Best Diamonds Under $1,000 USD

At the $1,000 USD price point, you have access to 3,792,070 diamonds across natural and lab-grown options. Lab-grown diamonds make up 72% of available options at this budget.

Top by shape under $1,000 USD, Natural

For each shape, here is the highest-scoring natural diamond under $1,000 USD the market is currently offering.

Top Round
0.57ct Round E IF
Natural · GIA
$666 USD
Score93/100
Available661,010
Avg price$603 USD
Avg carat0.41ct
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Top Oval
0.42ct Oval D IF
Natural · GIA
$366 USD
Score93/100
Available79,203
Avg price$656 USD
Avg carat0.49ct
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Top Cushion
0.42ct Cushion E VVS1
Natural · GIA
$337 USD
Score93/100
Available30,022
Avg price$659 USD
Avg carat0.52ct
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Top Princess
0.43ct Princess F IF
Natural · GIA
$352 USD
Score92/100
Available28,050
Avg price$637 USD
Avg carat0.52ct
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Top Emerald
0.75ct Emerald D IF
Natural · GIA
$899 USD
Score93/100
Available69,388
Avg price$623 USD
Avg carat0.50ct
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Top Pear
0.76ct Pear D VVS1
Natural · GIA
$959 USD
Score93/100
Available91,615
Avg price$641 USD
Avg carat0.48ct
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Top Marquise
0.40ct Marquise D IF
Natural · GIA
$381 USD
Score93/100
Available33,357
Avg price$629 USD
Avg carat0.44ct
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Top Radiant
0.52ct Radiant F IF
Natural · GIA
$588 USD
Score92/100
Available17,546
Avg price$682 USD
Avg carat0.53ct
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Top Asscher
0.35ct Asscher E IF
Natural · GIA
$422 USD
Score92/100
Available12,851
Avg price$696 USD
Avg carat0.57ct
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Top Heart
0.44ct Heart E VVS2
Natural · GIA
$355 USD
Score92/100
Available31,686
Avg price$654 USD
Avg carat0.55ct
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Top by shape under $1,000 USD, Lab-grown

For each shape, here is the highest-scoring lab-grown diamond under $1,000 USD the market is currently offering.

Top Round
1.86ct Round D VVS2
Lab Grown · IGI
$304 USD
Score91/100
Available1,047,417
Avg price$553 USD
Avg carat1.59ct
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Top Oval
2.05ct Oval D VVS2
Lab Grown · GIA
$370 USD
Score91/100
Available421,898
Avg price$581 USD
Avg carat1.66ct
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Top Cushion
1.01ct Cushion D VVS2
Lab Grown · IGI
$396 USD
Score91/100
Available156,956
Avg price$600 USD
Avg carat1.87ct
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Top Princess
1.57ct Princess E IF
Lab Grown · IGI
$766 USD
Score90/100
Available126,464
Avg price$584 USD
Avg carat1.87ct
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Top Emerald
2.04ct Emerald D IF
Lab Grown · GIA
$889 USD
Score91/100
Available173,096
Avg price$572 USD
Avg carat1.80ct
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Top Pear
2.05ct Pear D VVS1
Lab Grown · GIA
$544 USD
Score91/100
Available263,560
Avg price$564 USD
Avg carat1.54ct
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Top Marquise
2.08ct Marquise E VVS1
Lab Grown · IGI
$486 USD
Score91/100
Available143,430
Avg price$587 USD
Avg carat1.52ct
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Top Radiant
4.76ct Radiant D VVS1
Lab Grown · IGI
$461 USD
Score91/100
Available147,749
Avg price$597 USD
Avg carat1.91ct
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Top Asscher
1.51ct Asscher D VS2
Lab Grown · IGI
$509 USD
Score91/100
Available38,925
Avg price$579 USD
Avg carat1.70ct
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Top Heart
2.67ct Heart D IF
Lab Grown · IGI
$647 USD
Score90/100
Available68,563
Avg price$568 USD
Avg carat1.70ct
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Natural vs Lab-Grown at This Budget

Natural

Available1,058,536

Lab Grown

Available2,733,534

With a $1,000 USD budget, lab-grown gives you access to larger stones and higher grades compared to natural diamonds at the same price.

Shape & price at $1.0K

Average price per shape within this budget, compared between natural and lab-grown options.

NaturalLab-Grown
Radiant
$682
$602
Asscher
$696
$581
Cushion
$660
$604
Oval
$656
$584
Heart
$655
$575
Princess
$637
$585
Marquise
$630
$588
Pear
$641
$569
Emerald
$623
$573
Round
$603
$553

Best Natural Shapes

Round

Diamonds662,093
Avg price$603 USD
Avg. Score77.0

Pear

Diamonds92,162
Avg price$641 USD
Avg. Score76.0

Oval

Diamonds79,831
Avg price$656 USD
Avg. Score76.0

Emerald

Diamonds69,626
Avg price$623 USD
Avg. Score75.0

Marquise

Diamonds33,479
Avg price$630 USD
Avg. Score77.0

Heart

Diamonds31,865
Avg price$655 USD
Avg. Score76.0

Cushion

Diamonds30,520
Avg price$660 USD
Avg. Score75.0

Princess

Diamonds28,162
Avg price$637 USD
Avg. Score77.0

Radiant

Diamonds17,930
Avg price$682 USD
Avg. Score77.0

Asscher

Diamonds12,868
Avg price$696 USD
Avg. Score77.0

Best Lab-Grown Shapes

Round

Diamonds1,070,564
Avg price$553 USD
Avg. Score78.0

Oval

Diamonds444,259
Avg price$584 USD
Avg. Score78.0

Pear

Diamonds292,729
Avg price$569 USD
Avg. Score76.0

Emerald

Diamonds186,393
Avg price$573 USD
Avg. Score76.0

Cushion

Diamonds175,452
Avg price$604 USD
Avg. Score77.0

Radiant

Diamonds164,144
Avg price$602 USD
Avg. Score77.0

Marquise

Diamonds150,444
Avg price$588 USD
Avg. Score78.0

Princess

Diamonds131,821
Avg price$585 USD
Avg. Score78.0

Heart

Diamonds76,438
Avg price$575 USD
Avg. Score78.0

Asscher

Diamonds41,290
Avg price$581 USD
Avg. Score78.0

Our Recommendations

Natural Round · 1,070,564 available, avg $553 USD, score 78.0View in ExplorerNatural Oval · 444,259 available, avg $584 USD, score 78.0View in ExplorerNatural Marquise · 150,444 available, avg $588 USD, score 78.0View in ExplorerNatural Princess · 131,821 available, avg $585 USD, score 78.0View in ExplorerNatural Heart · 76,438 available, avg $575 USD, score 78.0View in Explorer
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