Hey guys, I was on here a few months ago stressing over a few different issues and I appreciated the advice I received, so I''m back! Anyway, I''m kinda at a crossroads. I should have the money for the diamond/setting in another month or two and have really started to look at all of my options. My girlfriend has stated that she would like a stone close to a carat, which is fine, but honestly she wouldn''t be able to tell the difference between something slightly smaller (between .8 and .9) and something that is a carat. I am kinda leaning towards getting a colorless F/G, VS1/VVS2 in the slightly smaller range than getting an H or I SI1 that is around a carat. I watched Jonathon''s video on diamond color awhile ago and I could really begin to see the color around the H stone and def. in the I. But I realize that was against a white backdrop which was meant to clearly show us the differences.
My question is basically as such, I am leaning towards a Tacori setting (2620) or something similar and those types of setting cover the sides of the stone and you really only see the diamond from a face up POV. So with that type of setting, which type of stone would you recommend? I will most likely be getting a WF ACA just so you guys have an idea of what types of stones I am looking at. So, I guess my question is pretty much what you guys see everyday as far as size vs color/clarity but would the setting I chose make a difference? Ladies, what would you prefer?
My question is basically as such, I am leaning towards a Tacori setting (2620) or something similar and those types of setting cover the sides of the stone and you really only see the diamond from a face up POV. So with that type of setting, which type of stone would you recommend? I will most likely be getting a WF ACA just so you guys have an idea of what types of stones I am looking at. So, I guess my question is pretty much what you guys see everyday as far as size vs color/clarity but would the setting I chose make a difference? Ladies, what would you prefer?