1ct G VS2 Emerald Natural Diamond Price
The median is $3,656. Half of these diamonds are listed between $3,096 and $4,154 at 31 retailers (measured on October 29, 2026), and the same stone is often priced very differently at each.
1ct G VS2 Emerald Natural Diamond Price has a median price of $3,656, with the middle half listed between $3,096 and $4,154, across 533 certificated stones from 31 retailers on Carat Hunter (measured on October 29, 2026).
What it actually costs
Middle half listed between $3,096 to $4,154
The same stone, priced differently
Across 360 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 $3,109. 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 | $1,711 | -53% |
| Carat 1.5ct | $8,955 | +145% |
| Clarity SI1 | $2,552 | -30% |
| Clarity VS1 | $3,823 | +5% |
| Colour H | $3,108 | -15% |
| Colour F | $3,737 | +2% |
| Origin lab-grown | $600 | -84% |
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.
G 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.
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 84% 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 145% 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 53%, 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.
- 1.02ct G VS2from $2,691 across 18 retailersAs of October 27, 2026
- 1.01ct G VS2from $3,310 across 22 retailersAs of October 27, 2026
- 1ct G VS2from $2,232 across 12 retailersAs of October 27, 2026
- 1.01ct G VS2from $3,094 across 21 retailersAs of October 27, 2026
- 1.01ct G VS2from $2,646 across 18 retailersAs of October 28, 2026
- 1.01ct G VS2from $2,859 across 10 retailersAs of October 28, 2026
FAQ
What is a fair price for a 1ct G VS2 Emerald Natural diamond?
The median is $3,656 and the middle half of stones are listed between $3,096 and $4,154 (measured on October 29, 2026). Those figures cover 533 certificated diamonds listed by 31 retailers, so anything materially above the upper figure is worth questioning.
How much do retailers differ on the same diamond?
Across 360 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 $3,109.
What is the cheapest way to change this specification?
Moving to 0.75ct lowers the median by 53% to $1,711. Moving to SI1 lowers the median by 30% to $2,552. Moving to H lowers the median by 15% to $3,108.
How many retailers carry 1ct G VS2 Emerald diamonds?
Carat Hunter tracks 31 retailers actively offering diamonds matching this specification, across 604 distinct certified stones.
Is Natural pricing typical for 1ct 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 29, 2026 from 604 certificated diamonds between 1 and 1.14 carat, carrying 4167 current listings across 31 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 31 retailers.