This is your stone.
Hi @nmg -
If size is your main concern, AND you still want a nice quality diamond, AND you like marquise diamonds - the stone listed above is the best choice. I mean - come on! - it's almost 10mm long, for pete's sake!
Stick that baby in a halo and you'll get a ring roughly 12.5mm long by 8mm wide. That is A BIG ring. It would also be a big, nice quality ring. In a halo, it will look nice and white, I can't see ANY inclusions in it (inclusions are very hard to spot in a marquise cut stone anyway), and a halo would be classic, contemporary, and not tizzy - while adding a LOT of bang for your buck.
And it's a solitaire.
This setting from BN is 1k outside your remaining budget if you went with the stone as listed. But perhaps your BF could buy the stone, and give you a good start on the setting, and you could pay for the remainder? If you look at this setting and scroll down to 'recently purchased' there's a photo of a one recently bought in this style. Such a pretty ring! And the stone in the setting would go very nicely with your center stone, for color and quality:
https://www.bluenile.com/build-your...ing_41115?elem=img&track=product&vtype=sample
This is NOT over a ct but because of its depth it faces up very similar to the 1.1 I posted. IS GORG and would be my choice and I’d use my savings to get a e/w soli as I feel e/w marquise halos to not be my jam. And beyond size it’s a coveted antique style and is a coveted high color and no problems with clarity
https://www.bluenile.com/diamond-de...AMONDS&track=viewDiamondDetails&action=newTab
WOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!
Ok you cannot imagine the day I've had! Diamond rings swirling around my head like crazy! I was kind of sneakily looking at this thread while I was at work... oh baby, so much eye candy! Sorry for not responding sooner but I was at work and then I got home and my mother-in-law was over so we had dinner and then boom boom boom it is only now that I really have a moment to myself to respond. Anyways. Sorry for the life story.
This morning (in my hasty peeks) I was in love with the platinum ebay one that Neil posted. And then also the blue nile marquise - hubba hubba!!! I keep hemming and hawing and using my ruler to draw out the millimetres on a paper... so hard to decide! I can see why my boyfriend has tasked me with this monumental decision!!
Ok so it looks like things disappear quickly when posted on price scope. The antique-y marquise that Neil posted is gone now... so I will focus on the ones that remain. Hmmmmm so tricky! I need to sleep on it. I don't think I'm the kind of person that can pull the trigger in ten seconds. Regardless, thank you thank you thank you so much for helping me search! It's like I have a whole bunch of fairy godmothers making my wedding dreams come true <3
(haha jk jk) I am open to lower coloured diamonds if they are set in yellow gold and not surrounded by white diamonds. I like halos... but only if I feel like I haven't sacrificed money that could've been spent not the centre stone. I'd rather have a bigger plain solitaire than a smaller halo'd diamond. I think. Exceptions may exist! Three stones... same thing. Thank you!! I don't think I would ever upgrade the centre stone. But I will keep this in mind.
I am loving the size of halo'd rings!!!!!!!!! I'm sad to sink money into the setting... but damn, it could be worth it!Ditto loving the enthusiasm!For that budget I’d say look in the warmer colour & lower clarity range and maybe think of halo or clusters to get the coverage. Pre-loved rings also a bargain hunters paradise!
There are many gemstones that look somewhat similar to diamond and could be a great option if coverage is absolutely your number one priority? Thinking of pale/white garnets or Spinel....
I agree with you on all of that, except for gemstones. Not my bag. This will be my only diamond so I'm going to make it a good one!! because you are finding such bling you should be Queen of the Nile!!!! Or Queen of Blue Nile! Lol Ok now I'm getting hyper. Looking at all this bling is doing that to me! but you know what I mean.Hi @nmg -
If size is your main concern, AND you still want a nice quality diamond, AND you like marquise diamonds - the stone listed above is the best choice. I mean - come on! - it's almost 10mm long, for pete's sake!
Stick that baby in a halo and you'll get a ring roughly 12.5mm long by 8mm wide. That is A BIG ring. It would also be a big, nice quality ring. In a halo, it will look nice and white, I can't see ANY inclusions in it (inclusions are very hard to spot in a marquise cut stone anyway), and a halo would be classic, contemporary, and not tizzy - while adding a LOT of bang for your buck.
And it's a solitaire.
This setting from BN is 1k outside your remaining budget if you went with the stone as listed. But perhaps your BF could buy the stone, and give you a good start on the setting, and you could pay for the remainder? If you look at this setting and scroll down to 'recently purchased' there's a photo of a one recently bought in this style. Such a pretty ring! And the stone in the setting would go very nicely with your center stone, for color and quality:
https://www.bluenile.com/build-your...ing_41115?elem=img&track=product&vtype=sample
I like the way you think.
T'would be Blingasauras.
This is NOT over a ct but because of its depth it faces up very similar to the 1.1 I posted. IS GORG and would be my choice and I’d use my savings to get a e/w soli as I feel e/w marquise halos to not be my jam. And beyond size it’s a coveted antique style and is a coveted high color and no problems with clarity
https://www.bluenile.com/diamond-de...AMONDS&track=viewDiamondDetails&action=newTab
That's a pretty one Niel
The two marquise compared (larger on left) on a size 5 with 2mm band
I love the second marquise posted by Niel! Or set it N/S with a halo for a big look. I added 2mm for a halo, here is a comparison on size 5:
Fair enough if your boyfriend wants this to come from him
everyone has their own feelings in these situations so what's fine for me isn't for someone else and that's all good!.
