Hello all.
I am so thankful there are so many qualified folks willing to be of assistance. I am ready to make the plunge and have done a lot of research. But knowing now how much there is to consider, I still don''t feel qualified to make the purchase without some advice.
My fiance is petite and wears a 6 to 6.5 size. I''m thinking of buying in .75-.99 range because my understanding is that prices jump if you get to the 1 carat point, although I don''t mind doing so if I can find a good value.
I want my future wife to have an excellent stone and we are willing to sacrifice size for quality. Although having a 1 carat or slightly larger would be great!
From my research I think I want to get a round F,G maybe H, VS1 or Si1, with an excellent (ideal maybe) cut. Where I have the most difficulty is in understanding the facet percentages to determine if the diamond will reflect more white light or if it has more fire and scintillation. I prefer a diamond that has fire and sparkles a lot over one that reflects white light.
I don''t want to be lazy, but would any one mind making a few recomendations from GOG or Whiteflash or any other reputable online company. I''ve hit the B&M retailers and that appeared to be a waste of time. My fiance seems to like platinum, so I''m thinking of a budget of $5,0000 to $6,0000. 4k or 5k for the diamond, maybe 1k for the band. Does this sound reasonable? Thanks vary much for any recomendations and all of the knowledge you all have graciuosly shared.
Smyles
I am so thankful there are so many qualified folks willing to be of assistance. I am ready to make the plunge and have done a lot of research. But knowing now how much there is to consider, I still don''t feel qualified to make the purchase without some advice.
My fiance is petite and wears a 6 to 6.5 size. I''m thinking of buying in .75-.99 range because my understanding is that prices jump if you get to the 1 carat point, although I don''t mind doing so if I can find a good value.
I want my future wife to have an excellent stone and we are willing to sacrifice size for quality. Although having a 1 carat or slightly larger would be great!
From my research I think I want to get a round F,G maybe H, VS1 or Si1, with an excellent (ideal maybe) cut. Where I have the most difficulty is in understanding the facet percentages to determine if the diamond will reflect more white light or if it has more fire and scintillation. I prefer a diamond that has fire and sparkles a lot over one that reflects white light.
I don''t want to be lazy, but would any one mind making a few recomendations from GOG or Whiteflash or any other reputable online company. I''ve hit the B&M retailers and that appeared to be a waste of time. My fiance seems to like platinum, so I''m thinking of a budget of $5,0000 to $6,0000. 4k or 5k for the diamond, maybe 1k for the band. Does this sound reasonable? Thanks vary much for any recomendations and all of the knowledge you all have graciuosly shared.
Smyles
, Ellen and JulieN. I think I like the 890306 one the best, but I''m contiplating (probably like everyonr else) upping the budget.
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