pretty much says it all.
Here is the short story. The reason I''m looking for such a small diamond is that 1. I''m broke, 2. We bought a house, and 3. She''s a zookeeper, and she needs something small and streamlined.
I have the setting being made as we speak by a local jeweler. So that much is taken care of.
But I am now faced with deciding between a dozen stones with the above specs. Most of the rocks in this area are running about $1900-2100. I''ve been looking at GOG and BlueNile (both seem to be about the same price for comparable stones) and DCD (cheaper, but they have been quick to respond to my request for Sarin reports).
First off, is there anyplace else I should look?
Second, should I bump the stone one way or another to get a better bang for my buck? IE, should I drop color to H or I to save a few hundred?
Last, as long as the stone has the right specs and I can see a decent 10X image online, should I just realize that I probably won''t be able to tell the difference anyway??????
This is my first major diamond purchase - I read GOG "cover to cover" and learned an incredible amount. I''m just hesitant to pull the trigger on something so expensive - this coming from the guy who research a manual can opener before buying (yes, I actually reviewed handheld can openers...SwingAway kicks ass!), so you can hopefully understand my panic.
Thanks for listening...I just need to hear a third parties opinion on this.
Wes
Here is the short story. The reason I''m looking for such a small diamond is that 1. I''m broke, 2. We bought a house, and 3. She''s a zookeeper, and she needs something small and streamlined.
I have the setting being made as we speak by a local jeweler. So that much is taken care of.
But I am now faced with deciding between a dozen stones with the above specs. Most of the rocks in this area are running about $1900-2100. I''ve been looking at GOG and BlueNile (both seem to be about the same price for comparable stones) and DCD (cheaper, but they have been quick to respond to my request for Sarin reports).
First off, is there anyplace else I should look?
Second, should I bump the stone one way or another to get a better bang for my buck? IE, should I drop color to H or I to save a few hundred?
Last, as long as the stone has the right specs and I can see a decent 10X image online, should I just realize that I probably won''t be able to tell the difference anyway??????

This is my first major diamond purchase - I read GOG "cover to cover" and learned an incredible amount. I''m just hesitant to pull the trigger on something so expensive - this coming from the guy who research a manual can opener before buying (yes, I actually reviewed handheld can openers...SwingAway kicks ass!), so you can hopefully understand my panic.
Thanks for listening...I just need to hear a third parties opinion on this.
Wes