Help finding a pear?

[Upgradable]

Would anyone be willing to help find a nice pear in the $3500-$4000 range? My daughter is helping a friend's boyfriend with a surprise engagement. Thanks!

 

[geoffreysnow]

happy to help, just need a bit more info. how low in color is acceptable? what's a minimum size acceptable? do you know if he wants a certain type of pear (long, stubby, etc)? timeline?

 

[luvsdmb]

http://www.jewelsbygrace.com/loose-diamonds/1-ct-to-2-00/1-26ct-pear-shape-diamond.html#.VAC-v2O4pX8

Oops, sorry I just saw this is above your budget.

 

[Niel]

maybe
http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/pear-shaped/0.90-carat-d-color-vs2-clarity-sku-352260

or

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/pear-shaped/0.80-carat-g-color-vvs1-clarity-sku-301619

ritani lighting is harder to judge but this looks promising

http://www.ritani.com/diamonds/pear-diamond-0-92-Carat-G-color-GIA-certified/D-CM91VS

 

[Upgradable]

Size between .8 and 1 carat. I figured G-H VS2-SI1 would be safe, but if there is better, then great. That D is a find!!! Bit of a bowtie, but would it be distracting? I don't know diddly about pears.

 

[Niel]

Size between .8 and 1 carat. I figured G-H VS2-SI1 would be safe, but if there is better, then great. That D is a find!!! Bit of a bowtie, but would it be distracting? I don't know diddly about pears.

Hard to say about that D, The bowtie is there but not too noticeable, youd want to get an aset to be sure though.

 

[geoffreysnow]

If you're open to I color than here's one that might be worth asking for an ASET
http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/pear-shaped/1.01-carat-i-color-vs2-clarity-sku-364150

 

[Upgradable]

That's a beautiful stone, giraffe. Thanks!

 

[Niel]

If you're open to I color than here's one that might be worth asking for an ASET
http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/pear-shaped/1.01-carat-i-color-vs2-clarity-sku-364150

I would caution going too low in color for a pear. For just about all other shapes I don't think an I is too low, even mq's BUT I had an H pear and the facet difference between the head and the tip is so different, the color concentration that can occur in the tip is very noticeable.

 

[drk14]

Here's one that I like (SI2, so you would need to ask JA to confirm whether eye-clean, but the images look promising):

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/pear-shaped/1.00-carat-g-color-si2-clarity-sku-325199

 

[Daisyoz]

I don't know much about pears but lately take a fancy in them (pun not intended ). I saw this one and thought it's quite lovely. Perhaps the experts can comment on whether it is.

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/pear-shaped/0.79-carat-f-color-vs2-clarity-sku-22552

 

[drk14]

I don't know much about pears but lately take a fancy in them (pun not intended ). I saw this one and thought it's quite lovely. Perhaps the experts can comment on whether it is.

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/pear-shaped/0.79-carat-f-color-vs2-clarity-sku-22552

I'm no expert either, but I know a few things to look for, and I've had the benefit of seeing a few JA fancies in person (which helps in correlating what the JA videos look like to what they would look like IRL).

That being said, you posted the above while I was adjusting my search parameters, and it turns out us non-experts agree on that 0.79-f-vs2, because it was one of the ones I was going to suggest next!

So, here are the three that I liked under 1.00ct:
http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/pear-shaped/0.79-carat-f-color-vs2-clarity-sku-22552
http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/pear-shaped/0.83-carat-e-color-vvs2-clarity-sku-267273
http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/pear-shaped/0.88-carat-e-color-vs2-clarity-sku-229511