Hi all,
Have been going through the forum for a while and have slowly started to get a feel for diamonds. First off, I'd like to show my appreciation for all of your informative discussions - which help newbies like us so much.
Getting to the point, I am trying to find an emerald cut diamond to make into an engagement ring. Bit tight on budget so the whole thing has to be no more than $3200 (including of the setting, which I understand is the actual ring). But luckily I am not fussed about having a large size so I am happy to have between 0.5 - 0.8 ct.
Reading through the different webpages and the forum here, I have decided upon the following as my criteria:
1) Very important to me that the diamond is conflict free certified (I believe most good diamond traders are).
2) Clarity is better than VS1
3) Color between D and G. I read at a few places that with Emerald cut it is important to have good color and high clarity
4) Very high cut quality, without question. For example, I seem to find a lot of diamonds that seem to make the initial selection but then their girdle value seem thick. (I once saw a TV show where they called the girdle the diamond's "muffin top" and I have been put off by it, oddly enough.)
5) I liked the look of one that I saw at a store which had the length-width ratio around 1.4. So,I would like the l/w ratio of 1.4 to 1.6.
I saw this on bluenile. I think this ticks a few criteria but not quite sure how to proceed (or if this is a good piece of stone to start with).
http://www.bluenile.com/au/build-your-own-ring/diamonds?stockno=LD04147795
On a side note, how much should I expect to pay for a setting if I choose a classic look platinum? I found this (attached) image somewhere online, not sure where but I like the look of it. So, I am using this as an example. I hope this is OK by the forum rules.
I would appreciate any help. I am trying to do this on a rather short timeframe. The sooner the better for now. Thank you all in advance.
Have been going through the forum for a while and have slowly started to get a feel for diamonds. First off, I'd like to show my appreciation for all of your informative discussions - which help newbies like us so much.
Getting to the point, I am trying to find an emerald cut diamond to make into an engagement ring. Bit tight on budget so the whole thing has to be no more than $3200 (including of the setting, which I understand is the actual ring). But luckily I am not fussed about having a large size so I am happy to have between 0.5 - 0.8 ct.
Reading through the different webpages and the forum here, I have decided upon the following as my criteria:
1) Very important to me that the diamond is conflict free certified (I believe most good diamond traders are).
2) Clarity is better than VS1
3) Color between D and G. I read at a few places that with Emerald cut it is important to have good color and high clarity
4) Very high cut quality, without question. For example, I seem to find a lot of diamonds that seem to make the initial selection but then their girdle value seem thick. (I once saw a TV show where they called the girdle the diamond's "muffin top" and I have been put off by it, oddly enough.)
5) I liked the look of one that I saw at a store which had the length-width ratio around 1.4. So,I would like the l/w ratio of 1.4 to 1.6.
I saw this on bluenile. I think this ticks a few criteria but not quite sure how to proceed (or if this is a good piece of stone to start with).
http://www.bluenile.com/au/build-your-own-ring/diamonds?stockno=LD04147795
On a side note, how much should I expect to pay for a setting if I choose a classic look platinum? I found this (attached) image somewhere online, not sure where but I like the look of it. So, I am using this as an example. I hope this is OK by the forum rules.
I would appreciate any help. I am trying to do this on a rather short timeframe. The sooner the better for now. Thank you all in advance.
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