I'm really looking for some advice from basically start to finish here. I’m currently between a three stone ring and solitaire ring, mostly based on budget. The main diamond will be marquise cut. For ring material it seems like 14k white gold would be my go to being as platinum is such a premium. My girlfriend and I have looked at a few stones and settings in stores to get an idea of what she likes, but that’s as far as her involvement goes. I’d very much appreciate some help with determining who I should contact for vendors given my total budget of $4000. Closer to $3500 would be even better, but I feel like 4K might already be low base on what I’ve seen here. However if you find something you think might fit really well, but is slightly outside that budget I could maybe stretch to $4500.
Partially what I’m kind of stuck on is that it seems there’s a lot more involved/more pitfalls to avoid in choosing a marquise diamond in terms of dimensions/ratios, specs, avoiding the bowtie effect, what’s important for the 4C’s, and probably other things I’ve missed. For color I’d want to stay at the G-H color range or better unless there’s a lot of positive feedback about a little lower. For clarity, I mostly want it to be eye clean from all angles visible within the setting. Carat I’d love to get as close to 1 carat as possible, but know that with the budget restrictions that’s probably not possible. From what I’ve read cut is most important so I’m not looking to compromise there. However it seems that there are no AGS standards and such for marquise cut which is what makes things seem harder to figure out and find the ideal diamond.
I'm certainly no expert so if something I said doesn't make sense, is wrong, or seems like something I should be careful with please let me know! Any and all advice is appreciated!
For the three stone setting my girlfriend liked the square diamond surrounding the marquise. I had also seen a marquise with surrounding pear cuts on bluenile which I thought might be a possibility, but I’m not sure if there are better places to look in terms of quality and price. Plus they don’t have pictures of the actual diamonds and I don't know if I should be buying the setting and diamonds separately.
In general for the band, she wants it to be on the thinner and “dainty” side. Possibly become thinner as it gets closer to the diamond.
I'm very open to suggestions on other vendors, settings, and recommendations on stones! Thanks in advance for helping me sort some of these things out!
Partially what I’m kind of stuck on is that it seems there’s a lot more involved/more pitfalls to avoid in choosing a marquise diamond in terms of dimensions/ratios, specs, avoiding the bowtie effect, what’s important for the 4C’s, and probably other things I’ve missed. For color I’d want to stay at the G-H color range or better unless there’s a lot of positive feedback about a little lower. For clarity, I mostly want it to be eye clean from all angles visible within the setting. Carat I’d love to get as close to 1 carat as possible, but know that with the budget restrictions that’s probably not possible. From what I’ve read cut is most important so I’m not looking to compromise there. However it seems that there are no AGS standards and such for marquise cut which is what makes things seem harder to figure out and find the ideal diamond.
I'm certainly no expert so if something I said doesn't make sense, is wrong, or seems like something I should be careful with please let me know! Any and all advice is appreciated!
For the three stone setting my girlfriend liked the square diamond surrounding the marquise. I had also seen a marquise with surrounding pear cuts on bluenile which I thought might be a possibility, but I’m not sure if there are better places to look in terms of quality and price. Plus they don’t have pictures of the actual diamonds and I don't know if I should be buying the setting and diamonds separately.
In general for the band, she wants it to be on the thinner and “dainty” side. Possibly become thinner as it gets closer to the diamond.
I'm very open to suggestions on other vendors, settings, and recommendations on stones! Thanks in advance for helping me sort some of these things out!
Do any of these look like good candidates and/or better than previous choices? Gemologist is waiting for one more or said I can switch out the others as well. Thanks!
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