I've been doing some research on and off for the past few months on diamonds. Clearly buying online is the way to go considering my budget and common sense. I went to Zales yesterday with my gf to get a better idea of what she is looking for in a diamond.
She is really looking for a princess cut around 1carat. It will go into a solitaire setting.
I am looking to spend between $4000-$5000 on the stone. From what I am reading, it sounds like I can probably get a color = F,G and clarity = SI1-VS2, and still get something that looks great to the naked eye and still not breaking the bank.
Am I dreaming about this price point with the qualities I want? Is my budget too high for a 1carat?
What sort of depth and table %s are acceptable? From my research, it seems to be depth should be 57-64 and table should be 53-60?
For a princess cut, I seem to understand that I am looking for gridle = thin to slightly thick.
I am looking for bang for buck here so quality at the 1carat or maybe a little larger (1-1.05) is my hope. Any rock suggestions and guidance would be much appreciated. Thank you.
She is really looking for a princess cut around 1carat. It will go into a solitaire setting.
I am looking to spend between $4000-$5000 on the stone. From what I am reading, it sounds like I can probably get a color = F,G and clarity = SI1-VS2, and still get something that looks great to the naked eye and still not breaking the bank.
Am I dreaming about this price point with the qualities I want? Is my budget too high for a 1carat?
What sort of depth and table %s are acceptable? From my research, it seems to be depth should be 57-64 and table should be 53-60?
For a princess cut, I seem to understand that I am looking for gridle = thin to slightly thick.
I am looking for bang for buck here so quality at the 1carat or maybe a little larger (1-1.05) is my hope. Any rock suggestions and guidance would be much appreciated. Thank you.
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