Post by socalfirewife » May 5th, 2010, 11:28 am
Hi ladies, I have been lerking and reading for a long time to learn about as much as I can about diamonds so as not to get taken advantage of. My boyfriend is a wonderful man, but does not have a lot of personal interest in doing the research etc. that is required to get the diamond I want! :) He has enlisted my help, and although he still wants some element of surprise, is willing to let me help pick! Soooo I am seeking to try to understand what I really want. We went and tried on settings and I didn''t like the ones that I thought I would love and fell in love with the style I didn''t think I would like!!!
This is the setting style I''m finding I love:
https://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/settings-with-sidestones/ring/item_58-261.asp
(though I don''t know if this is the exact setting we should purchase?? Are there better similar ones elsewhere?? I want my diamond to be set high, I didn''t like the low settings when we looked...but I''m not sure if this is high? If anyone can advise me on this I would really appreciate it. I really love the look of seeing just diamonds and very little gold I found)
Where I am getting Totally lost in the process is finding a diamond. I know that I want an Ideal cut absolutely, and I think that I am open to stones from G-J color, and I am open to anything down to SI2 as long as it is eyeclean. I am certainly a size girl, and was hoping for something in the 1.75-1.95 range for carat size. However, I just am not sure if this is possible while trying to keep the ring in the 10,000-12,000 budget? When I look on james allen and whiteflash, I seem to find diamonds in these specs certainly in this price range, but I just don''t know how to know what is a Fabulous diamond to purchase!?
Any help that you ladies can provide I would really appreciate. Thanks so much for your help!!! Image