Hello Periscope members,
Hopefully you can give me a hand.
I am reading everything about diamonds, but I still feel like a begginer and I am running out of time for the proposal. For a number of reasons the wedding date is already set!
This said, my budget for a diamond would be around 2000 usd, and it is going to be set in a classic 4 claw solitaire (size 4, my gf has small fingers).
I understand that with diamonds bigger != better, so what characteristics should I be looking into to get the most value?
I was very happy until I started to read about table, depth and so on. How can I maximize the "fire"?
I have seen that princess cuts tend to be cheaper than round ones. Should I avoid them?
Should I avoid IGI and focus only on GIA or AGS certificates?
Lastly, do you know of other reputable sellers in Europe besides BlueNile?
Thanks!
Hopefully you can give me a hand.
I am reading everything about diamonds, but I still feel like a begginer and I am running out of time for the proposal. For a number of reasons the wedding date is already set!
This said, my budget for a diamond would be around 2000 usd, and it is going to be set in a classic 4 claw solitaire (size 4, my gf has small fingers).
I understand that with diamonds bigger != better, so what characteristics should I be looking into to get the most value?
I was very happy until I started to read about table, depth and so on. How can I maximize the "fire"?
I have seen that princess cuts tend to be cheaper than round ones. Should I avoid them?
Should I avoid IGI and focus only on GIA or AGS certificates?
Lastly, do you know of other reputable sellers in Europe besides BlueNile?
Thanks!