Hi all!
I am definitely a newbie when it comes to diamonds so I am starting to question if I am overlooking something when trying to find a nice stone!
I am from the UK and have been looking at bluenile because they look to be very competitively priced and I also don't have to deal with the faff of paying tax separately (if I went through someone like James Allen). Let me know if I am wrong though!
My budget for just the stone is around the 10K GBP mark (inc tax). I am looking for a round diamond which will eventually be set in a 4 prong platinum solitaire ring. The criteria I have been using to search is:
Cut: Ideal
Colour: H
Clarity: VS2 - VVS1
Depth: 60 - 62.5
Table: 54 - 57
Polish and Symmetry: Excellent
Its a lot of money to spend on something I know very little about and I think I am getting put off by the inclusions I can see on the heavily magnified diamond images online! This is guiding me to choosing something with a clarity of VVS1, this is probably not needed! My search criteria is quite specific also, not sure if it needs to be?
Can I do better than the diamond below from Blue Nile do you think? It would be great to go bigger of course.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!
I am definitely a newbie when it comes to diamonds so I am starting to question if I am overlooking something when trying to find a nice stone!
I am from the UK and have been looking at bluenile because they look to be very competitively priced and I also don't have to deal with the faff of paying tax separately (if I went through someone like James Allen). Let me know if I am wrong though!
My budget for just the stone is around the 10K GBP mark (inc tax). I am looking for a round diamond which will eventually be set in a 4 prong platinum solitaire ring. The criteria I have been using to search is:
Cut: Ideal
Colour: H
Clarity: VS2 - VVS1
Depth: 60 - 62.5
Table: 54 - 57
Polish and Symmetry: Excellent
Its a lot of money to spend on something I know very little about and I think I am getting put off by the inclusions I can see on the heavily magnified diamond images online! This is guiding me to choosing something with a clarity of VVS1, this is probably not needed! My search criteria is quite specific also, not sure if it needs to be?
Can I do better than the diamond below from Blue Nile do you think? It would be great to go bigger of course.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!
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