Help choosing a round on a budget

[ihy138]

Hi all! My former boss's daughter is looking for a diamond for her partner and has gotten in touch with me for some education and advice. She's really interested in purchasing from James Allen and asked me to pick out a few stones. I was hoping for maybe a few recommendations from the crowd because I really do a better job with antique stones than anything else, and she's looking for a modern round brilliant. Here are her desired specs:

Budget is $3,000 for the diamond, will set it locally.
Modern round brilliant - to be set in yellow gold band with platinum prongs
Would like an H-I color
VS1-VS2 preferred
Ideal cut
She would like to get as close to a 90 point stone as her budget would allow as long as cut is magnificent

Thoughts?

 

[ac117]

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like she's going to get a .90 for $3k unless she drops in color, clarity or raises the budget. Here are the ones I really like that will get her 6mm and look really nicely cut (she could get a $100 off with a referral coupon and she could also ask for a PS discount):
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...-color-vvs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-2641243
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...rat-i-color-vs2-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-2299772 - at this size, this should definitely be eye clean
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...-color-vvs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-2448735 - I like the ones above better, but this one is nice

eta: here's a .90 but J color https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...j-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-2846197

WF also has some options and they have a better upgrade policy:
https://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3826692.htm
https://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3198020.htm

 

[Niel]

https://loupetroop.com/listings/loose-stones-diamond/dot-98-g-si2-ags-report-diamond

 

[ihy138]

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like she's going to get a .90 for $3k unless she drops in color, clarity or raises the budget. Here are the ones I really like that will get her 6mm and look really nicely cut (she could get a $100 off with a referral coupon and she could also ask for a PS discount):
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...-color-vvs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-2641243
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...rat-i-color-vs2-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-2299772 - at this size, this should definitely be eye clean
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...-color-vvs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-2448735 - I like the ones above better, but this one is nice

eta: here's a .90 but J color https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...j-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-2846197

WF also has some options and they have a better upgrade policy:
https://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3826692.htm
https://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3198020.htm

Thank you so much, ac! I really like the diamonds you linked, too. They seem like sparkler for sure. I will tell her about them and Whiteflash as well to see if she would be open to working with them.

 

[ihy138]

https://loupetroop.com/listings/loose-stones-diamond/dot-98-g-si2-ags-report-diamond

Thanks for sending this over! I think she wants to stick in VS range for clarity and that diamond appears to be a modified round brilliant and I don't think that she's on board with that unfortunately because it is a great deal. :0)

 

[Niel]

Search this in blue Nile for this

LD06857409
I vs1 6-6.1mm and with a referral discount you could send her would be under 3k