1.5ct H VS2 Emerald Natural Diamond Price
The median is HK$46,898. Half of these diamonds are listed between HK$37,867 and HK$57,683 at 28 retailers (measured on October 30, 2026), and the same stone is often priced very differently at each.
1.5ct H VS2 Emerald Natural Diamond Price has a median price of HK$46,898, with the middle half listed between HK$37,867 and HK$57,683, across 226 certificated stones from 28 retailers on Carat Hunter (measured on October 30, 2026).
What it actually costs
Middle half listed between HK$37,867 to HK$57,683
The same stone, priced differently
Across 176 stones of this specification carried by more than one retailer, the dearest listing sits 66% above the cheapest for the identical diamond, a typical gap of HK$29,155. 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 1ct | HK$18,928 | -60% |
| Carat 2ct | HK$109,352 | +133% |
| Clarity SI1 | HK$48,530 | +4% |
| Clarity VS1 | HK$52,419 | +12% |
| Colour I | HK$40,095 | -14% |
| Colour G | HK$55,480 | +18% |
| Origin lab-grown | HK$2,719 | -94% |
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-colourless and faces up white in most shapes and settings, which is why this part of the scale is the most common value recommendation.
The emerald cut has large open facets that reveal both colour and inclusions more readily than a brilliant cut, so VS2 behaves differently here than it would in a round.
A lab-grown stone of this exact specification runs about 94% 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 2ct costs about 133% 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 1ct saves about 60%, 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.
- 1.53ct H VS2from HK$36,658 across 7 retailersAs of October 28, 2026
- 1.5ct H VS2from HK$30,833 across 21 retailersAs of October 29, 2026
- 1.54ct H VS2from HK$38,860 across 6 retailersAs of October 29, 2026
- 1.5ct H VS2from HK$36,776 across 7 retailersAs of October 28, 2026
- 1.5ct H VS2from HK$25,711 across 9 retailersAs of October 29, 2026
- 1.5ct H VS2from HK$35,944 across 7 retailersAs of October 28, 2026
FAQ
What is a fair price for a 1.5ct H VS2 Emerald Natural diamond?
The median is HK$46,898 and the middle half of stones are listed between HK$37,867 and HK$57,683 (measured on October 30, 2026). Those figures cover 226 certificated diamonds listed by 28 retailers, so anything materially above the upper figure is worth questioning.
How much do retailers differ on the same diamond?
Across 176 stones of this specification carried by more than one retailer, the typical gap between the cheapest and dearest listing of the identical diamond is 66%, or about HK$29,155.
What is the cheapest way to change this specification?
Moving to 1ct lowers the median by 60% to HK$18,928. Moving to I lowers the median by 14% to HK$40,095. Moving to lab-grown lowers the median by 94% to HK$2,719.
How many retailers carry 1.5ct H VS2 Emerald diamonds?
Carat Hunter tracks 28 retailers actively offering diamonds matching this specification, across 226 distinct certified stones.
Is Natural pricing typical for 1.5ct Emerald 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 30, 2026 from 226 certificated diamonds between 1.5 and 1.69 carat, carrying 2065 current listings across 28 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 30, 2026. Aggregate data across 28 retailers.