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Help finding a diamond for engagement ring

Lmno

Rough_Rock
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Oct 6, 2016
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Hi,
I've just recently started looking for an engagement ring for my girlfriend which has been an overwhelming experience so but stumbled over this forum which has been really useful!
From what I can gather, she would prefer a round cut diamond and having a white diamond is important!
I'm in Melbourne, Australia and for my budget of aud 14000, I could get a 1.2carat triple ex E VS2 from local stores. My impression from going through this forum is that buying online may get me a better diamond. My initial thoughts were that I could just check some online stores (have checked JA, blue Nile) and chuck the numbers into the HCA Tool to make sure it was less than 2 but it seems that there's more to it.
Would anyone be willing to point me towards some decent diamonds in my budget? :pray:
 

girlguineapig

Shiny_Rock
Joined
Mar 23, 2014
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You want to look for HCA <2 and use the following cheat sheet:

Depth % 60-62.0 (up to 62.2 may be okay)
Table % 53-58 (some prefer 53-57)
Girdle T-M-ST
Culet N-P
Crown Angle 34-35
Pavilion Angle 40.6-41 (some prefer 40.6-40.9)

With taxes and everything, I'm not sure how much of a deal you'd get. But here are some diamonds. Ask BlueNile for photos if you're interested; sometimes they can get them. And James Allen can also get ASETs for you.

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3735106.htm?source=pricescope
http://www.b2cjewels.com/dd-7094635-1.32-carat-Round-diamond-F-color-VS2-clarity.aspx
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.20-carat-e-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-2098571
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.34-carat-f-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-2110542
http://www.bluenile.com/diamond-details/LD07634739?click_id=750629446
http://www.bluenile.com/diamond-details/LD07459704?click_id=327474827
http://www.bluenile.com/diamond-details/LD07445984?click_id=892773901
http://www.bluenile.com/diamond-details/LD07466475?click_id=109856118
 

Lmno

Rough_Rock
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Thank you! I'll have a look at those!
 
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