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by Christina... » January 31st, 2012, 4:48 am
Hi Cawolf86!
 Welcome to pricescope and congrats on your upcoming engagement! I think that your on the right track, you have some great ideas and I'm sure that PSers can help you refine them. I've owned both the 2mm knife edge solitare setting as well as the petite french pave and they both were beautiful, delicate and classic! I also think that a .75ct RB is a nice size stone on a little finger. The three stones that you posted however aren't going to have the best performance though. I think that we can come up with something better, if you'd like us to help you look. If I had to choose between the three I think that I like #2 the best. Are you flexible or is there a reason that you gravitate to J's? Some people find the slight warmth to be very appealing, some don't. Have you considered lowering the clarity and going with a higher color grade? You could drop to an SI1 or possibly even a SI2 and still have an eye clean stone. JA was fantastic to work with, so no worries about shopping online with them. They will resize the ring for free within the first 30 days and have a lifetime warranty on their settings. However if the setting is 18kt gold or platinum then there are maitainace issues that you will have to consider, such as rhodium plating for white gold and polishing of platinum. Most people do this once a year or so, some longer, some more often and no worries, it's just part of owning and caring for a beautiful piece of jewelry. |
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this one looks promising.
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1390221.asp check to see if this one is eye clean http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/G-SI2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1421739.asp I like this one as well if it's eye clean, it has an inclusion on the table, but I've been surprised before. It also an AGS0 so it's going to have superior light performance, which helps hide inclusions. http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1398077.asp Don't forget to ask for your Pricescope discount, that will help you stretch your budget as well. |
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any of your bands are excellent, here's a stone with several color grades improved you might be interested in. Get a Ideal Scope image and take a look
http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-SI2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1342587.asp |
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What is your stone budget- we may be able to link more stones for your consideration.
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I like the first three settings you picked out - they're very classic, and I think people who usually don't wear jewelry tend to like classic ones. I don't like the third as much because I don't like how the baguettes sit on top of the band - the baguette settings I like have at least one end down in the band to provide more of a smooth line. I also think that people who don't wear much jewelry are, oddly, the people who wear their e-rings the most constantly, so you should be sure to get a durable setting. If you think she would like the look of diamonds on the shank, you may want to consider going with channel-set princesses rather than pave, like so:
http://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/channelset-rings/Thin-Channel-Set-Engagement-Ring.html I think the stone Ravinmad posted looks very promising. Remember that at JA I think you can get 3 free ASET images of stones you choose, so try to narrow it down to your top three contenders and then ask for the ASET images. |
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I really recommend getting the best diamond you can and then getting an inexpensive solitaire setting. You can get her a diamond wedding band later to add a little sparkle to the set!
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Have you looked at Brian Gavin at all? They also have a great selection of diamonds and some beautiful settings. Here is a link to an info sheet about ideal diamond angles just to give you a bench mark and to help in your search.
http://www.pricescope.com/wiki/diamonds/diamond-grading-chart-round/ [url]http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamonds/diamond-details/0.743-i-vs1-round-diamond-ags-104051366014#!prettyPhoto[gallery2]/3/[/url] http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamonds/diamond-details/0.718-g-vs2-round-diamond-ags-104055878084 http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/engagement-rings/solitaire/classic-truth-solitaire-18k-white-gold-5369w18 Hope this helps! 
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His budget for the ring is $3000. |
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This one only score a 3.8 HCA... |
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Would love help though those diamonds don't leave me much room for a setting. |
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I am thinking approx 500-1000 for a setting and the remainder up to 3000 for my total budget. So about 2000-2500. |
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Would a channel-set princess pave look alright with a round center stone? |
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Very beautiful just a bit out of my reach at this time. 
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It would be gorgeous! However, I agree with DS, if you would like to stay in the. 75ct range, I would put the majority of your budget into the stone and have it set in a simple solitaire setting. ETA. just realized you asked if princess cut channels would look good with a round center. Personally, I wouldn't choose princess cuts with rounds, but its a matter of preferance. Have you considered shapes other than rounds for your center? RBs tend to carry a premium so you can often get the same ct weight in a fancy cut for less money. |
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I think that round is the shape she would like the most - her friend recently got a princess cut stone and she didn't seem impressed by the "sharp edges" as she put it. I am open to other options but generally have been trying to learn about round brilliants. I am not locked in the .75 ct range but just seemed a good size where I could get a decent diamond that I wouldn't consider too large or small. I think she would be happy with anything but just trying to figure out the best for my money. She just went to sleep so I am going to do some browsing on jamesallen right now and look closer at their listings. What would you say is the biggest factor to look for when choosing a round brilliant? From what I have seen the cut and color make the biggest impression on me - but they all look great. Gives me a headache. I really appreciate all the replies so far. |
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So I do think that a little better color than J is worth it - such as G or H - and looking at diamonds with SI1/2as opposed to VS1/2.
