Help finding oval diamond

[mashedmelissa]

I have done a lot of research but am very new to the diamond world and looking for help choosing a stone to have a local jeweler set as a center stone with 2 small pear side stones.

Can someone please help me find a great oval lab diamond, 1.8-2 Carats, color D/E, Ideal cut, VVS2 or higher? I’m scouring loose grown diamond but very overwhelmed. Thank you!

 

[newtojewels]

Hopefully the experts pop in soon, but they will want to know your budget and timeline. It's really hard to buy fancy shapes like ovals, unfortunately.

Are you absolutely set on using your local jeweler for the setting? Have you seen their three-stone rings and liked them? A lot of jewelers don't really nail the proportions or finishing to have a really high quality piece, unfortunately. It's also often better to get a diamond and a setting from the same place when possible, which is why I ask if you're open to a different jeweler. DiamondsByLauren does nice 3-stone settings with pears, very classic, and he has in-house 2.33ct F/VS2 and 1.53ct/F/VVS2 lab ovals available. He may have others and is known for being good at picking well-cut stones by eye. I am most definitely not an expert, but I think this would be an easy path to end up with a very high-quality ring. You could get cheaper elsewhere but then you're kind of going at it alone (or with us! again, hopefully a real expert posts soon). For some people that's a fun process but other people just want to have something nice and not get ripped-off. You would have a great final product at a fair price getting the completed ring from DbL.

Leon Mege has beautiful proportions for three-stone rings but they'll have a price to match if they even work with lab diamonds. I'm mostly linking these so you can train your eye a bit:

r8093 - Leon Megé | The Art of Platinum®

Leon Megé hand-forged classic three-stone ring with a combination of oval and pear-shaped diamonds in a bespoke platinum setting r8093

leonmege.com

r7994 - Leon Megé | The Art of Platinum®

Leon Megé classic three-stone engagement ring with an oval diamond and pear shapes r7994

leonmege.com

Completed rings from DbL to show you two three-stone settings, these could be done with an oval center. He has benches that work at different price points so there would be a couple of options:

1.51ct Yellow VS2 Pear Diamond Ring

This is a lovely 1.51ct Fancy Light Yellow VS2 Pear Shape. We used colorless pears for the side diamonds.

diamondsbylauren.com

1.62ct Pink VVS2 Pear Lab Grown Diamond Ring

This is an awesome 1.62ct Orangy Pink VVS2 Pear Shape Lab Grown Diamond. The color is just an amazing shade of pink.

diamondsbylauren.com

Diamond options, the prices might be flexible especially if you're getting a setting:

2.33ct F VS2 Oval Lab Grown Diamond

This is a phenomenal 2.33ct F VS2 Oval Lab Grown Diamond. The diamond is very well cut with even sparkle. No hint of blue.

diamondsbylauren.com

1.53ct F VVS2 Oval Shape Lab Grown Diamond

This is an awesome 1.53ct F VVS2 Oval Shape Lab Grown Diamond. The cut on this stone is great. No major bow tie and tons of sparkle.

diamondsbylauren.com

For something less expensive and available loose, here's a stone from Alex Park. Again I am not an expert! But it's likely to be better than most things you or I would find doom-scrolling through loosegrowndiamond.

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[mashedmelissa]

Hopefully the experts pop in soon, but they will want to know your budget and timeline. It's really hard to buy fancy shapes like ovals, unfortunately.

Are you absolutely set on using your local jeweler for the setting? Have you seen their three-stone rings and liked them? A lot of jewelers don't really nail the proportions or finishing to have a really high quality piece, unfortunately. It's also often better to get a diamond and a setting from the same place when possible, which is why I ask if you're open to a different jeweler. DiamondsByLauren does nice 3-stone settings with pears, very classic, and he has in-house 2.33ct F/VS2 and 1.53ct/F/VVS2 lab ovals available. He may have others and is known for being good at picking well-cut stones by eye. I am most definitely not an expert, but I think this would be an easy path to end up with a very high-quality ring. You could get cheaper elsewhere but then you're kind of going at it alone (or with us! again, hopefully a real expert posts soon). For some people that's a fun process but other people just want to have something nice and not get ripped-off. You would have a great final product at a fair price getting the completed ring from DbL.

