rookie1981
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Mar 18, 2009
- Messages
- 17
Hello everyone,
I''ve been poking around this site for some time and I am glad I stumbled upon it. Great information on here and I appreciate all the notes and buying tips.
I''m currently looking for a diamond for my girlfriend for her engagement ring. She has gone to a local B&M store to see what she likes, but she wants me to select the actual diamond and surprise her with it. Her preferences are:
Round shape, prefers quality over carat size, 0.75 ct min (she would probably really enjoy 1.0 ct but doesn''t want to make me feel like I have to get that size), in a Tiffany 4-prong setting. Ring size: 5
Here are my preferences: With all the information I''ve read on here, cut is by far my most important criteria (plus, I love the way the H&A look). I would love to find an AGS-0 or GIA-Ex, Ex. I thought color was the next important factor for me, but I went to the same store my g/f did and they showed me two diamonds - a 0.75 ct, E, SI1 and a 0.97 ct, H, SI1. In the diffuse light behind a plain white background, I had a difficult time seeing any difference. In fact, she placed the H under the light first and I mistook it for the E. Obviously, I want the diamond "eye-clean" so I would be fine with an SI1 in clarity. High side of the budget for diamond is roughly 6k-7k. With my difficulty in telling the color differences, I''m thinking now I could move down the color scale and get a larger diamond. Honestly, I would love to find something in the 1.0 to 1.25 ct. range and I''m trying to balance cut and color to allow me to maximize the size for my budget.
After all that background information, here are my questions:
1. Am I going against what my g/f wants if I move down in color or cut to get a larger diamond(in the 1.0-1.25 ct range) while staying within budget?
2. In the face up position and mounted in a Tiffany setting, how likely do you think the color difference between E and H will be noticed?
3. With my budget, what would you choose?
Any thoughts or opinions would be appreciated. Thanks for any help or guidance.
Best regards.
I''ve been poking around this site for some time and I am glad I stumbled upon it. Great information on here and I appreciate all the notes and buying tips.
I''m currently looking for a diamond for my girlfriend for her engagement ring. She has gone to a local B&M store to see what she likes, but she wants me to select the actual diamond and surprise her with it. Her preferences are:
Round shape, prefers quality over carat size, 0.75 ct min (she would probably really enjoy 1.0 ct but doesn''t want to make me feel like I have to get that size), in a Tiffany 4-prong setting. Ring size: 5
Here are my preferences: With all the information I''ve read on here, cut is by far my most important criteria (plus, I love the way the H&A look). I would love to find an AGS-0 or GIA-Ex, Ex. I thought color was the next important factor for me, but I went to the same store my g/f did and they showed me two diamonds - a 0.75 ct, E, SI1 and a 0.97 ct, H, SI1. In the diffuse light behind a plain white background, I had a difficult time seeing any difference. In fact, she placed the H under the light first and I mistook it for the E. Obviously, I want the diamond "eye-clean" so I would be fine with an SI1 in clarity. High side of the budget for diamond is roughly 6k-7k. With my difficulty in telling the color differences, I''m thinking now I could move down the color scale and get a larger diamond. Honestly, I would love to find something in the 1.0 to 1.25 ct. range and I''m trying to balance cut and color to allow me to maximize the size for my budget.
After all that background information, here are my questions:
1. Am I going against what my g/f wants if I move down in color or cut to get a larger diamond(in the 1.0-1.25 ct range) while staying within budget?
2. In the face up position and mounted in a Tiffany setting, how likely do you think the color difference between E and H will be noticed?
3. With my budget, what would you choose?
Any thoughts or opinions would be appreciated. Thanks for any help or guidance.
Best regards.