BrainGrenades
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Apr 5, 2016
- Messages
- 8
Hello everyone,
I wanted help selecting diamonds and building a ring. I'm from the coast of Virginia and my girlfriend's from Oahu. We met and currently live in Southern California. One idea I like is to find a nice oval shape diamond for an engagement ring and put it in the east-west position. I'm in San Diego and there are plenty of jewlers here but I'm assuming online would be cheaper right? From reading on this board sounds like Whiteflash ACA diamonds, Brian Gavin Diamonds, Good Old Gold Signature Diamonds, or High Performance Diamonds are good spots. I've also spent time on James Allen and really love how I can see the diamonds but can spot issues with just about everything I see. My biggest concern with this style stone would be to avoid the "bow-tie effect" that occurs in many oval diamonds. From research on this I came up with these preferences for the diamond:
Color D - G
Caret Weight .4 - .99ct (I'd love to go over but seems like price skyrockets after 1ct)
Length to Width Ratio 1.25 - 1.5
If possible:
Total depth 59 – 63%
Table diameter 53 – 61.5%
Regarding clarity nothing below SI1. I am going to take the time to find the perfect diamond and make a ring. Regarding bands I'd go with (comfort) Platinum and likely a solitaire (not knife edge comfortable) but am open to ideas. I would really appreciate your help on this. Feel free to post images of rings for ideas or even links to specific diamonds. I'm looking for quality in appearance and in how it feels (some rings my gf has tried on she says feels light and cheap). Feel free to PM me links or post here. I'm in no rush but plan to make this ring in the next year. I'm also open to used rings if I can get more for my money. Thanks so much!
I wanted help selecting diamonds and building a ring. I'm from the coast of Virginia and my girlfriend's from Oahu. We met and currently live in Southern California. One idea I like is to find a nice oval shape diamond for an engagement ring and put it in the east-west position. I'm in San Diego and there are plenty of jewlers here but I'm assuming online would be cheaper right? From reading on this board sounds like Whiteflash ACA diamonds, Brian Gavin Diamonds, Good Old Gold Signature Diamonds, or High Performance Diamonds are good spots. I've also spent time on James Allen and really love how I can see the diamonds but can spot issues with just about everything I see. My biggest concern with this style stone would be to avoid the "bow-tie effect" that occurs in many oval diamonds. From research on this I came up with these preferences for the diamond:
Color D - G
Caret Weight .4 - .99ct (I'd love to go over but seems like price skyrockets after 1ct)
Length to Width Ratio 1.25 - 1.5
If possible:
Total depth 59 – 63%
Table diameter 53 – 61.5%
Regarding clarity nothing below SI1. I am going to take the time to find the perfect diamond and make a ring. Regarding bands I'd go with (comfort) Platinum and likely a solitaire (not knife edge comfortable) but am open to ideas. I would really appreciate your help on this. Feel free to post images of rings for ideas or even links to specific diamonds. I'm looking for quality in appearance and in how it feels (some rings my gf has tried on she says feels light and cheap). Feel free to PM me links or post here. I'm in no rush but plan to make this ring in the next year. I'm also open to used rings if I can get more for my money. Thanks so much!