Leon Mege has beautiful proportions for three-stone rings but they'll have a price to match if they even work with lab diamonds. I'm mostly linking these so you can train your eye a bit:

r8093 - Leon Megé | The Art of Platinum®

Leon Megé hand-forged classic three-stone ring with a combination of oval and pear-shaped diamonds in a bespoke platinum setting r8093

leonmege.com

r7994 - Leon Megé | The Art of Platinum®

Leon Megé classic three-stone engagement ring with an oval diamond and pear shapes r7994

leonmege.com

Completed rings from DbL to show you two three-stone settings, these could be done with an oval center. He has benches that work at different price points so there would be a couple of options:

1.51ct Yellow VS2 Pear Diamond Ring

This is a lovely 1.51ct Fancy Light Yellow VS2 Pear Shape. We used colorless pears for the side diamonds.

diamondsbylauren.com

1.62ct Pink VVS2 Pear Lab Grown Diamond Ring

This is an awesome 1.62ct Orangy Pink VVS2 Pear Shape Lab Grown Diamond. The color is just an amazing shade of pink.

diamondsbylauren.com

Diamond options, the prices might be flexible especially if you're getting a setting:

2.33ct F VS2 Oval Lab Grown Diamond

This is a phenomenal 2.33ct F VS2 Oval Lab Grown Diamond. The diamond is very well cut with even sparkle. No hint of blue.

diamondsbylauren.com

1.53ct F VVS2 Oval Shape Lab Grown Diamond

This is an awesome 1.53ct F VVS2 Oval Shape Lab Grown Diamond. The cut on this stone is great. No major bow tie and tons of sparkle.

diamondsbylauren.com

For something less expensive and available loose, here's a stone from Alex Park. Again I am not an expert! But it's likely to be better than most things you or I would find doom-scrolling through loosegrowndiamond.

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Thank you for the thoughtful reply! No rush on the timeline and I’d like to keep the diamond under $800 if possible and the setting under $1,500. I know this limits me quite a bit with the setting.

I am not set on using a local jeweler if I can find what I’m looking for online. My original inspiration was the Aria by Brilliant earth with the dainty pears. Rare Carat actually has one very close to what I tried on (which was able to fit my wedding band without needing a curved one), but I am looking for smaller side stones https://www.rarecarat.com/setting/5...agement-Ring-(.50-ct.-tw.)-ThreeStone/1833310

So bummed because this is almost perfect and they would price match the stone! I will take a look at all of the ones you linked!

 

[newtojewels]

Thank you for the thoughtful reply! No rush on the timeline and I’d like to keep the diamond under $800 if possible and the setting under $1,500. I know this limits me quite a bit with the setting.

I am not set on using a local jeweler if I can find what I’m looking for online. My original inspiration was the Aria by Brilliant earth with the dainty pears. Rare Carat actually has one very close to what I tried on (which was able to fit my wedding band without needing a curved one), but I am looking for smaller side stones https://www.rarecarat.com/setting/5...agement-Ring-(.50-ct.-tw.)-ThreeStone/1833310

So bummed because this is almost perfect and they would price match the stone! I will take a look at all of the ones you linked!

I don't know about Rare Carat's setting quality but these two have smaller side stones...

Jacie Three Stone Engagement Ring | Rare Carat®

Jacie Three Stone Engagement Ring | Rare Carat®

www.rarecarat.com

Daphne Pear Three-Stone Diamond Engagement Ring | Rare Carat®

Daphne Pear Three-Stone Diamond Engagement Ring | Rare Carat®

www.rarecarat.com

 

[beaglehouse]

It is funny that you posted this - I ordered a similar ring from Art of Jewels (AOJ) last weekend. Haven't received it yet so I won't be much help, but thought I would share the mounting link - https://theartofjewels.com/build_yo...LT&ct=0.5&dshape=oval&dtype=labgrown&dpairid=
The 'rowan', oval stone mounting in platinum with side pears, I went with the 1/2 ctw side stones, which was less than $1500.

I spent hours and hours picking out some oval stones, and when I went to order, asked the gemologist at AOJ for their input - they said all but one had pronounced bow ties and two were tinted brown. I did not see any of that from the videos. I actually ended up ordering an oval that they suggested - it looked good from the video (more contrast then the ones I picked), the specs were within what I was looking for and it actually cost a little less than the ones I picked. Fingers crossed - I should get it the end of next week.

Good luck, thinking good thoughts for you!