best bang for buck 8mm+ on James Allen?

[LadyMCh]

Hey, PS-ers!
Am thinking about trading a 1ct for a ~2ct and would love to keep the budget under $14-15k total for the diamond. The catch is that it would have to be through James Allen to use the trade-in. I would prefer to hit the 8mm mark. This would be for a ring to wear to work. Currently, this is just a *thought*, but I wanted to see what the diamond hunters here can dig up! I've found a couple that look promising.

 

[LadyMCh]

Oh, also re: color, I think I could go as low as J in a well cut stone. And I would LOVE to have fluor (I just think it's neat), but I know that starts making my wishlist a little long.

 

[KKJohnson]

I love this stone but its just under 8mm and only has faint fluor so its probably out

1.92 Carat round diamond

1.92 Carat round diamond

www.jamesallen.com

This one just hits 8mm and strong fluor but it appears there is some internal graining going on, curious as to what the cert says.

2.00 Carat round diamond

2.00 Carat round diamond

www.jamesallen.com

I think your budget and targets are very obtainable

 

[LadyMCh]

I love this stone but its just under 8mm and only has faint fluor so its probably out

1.92 Carat round diamond

1.92 Carat round diamond

www.jamesallen.com

This one just hits 8mm and strong fluor but it appears there is some internal graining going on, curious as to what the cert says.

2.00 Carat round diamond

2.00 Carat round diamond

www.jamesallen.com

I think your budget and targets are very obtainable

Thanks! It drives me absolutely batty that I have to ask JA to see the GIA cert for each diamond I'm curious about! It would make my search so much easier if it would just pop up!

 

[HDer]

This one looks well cut, but looks a little "too clean" for an SI1: https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...j-color-si1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-7700043

This one might be a better bet despite the black inclusions: https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...j-color-si1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-6643068

If you don't mind a brown undertone, this is worth taking a look at: https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...j-color-si1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-5769936 IGI cert, so could be a borderline K or SI2.

This looks like a nice safe bet: https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...j-color-vs1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-7804010 HCA 1.5

This search has some other options in it. It's generally what people on this forum look for: HCA <2, GIA EX: https://www.pricescope.com/diamonds/search?vendor=18&branded=None&inhouse=-1&shape=1&minprice=1&maxprice=1000000&mincarat=2&maxcarat=2.5&mindepth=0&maxdepth=100&mintable=0&maxtable=100&mincut=1&maxcut=1&mincolor=5&maxcolor=7&minclarity=6&maxclarity=8&minsymmetry=1&maxsymmetry=8&minpolish=1&maxpolish=8&min_cut_gia=1&max_cut_gia=1&min_cut_ags=1&max_cut_ags=2&minflourescence=1&maxflourescence=6&checkbox_panel1=04,05,06&checkbox_panel2=&sort=price-asc&page=1&pageview=24&adv=true&days=100&cert_number=

 

[HDer]

My personal favorites would be the J VS1 2.01 above, the J SI1 2.41 IGI, this K SI1 2.55 https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...k-color-si1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-7824279