1ct E VVS2 Oval Natural Diamond Price
The median is £3,185. Half of these diamonds are listed between £2,655 and £3,803 at 28 retailers (measured on October 29, 2026), and the same stone is often priced very differently at each.
1ct E VVS2 Oval Natural Diamond Price has a median price of £3,185, with the middle half listed between £2,655 and £3,803, across 290 certificated stones from 28 retailers on Carat Hunter (measured on October 29, 2026).
What it actually costs
Middle half listed between £2,655 to £3,803
The same stone, priced differently
Across 210 stones of this specification carried by more than one retailer, the dearest listing sits 81% above the cheapest for the identical diamond, a typical gap of £2,583. 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 | £1,571 | -51% |
| Carat 1.5ct | £8,082 | +154% |
| Clarity VS1 | £3,094 | -3% |
| Clarity VVS1 | £3,495 | +10% |
| Colour F | £3,134 | -2% |
| Colour D | £3,496 | +10% |
| Origin lab-grown | £241 | -92% |
Reading this specification
At VVS2 no inclusion is visible to the unaided eye, so the premium over a lower grade buys rarity rather than appearance. If budget is the constraint, this is the first attribute most buyers should relax.
E is graded colourless, and D, E and F are not distinguishable from one another once mounted. The premium here is for rarity, not for anything a wearer will see.
The 81% 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 92% 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 154% 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 51%, 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.
- 1.01ct E VVS2from £2,477 across 23 retailersAs of October 28, 2026
- 1.01ct E VVS2from £2,419 across 21 retailersAs of October 28, 2026
- 1.01ct E VVS2from £2,662 across 28 retailersAs of October 29, 2026
- 1.01ct E VVS2from £2,249 across 21 retailersAs of October 28, 2026
- 1.01ct E VVS2from £2,585 across 16 retailersAs of October 29, 2026
- 1.01ct E VVS2from £2,316 across 22 retailersAs of October 29, 2026
FAQ
What is a fair price for a 1ct E VVS2 Oval Natural diamond?
The median is £3,185 and the middle half of stones are listed between £2,655 and £3,803 (measured on October 29, 2026). Those figures cover 290 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 210 stones of this specification carried by more than one retailer, the typical gap between the cheapest and dearest listing of the identical diamond is 81%, or about £2,583.
What is the cheapest way to change this specification?
Moving to 0.75ct lowers the median by 51% to £1,571. Moving to VS1 lowers the median by 3% to £3,094. Moving to F lowers the median by 2% to £3,134.
How many retailers carry 1ct E VVS2 Oval diamonds?
Carat Hunter tracks 28 retailers actively offering diamonds matching this specification, across 343 distinct certified stones.
Is Natural pricing typical for 1ct Oval 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 343 certificated diamonds between 1 and 1.14 carat, carrying 2910 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 29, 2026. Aggregate data across 28 retailers.