Hello all,
Just joined the forum and trying to catch up on the wealth of information here. I am looking to buy a diamond for an engagement ring and would greatly appreciate any help I can get!
I have been to a local jeweler that came highly recommended and found the following round stones that my girlfriend and I liked the most:
1) .81 carat/D/VS2/Very good cut/6.09mm - $7k
2) 1.00 carat/D/SI2/Excellent cut/6.5mm - $8.1k
Based on the many stones we saw, I would say that cut and color are the most important. I did get a bit confused since we were shown Lazare diamonds that have an ideal cut, and we just did not like how the diamonds looked (they ranged from H to F color) compared to the above diamonds. From my research on this site, it also seems like the above may be a bit more expensive than what is expected.
I am located in Houston, and I know that Whiteflash and Brian Gavin are located here, and I would have no problem buying a quality stone from them with your help. Ideally, I prefer those vendors to out of state ones since I would like to go in and take a look at their showroom/stones. My girlfriend's ring size is a 3.25 so we are looking in the .8 to 1.00 carat range since her finger is so small, and trying to maximize the other C's (D/E color; Excellent cut). Also, I would be happy with a stone in my lower carat range if it's diameter was a bit bigger than 6.1mm.
Any thoughts on the above stones and better alternatives? Unfortunately, when I went in to look at the stones I did not know about depth, table and angles so I do not have that information. Thankful to have this site with so much to learn from and open to any suggestions!
Just joined the forum and trying to catch up on the wealth of information here. I am looking to buy a diamond for an engagement ring and would greatly appreciate any help I can get!
I have been to a local jeweler that came highly recommended and found the following round stones that my girlfriend and I liked the most:
1) .81 carat/D/VS2/Very good cut/6.09mm - $7k
2) 1.00 carat/D/SI2/Excellent cut/6.5mm - $8.1k
Based on the many stones we saw, I would say that cut and color are the most important. I did get a bit confused since we were shown Lazare diamonds that have an ideal cut, and we just did not like how the diamonds looked (they ranged from H to F color) compared to the above diamonds. From my research on this site, it also seems like the above may be a bit more expensive than what is expected.
I am located in Houston, and I know that Whiteflash and Brian Gavin are located here, and I would have no problem buying a quality stone from them with your help. Ideally, I prefer those vendors to out of state ones since I would like to go in and take a look at their showroom/stones. My girlfriend's ring size is a 3.25 so we are looking in the .8 to 1.00 carat range since her finger is so small, and trying to maximize the other C's (D/E color; Excellent cut). Also, I would be happy with a stone in my lower carat range if it's diameter was a bit bigger than 6.1mm.
Any thoughts on the above stones and better alternatives? Unfortunately, when I went in to look at the stones I did not know about depth, table and angles so I do not have that information. Thankful to have this site with so much to learn from and open to any suggestions!
) then you can come over to their showroom and see the diamonds you are interested in ! The onlh downside is you have to my sale tax
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