Diamond choice...

[ballercaller]

can anyone give they're opinion on this diamond?

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-2897495.htm

I need a 1ct princess cut and the budget is $4000-$4500. Apparently princesses don't have have a cut grade? But i want one with a lot of sparkle. Not sure what the best combination criteria I should be looking for. I want to have a nice colour and it to be eye clean. As long as no imperfections are seen from the naked eye I'm good. Don't are if you can see stuff through a microscope since I don't have one. Can anyone offer advice as to what colour/clarity combo I should be looking for for a 1ct with a $4K-4500 budget?

 

[JulieN]

You might try these, they are excellent performers, and size between them should be similar. They can shoot you a brief video to show you the difference between the two cuts for a refundable deposit.
http://goodoldgold.com/diamond/10640/
http://goodoldgold.com/diamond/10156/

A 1 ct princess for 4500 is usually like an I/J color, or H SI2.

 

[ballercaller]

thanks
man this is so tough... the setting is putting me back about $3000... my initial budget was $6k-$7k. but it keeps going up... i would prefer to get everything done at one vendor... right now it is with whiteflash... They seem to be easy to deal with. I tried James Allen but they weren't as convenient to deal with initially. Maybe it was just the person i dealt with...

 

[ballercaller]

What about thoughts on this diamond?

http://www.jamesallen.com/?q=17221W14#!/loose-diamonds/princess-cut/1.00-carat-h-color-vs1-clarity-sku-190787


I'm having a really difficult time choosing what I want to do. I like the person I am dealing with at whiteflash, however it seems that there are only virtual selections available and nothing in house vs. James Allen which has in house diamonds. The setting will probably be custom made as well since neither site really has the setting that I'm looking for. Any advice on what to do?