Is that a good trade off? Here is my rough desire at this time. I will do some searching now and post some. Round Brilliant Carat - 0.7 to 0.8 Clarity - VS1 to SI2 Color - G to I Cut - Excellent The proportions and % still confuse me though - if I go with a diamond with a higher rating in cut can I trust it? Still like this one Ravinmad posted http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-SI2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1342587.asp Are the inclusions on this one too messy? http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-SI2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1442537.asp Is J really noticeably yellow? http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/J-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1451875.asp Is going down a step in cut a poor choice? http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI2-Good-Cut-Round-Diamond-1438940.asp http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-SI2-Good-Cut-Round-Diamond-1457555.asp Last one for this - I am so sorry! A little smaller but better color, cut, and it's VS2. Thoughts? Faint florescence? http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-VS2-Premium-Cut-Round-Diamond-1444607.asp Another from WF: http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-2747693.htm Thanks |
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Last thought for the night!
I see the solitaire settings are much more inexpensive on blue nile - any reason for that? Any good diamonds from them around what we have been looking at? |
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sorry I only have a minute before I have to dash out the door, but I'll try to answer some of your questions. The diamond the ravinmad posted looks pretty in the picture, but it's going to be a poor performer it only has an HCA of 3.8, and you should stay below a 2.0 to get optimal performance from the stone. When it comes to trying to find an eye clean SI2, I would try to stay away from inclusions that are on the table and anything that is black. white inclusions, feathers, wisps, etc especially ones that can be hidden under a prong are a fantastic bargain and a great value. Cut is the most important aspect of the diamond, a great cut is going to improve the color of the diamond as well as help hide inclusions, it's also what gives the stone its fantastic light performance. When you sacrafice cut you end up with a lifeless dark diamond. flourescence is your friend. medium to strong blue flouresence can help make a diamond look more white, it can make a J look like an I or possibly and H. There are exceptions though, in some stones, maybe more often in colorless stones, it can make the diamond look milky or oily, this does not happen often, but it's always good to get an opinion from a gemologist. as to blue nile the only difficult thing is that you don't actually get to see the stone you are purchasing so you have to rely on numbers and someone else opinion. You can purchase a stone from JA and have a local jeweler set it for you. some vendors won't sell just a setting others will. some will set your stone for you if you didn't purchase it from them. JA will set a stone in your setting so if BN will sell the setting you could ship it to JA to be set, which is what I would do. I'll try to select some more stones for you later. sorry so quick, hope I got everything. 
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This is only slightly smaller than you wanted, but it is a beautiful diamond and a better way to spend your hard earned money. It will shine on her petite hand! There is an upgrade policy on the signature diamonds, also - something to consider.
http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/Diamonds/diamond-details/0.641-G-VS2-round-Diamond-AGS-104054189017 http://www.briangavindiamonds.com/engagement-rings/solitaire/six-prong-solitaire-14k-white-gold-5351w14 |
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Tulips choicess are excellent and within ur budget. A well cut stone will look bigger than a larger poorly cut stone. I agree with tulip and think this stone and setting will be stunning and classic. BGD has a great reputation and does incredible work. I think you and your SO will be very happy.
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I know! This one is the 'creme de la creme' and in his budget! I hope he considers it!!! |
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WhiteFlash is running 14% off their settings throw in $25 off for first time buying with them and then the pricescope discount ...that may open a few more options. It helped my purchase and they are great to work with...
http://www.whiteflash.com/diamond-engagement-rings/ |
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That looks amazing..... It looks perfect to my untrained eyes as far as all the pictures and ASET/Idealscope images I have browsed. Wow. I guess going for a signature diamond has that advantage. How do the 0.62 or 0.624 ct signature diamonds compare with that one? It seems like a steep jump for 0.3mm across the top. Is it noticeable? I am probably going to go with this one as of now - I have a plan to try and lock down her ring size I will find out in a couple days. Thanks! |
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If she has a ring that fits her finger, you can borrow it and take it to any jeweler to find out the size.
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She does not own any rings that go on her ring fingers
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Just to compare a couple similar choices from james allen - thoughts on these? http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-VS2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1452902.asp http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-VS2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1452904.asp |
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Thanks for taking this time to reply
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http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1452402.asp
feather/twinning whisps finish medium blue flor. should make that stone look 1-2 color grades higher, Might want to take a look at this image. the angles put it in a H&A ideal cut according to the charts off of another site. Get a look is all i can suggest! |