Ok, so I''ve never bought a piece of jewelry, so I need some help. I''ve looked at a few places, Kay''s, Blue Nile, Good Old Gold, Excel, and White Flash mostly. After learning a lot more about diamonds through this site and many others, I quickly decided against Kay''s and Blue Nile. I looked at Good Old Gold, but they didn''t seem to really have what I was looking for.
I''m willing to spend up to about $3,500 (at most) on an engagement ring. I''d like something with a center stone between .5 and .75 carats, ideal cut, and at least a G in color and VS1 in clarity. I found a lot more reasonably priced stones on Excel than on White Flash, BUT I don''t like how Excel doesn''t have the GIA reports right there so you can look at them. I e-mailed Excel about seeing one for a diamond I am interested in, but I haven''t heard back yet. I did find something I liked on White Flash, though:
http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-912950.htm
If anyone has any comments on the quality of this stone, I''d love to hear them. From what I''ve learned, it seems pretty good, but I really do not know too much. If I get it, I''d like to have it set in this setting:
http://www.whiteflash.com/golden-wardrobe/Gold_Details.aspx?ItemCode=DN-1900&size=7.50
I thought that this particular setting would add a lot to the small stone. I would have liked a .75 carat stone, though, but I haven''t been able to find one in my price range on White Flash. Any suggestions? I''ve found a few on Excel, but I just have a feeling that they''re not going to be a great cut since they''re priced so much lower than White Flash''s and I''m really looking for a wonderful, bright, beautiful diamond. Any input or suggestions would be wonderful, I could really use the help.
I''m willing to spend up to about $3,500 (at most) on an engagement ring. I''d like something with a center stone between .5 and .75 carats, ideal cut, and at least a G in color and VS1 in clarity. I found a lot more reasonably priced stones on Excel than on White Flash, BUT I don''t like how Excel doesn''t have the GIA reports right there so you can look at them. I e-mailed Excel about seeing one for a diamond I am interested in, but I haven''t heard back yet. I did find something I liked on White Flash, though:
http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/A-Cut-Above-H-A-cut-diamond-912950.htm
If anyone has any comments on the quality of this stone, I''d love to hear them. From what I''ve learned, it seems pretty good, but I really do not know too much. If I get it, I''d like to have it set in this setting:
http://www.whiteflash.com/golden-wardrobe/Gold_Details.aspx?ItemCode=DN-1900&size=7.50
I thought that this particular setting would add a lot to the small stone. I would have liked a .75 carat stone, though, but I haven''t been able to find one in my price range on White Flash. Any suggestions? I''ve found a few on Excel, but I just have a feeling that they''re not going to be a great cut since they''re priced so much lower than White Flash''s and I''m really looking for a wonderful, bright, beautiful diamond. Any input or suggestions would be wonderful, I could really use the help.
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