12 retailersAs of October 28, 2026
- 1.02ct H VS2from $2,985 across 9 retailersAs of October 28, 2026
- 1.08ct H VS2from $3,866 across 14 retailersAs of October 28, 2026
FAQ
What is a fair price for a 1ct H VS2 Round Natural diamond?
The median is $4,828 and the middle half of stones are listed between $4,006 and $6,445 (measured on October 29, 2026). Those figures cover 3617 certificated diamonds listed by 29 retailers, so anything materially above the upper figure is worth questioning.
How much do retailers differ on the same diamond?
Across 2092 stones of this specification carried by more than one retailer, the typical gap between the cheapest and dearest listing of the identical diamond is 82%, or about $3,633.
What is the cheapest way to change this specification?
Moving to 0.75ct lowers the median by 47% to $2,536. Moving to SI1 lowers the median by 13% to $4,211. Moving to I lowers the median by 21% to $3,810.
How many retailers carry 1ct H VS2 Round diamonds?
Carat Hunter tracks 29 retailers actively offering diamonds matching this specification, across 4,284 distinct certified stones.
Is Natural pricing typical for 1ct Round diamonds?
Natural diamond pricing holds its premium over lab-grown at equivalent specifications. The premium varies by shape and clarity grade.
How this is measured
Measured on October 29, 2026 from 4284 certificated diamonds between 1 and 1.14 carat, carrying 23702 current listings across 29 retailers. Each stone with a recently confirmed price contributes the cheapest price we last saw for it, so the distribution reflects what a buyer comparing retailers would actually pay. These figures summarize many stones, so they carry the day they were measured rather than the date of any one listing.
Certificated stones with a current listed price only, and every price figure uses only prices we confirmed recently. Uncertificated inventory is excluded because its grades cannot be verified against a laboratory report.
Updated October 29, 2026. Aggregate data across 29 retailers.