Diamond Help! E-Ring Purchase. $4.5k total budget.

[Lukitas]

First, I wanted to say that I am so excited about all this process and I can already picture in my dreams her face with joy when I propose to her. I am very diligent about every purchase I make so for one this important is taking me a while to decide. I just want to make sure that my FW will have the best ring I can afford in her finger. I posted a thread some weeks ago when I was trying to decide what e-ring to get my GF. My total budget is $4.5k so I wanted to spend $3k on the diamond (Princess) and the rest on a nice pave setting. I am looking at three different vendors (Brian Gavin, GOG, and WhiteFlash) but I am open to others.

I really like the Vatche Legato Sleek Pave that is available at Whiteflash ($1.2k). I would go with the white gold for that setting unless someone had any issues with the gold setting. I saw a similar setting at Brian Gavin but the WG price was close to $2k so it would make my diamond budget smaller.
http://www.whiteflash.com/engagement-rings/diamond-settings/legato-sleek-line-pave-diamond-engagement-ring-422.htm


Any suggestions on which diamond would pair up well with the Pave setting mentioned?

I have some diamonds in my target list but wanted to see what the experts from the forum can find.

I can't wait to have the ring ready and ordered. Hopefully I can get it done in the next week.

Thank you very much for your help!

 

[E B]

There are several nice ACAs in your price range (if you're looking from .70-.80), but I think this would be my choice:

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-3036247.htm?source=pricescope

If you pay by wire with the Sleek Line setting, it's $4,581.

Which do you have on your list?

 

[Gypsy]

If you can stretch a little bit ($300) to afford this one: http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-3025631.htm That would be my choice.

 

[Lukitas]

Gypsi,

If you can stretch a little bit ($300) to afford this one: <a class="vglnk" title="Link added by VigLink" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-3025631.htm"><span>http</span><span>://</span><span>www</span><span>.</span><span>whiteflash</span><span>.</span><span>com</span><span>/</span><span>loose</span><span>-</span><span>diamonds</span><span>/</span><span>princess</span><span>-</span><span>cut</span><span>-</span><span>loose</span><span>-</span><span>diamond</span><span>-</span><span>3025631</span><span>.</span><span>htm</span></a> That would be my choice.

Gypsi,

That is a beautiful diamond and is larger than I was expecting to get with my budget.
I could definitely expand my budget a little to get this diamond. Do you see any major issues with the crystal and pinpoints inside the diamond? Also, I could not see from the pictures how colorless the diamond really is. Any issues with it being an SI1?

 

[Lukitas]

There are several nice ACAs in your price range (if you're looking from .70-.80), but I think this would be my choice:

[url=http://www.whiteflash.com/loo...t-loose-diamond-3036247.htm?source=pricescope

If you pay by wire with the Sleek Line setting, it's $4,581.

Which do you have on your list?

E B,

The diamonds I had in my list were also ACA's:

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-3007542.htm

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-3022036.htm

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-3189831.htm


Thoughts?

 

[E B]

Gypsi,

If you can stretch a little bit ($300) to afford this one: <a class="vglnk" title="Link added by VigLink" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-3025631.htm"><span>http</span><span>://</span><span>www</span><span>.</span><span>whiteflash</span><span>.</span><span>com</span><span>/</span><span>loose</span><span>-</span><span>diamonds</span><span>/</span><span>princess</span><span>-</span><span>cut</span><span>-</span><span>loose</span><span>-</span><span>diamond</span><span>-</span><span>3025631</span><span>.</span><span>htm</span></a> That would be my choice.

Gypsi,

That is a beautiful diamond and is larger than I was expecting to get with my budget.
I could definitely expand my budget a little to get this diamond. Do you see any major issues with the crystal and pinpoints inside the diamond? Also, I could not see from the pictures how colorless the diamond really is. Any issues with it being an SI1?

The .905 is missing the eye-clean "symbol" on the listing which (I believe) means WF doesn't consider it eye-clean from 10 inches away. SI1s can be eye-clean, but that particular diamond has a crystal toward the middle of table, which can be easier to see. There's a chance it could be an error/it could be eye-clean enough for you, so if you like it, call and ask a rep.

 

[Lukitas]

Gypsi,

If you can stretch a little bit ($300) to afford this one: "http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-3025631.htm" That would be my choice.

Gypsi,

That is a beautiful diamond and is larger than I was expecting to get with my budget.
I could definitely expand my budget a little to get this diamond. Do you see any major issues with the crystal and pinpoints inside the diamond? Also, I could not see from the pictures how colorless the diamond really is. Any issues with it being an SI1?

The .905 is missing the eye-clean "symbol" on the listing which (I believe) means WF doesn't consider it eye-clean from 10 inches away. SI1s can be eye-clean, but that particular diamond has a crystal toward the middle of table, which can be easier to see. There's a chance it could be an error/it could be eye-clean enough for you, so if you like it, call and ask a rep.

E B,

I called the rep at WhiteFlash and she confirmed that there is a dark crystal in the location you mentioned that can be seen without a loupe.

She suggested these other two diamonds (one of them was the one that you also suggested before).

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-3036247.htm

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-3062349.htm

The second one I would stay under budget. The color of the first one is great. But is the better color worth the additional $ amount?