3 great stones for 2K CAD and less?

[anchor31]

My boyfriend and I have started talking about the ring we would like to get, and we have a shopping trip planned on Spring Break (

). We want to check out local jewelers first and compare prices/quality, but I''ve seen a lot of great deals that can be found online thanks to PS, and I want to keep that option open in case what we find is too expensive/not very good quality.

I''ve asked my boyfriend for his budget, and he says he doesn''t care about the price. I''ve very touched, but also a little concerned because his job situation isn''t very stable and money doesn''t abound. So, I''ve decided to set a budget to myself, and since I want a three-stone ring, 1 ctw maximum, I''m looking for three beautiful ACA or ideal cut stones for 2K CAD and less, and I would appreciate your suggestions!

For the setting, I''m very fond of this one:

I''d probably see if I can have it made in two-tone gold.

Thanks for your help!

 

[Hest88]

Hi and congratulations! My suggestion would be to contact WF and ask them about the stones in their Expert Collection. You should be able to get three nice stones for under your budget:
http://www.whiteflash.com/diamonds/expert-selection/1.htm

 

[noobie]

Hmmm, I really like that design

. It''s going to look great.

Depending on the ratio of stone sizes you should be fine. Getting a center any larger than 0.60 may challenge the budget depending on what you want for color and clarity. You probably already know this, but figure around $1500 give or take for the custom ring in platinum.

Good luck

 

[allycat0303]

Hey anchor,

When you say 2000$ with the exchange rate, you''re looking at about $1700 USD for the stones. Does you''re budget include the setting? It might be a bit difficult if you are looking for a platiunum setting with 1700$ for the whole thing, give us some more details on your criteria if you can.

And congrats of course!

 

[anchor31]

Ally - No, the 2K CAD doesn''t include the setting. I''m also not thinking about platinum, but two-tone gold (yellow gold shank and white gold head) if possible.

Hest88 and noobie - Thanks for the advice!

 

[E B]

Center:
http://www.whiteflash.com/diamonds/diamond_Details.aspx?itemcode=AGS-6639501 ($645)

Sides:
http://www.whiteflash.com/round_ideal_cut/Round-Ideal-Cut-cut-diamond-1948539.htm ($539)
http://www.whiteflash.com/round_ideal_cut/Round-Ideal-Cut-cut-diamond-1948537.htm ($539)

Would these be too similar in size?

 

[anchor31]

Those are beautiful stones Ebree! Right now I''m trying to take a look at every possibility, I guess I''ll see on our shopping trip if I prefer more equal sized stone or a larger center stone with smaller sidestones.

 

[anchor31]

Since the setting will allow to see through the sides of the diamonds, I''m a little concerned about colour and clarity. Would an I colour stone look too yellow? Is an SI1 stone clean enough?

I''m thinking about a .5-ish ct center stone and .15 sidestones, and I don''t have info on the sidestones yet. If the sidestones are G or H, would that make an I center stone look yellowish?

One last question: I''ve heard about the PS discount with WF; how does that work? How much of a discount is it?

Thanks for your input and advice!

 

[princessv]

Hi anchor!! I think those choices will be lovely and the setting too!

Regarding color, "I" would probably the lowest I would go as I saw a H&A J that you can definitely detect some warmth when looking through the sides...face up is a different story. It all depends on how color sensitive you really are. I was able to spot a bit of tint in an H color Royal Asscher but can''t spot any tint in my H color Jubilee it definitely all depends on the cut of the diamond.

As for SIs I think those will be great as long as they are eye-clean from the top and sides through a 10x loupe but thats just my definition of eye clean as I''m a stickler.

I think your ring will be gorgeous!