Fair enough if your boyfriend wants this to come from him
OK it took me about 6 months of dedicated searching to get lucky.
I wanted to get 1 carat at least since I've got 6.5 fingers and I'd tried a 1 carat MRB on at a local store and liked the size. Budget was variable but I wanted to be under $8-10k NZD. I had to go online as nothing local was decent with the exception of a very few bespoke jewellers and we didn't have the budget for that. I didn't actually know what I wanted cut-wise to start with other than I didn't like modern round brilliants, princesses, pears, emerald cuts or marquises. And I couldn't get an asscher since my sis has one. And I didn't like halos.
Of course since finding PS, I've seen plenty of exceptions to the things I thought I didn't like
So start with what actually looks good on your hand. Initially I pinned the hell out of everything I saw that I thought 'oh that's nice'. I pretty quickly worked out from that that I liked vintage old cuts and art deco settings.
Start browsing from there. I would run the same search every day on Etsy and sometimes on Ebay with the settings to recently listed or most recent so it would show up the new listings. Then I'd just watch them or bookmark ones that looked good so I could get a sense of the likely price/colour etc. When I found the one I couldn't stop looking at (which is EGL certed and has a lower crown angle than OECs should but I just loved the faceting), I knew that it was a good price for the specs. I contacted the shop owner and got them to send me pictures of it in other real world lighting situations so I could see if it was ok.
When I upgrade (which will be a few years away as I really love my ring and we're spending our money on other things like house stuff and travel), I'll do the same but I'll also add in all the other old cut specialists who I know about now. I didn't even consider contacting "real" vendors cos I thought I was spending way too little to be worth their time. I really enjoyed the search process and I love that I got what feels like a great deal. It adds a little frisson of additional happiness whenever I look at my ring.
This is the ring I got and although it's definitely not technically perfect, it's really sparkly, is bright white (I've compared to a GIA E and it's barely more tinted), has the spread I wanted and most importantly has a fat little set of petals under the table
Just echoing what has already been said, but if you want size and like marquise, I think that is a great way to get size on a budget. If you like halos, that ups your finger coverage as well. Just as a quick example, I'm including a picture of my marquise ring in a halo. The center diamond is a bit over 0.5 ct, and I'm a size 4.5 finger. I'm pretty happy with the finger coverage, and in my humble opinion, I think it looks bigger than a 0.5 ct. The entire thing actually came in under $2000. The amazing PSers here helped me find the beautiful stone and figure out the perfect setting.
And they probably are.
Have a try on this weekend Metali then once you know exactly what you want, we can go to work on your behalf and find you your dream ring.
I always believe that which is for you won't pass you by.
Just echoing what has already been said, but if you want size and like marquise, I think that is a great way to get size on a budget. If you like halos, that ups your finger coverage as well. Just as a quick example, I'm including a picture of my marquise ring in a halo. The center diamond is a bit over 0.5 ct, and I'm a size 4.5 finger. I'm pretty happy with the finger coverage, and in my humble opinion, I think it looks bigger than a 0.5 ct. The entire thing actually came in under $2000. The amazing PSers here helped me find the beautiful stone and figure out the perfect setting.
Fair enough if your boyfriend wants this to come from him
OK it took me about 6 months of dedicated searching to get lucky.
I wanted to get 1 carat at least since I've got 6.5 fingers and I'd tried a 1 carat MRB on at a local store and liked the size. Budget was variable but I wanted to be under $8-10k NZD. I had to go online as nothing local was decent with the exception of a very few bespoke jewellers and we didn't have the budget for that. I didn't actually know what I wanted cut-wise to start with other than I didn't like modern round brilliants, princesses, pears, emerald cuts or marquises. And I couldn't get an asscher since my sis has one. And I didn't like halos.
Of course since finding PS, I've seen plenty of exceptions to the things I thought I didn't like
So start with what actually looks good on your hand. Initially I pinned the hell out of everything I saw that I thought 'oh that's nice'. I pretty quickly worked out from that that I liked vintage old cuts and art deco settings.
Start browsing from there. I would run the same search every day on Etsy and sometimes on Ebay with the settings to recently listed or most recent so it would show up the new listings. Then I'd just watch them or bookmark ones that looked good so I could get a sense of the likely price/colour etc. When I found the one I couldn't stop looking at (which is EGL certed and has a lower crown angle than OECs should but I just loved the faceting), I knew that it was a good price for the specs. I contacted the shop owner and got them to send me pictures of it in other real world lighting situations so I could see if it was ok.
When I upgrade (which will be a few years away as I really love my ring and we're spending our money on other things like house stuff and travel), I'll do the same but I'll also add in all the other old cut specialists who I know about now. I didn't even consider contacting "real" vendors cos I thought I was spending way too little to be worth their time. I really enjoyed the search process and I love that I got what feels like a great deal. It adds a little frisson of additional happiness whenever I look at my ring.
This is the ring I got and although it's definitely not technically perfect, it's really sparkly, is bright white (I've compared to a GIA E and it's barely more tinted), has the spread I wanted and most importantly has a fat little set of petals under the table
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