Help with diamonds for earrings

[Lavy]

I have been researching replacing diamond stud earrings and after various research in this forum and using the HCA tools. I am still a little confused as to what makes the better stone. I have 3 examples of stones from the James Allen site that meet my critera but i'm not sure what to look for in the pictures so I thought I would ask the experts for help

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.45-carat-f-color-si1-clarity-excellent-cut-pair-463039,539564
http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.46-carat-i-color-si2-clarity-excellent-cut-pair-435519,446896
http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.46-carat-h-color-si1-clarity-excellent-cut-pair-653882,652259

Thoughts on what the most suitable for earrings would be?

 

[ecf8503]

Hmm. I don't care for the JA stones - they don't seem well matched. If I were shopping for 1ct studs I'd look at preset studs at WF. http://www.whiteflash.com/diamond-earrings/3-prong-martini-diamond-earrings-1345.htm

 

[Lavy]

Hmm. I don't care for the JA stones - they don't seem well matched. If I were shopping for 1ct studs I'd look at preset studs at WF. http://www.whiteflash.com/diamond-earrings/3-prong-martini-diamond-earrings-1345.htm

Unfortunately withe the current Canadian exchange rate the whiteflash and BGD presets are out of my budget range, which is under $2000 U.S. JA seems to fit my budget and offer the pictures of the stones.

 

[MarionC]

I agree. I have always been puzzled by what they called "a match".
However, I have preset JA dangles and they are quite well-matched.

Perhaps you could look in pre-loved here and on various internet sites.
That is where I found my Tiffany studs and WF studs. You could put out feelers here ... perhaps someone is thinking of selling.

 

[wildcat03]

I just bought new studs and I went through Yekutiel at ID Jewelry. He picked them for me and they are absolutely gorgeous. They are 1.2 ct. G/SI2 and they are completely eye clean to my eye. I was worried about the eye-clean part, but they exceeded my expectations. He met my budget exactly.

 

[Queenie60]

Try McGivern Diamonds. He's on line. I spent weeks trying to find matching pear shaped diamonds for stud earrings. He was able to find a vendor who cut the stones to match and they are GIA certified. Great customer service and fair pricing. Good luck

 

[tyty333]

I just bought new studs and I went through Yekutiel at ID Jewelry. He picked them for me and they are absolutely gorgeous. They are 1.2 ct. G/SI2 and they are completely eye clean to my eye. I was worried about the eye-clean part, but they exceeded my expectations. He met my budget exactly.

ID Jewelry seems to work very well at getting a lot of bang for your budget. I think you should give them a call and see what they
can come up with.

http://idjewelry.com/

I found this pair at JA. Not the cleanest and D/F... plus not sure in your $2k budget with setting.
http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/?CaratFrom=0.46&CaratTo=15&Color=I,H,G,F,E,D&Clarity=SI2,SI1,VS2,VS1,VVS2,VVS1&Cut=Ideal,Excellent,TrueHearts&PriceFrom=200&PriceTo=980&ViewsOptions=Images&TabSelected=3&advancedParameter=Table&showAdvanced=show&DiamondID=652790,469447&Polish=&Symmetry=&Lab=&Flour=&DepthFrom=45&DepthTo=62.3&TableFrom=50&TableTo=57.9