Am I paying too much for my princess cut diamonds?

[almost_married]

I appreciate any feedback.

Fourteen 2.6 mm D/E, VS, .11 CT diamonds for channel setting in a wedding band. Matching lot. (Total carat weight of ~1.54).

$1800. Is that consistent with the current price per carat going rate?

Thanks!!

 

[cmcwill]

Is this price just for the stones or is the band included? Is the band white gold or Platinum?

Colleen

 

[almost_married]

Sorry for being unclear. The price is just for the stones.

 

[valeria101]

I wish I knew the exact truth about these little squares, but were they rounds, the price should be about $100 apiece.

Does this help ?

 

[almost_married]

I assume then, because the fancy cuts are generally a little less expensive than rounds, the price per stone should be less than $100?

 

[valeria101]

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On 4/14/2004 2:48:07 PM almost_married wrote:

I assume then, because the fancy cuts are generally a little less expensive than rounds, the price per stone should be less than $100? ----------------

Not sure that this rule holds. There are quite a few factors making this judgement a gray area: for example, sets of small stones like this are usually sold with variable grades (say D-F, VS1-SI1 or so) and only the average (here E-VS2) is stated. If someone took the pain to match the size, cut, color and calrity better than this, than the stones would be more expensive for a good reason.

The price you quote ($130/stone) is not completely crazy - just not a bargain, I would think.