WannaRockHerWorld
Rough_Rock
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- Aug 7, 2008
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I’m new to the website, and in generally, I don’t post to ANY forums for anything. But considering the magnitude of my impending purchase, I thought it merits a post. I’m hoping to get some meaningful feedback, so I’ll thank you all in advance.
So I’m looking for an E-ring, and I’m struggling with whether it’s worth it to go from a ring with an H/I color versus a J. Just to give you some idea as to what stage I’m at in my purchase, my approach was as follows: In layman’s terms, I wanted to get the biggest, shiniest, sparkliest, rock I could find, and of course, which my budget would allow, which led me to believe that I should prioritize the 4C’s in this order: Carat, Cut, Color, and Clarity.
With my budget being in the $13k-$14.5/$15k range, through some searches on some popular websites (i.e. bluenile), I have found that I could afford a rock with the following approximate gradings ~2.0 carat, Ideal Cut, I/J color, VS2/SI2 clarity. I’ve found that the difference between the I and J color (with all other things being approximately equal) is about $1k. My first question is, is the jump from J to I worth it?
I was in a jewelry store yesterday and the woman there was telling me that if you want to make a jump from J, you should be looking at a G/H, as you really only see differences between E/F, G/H and I/J, and not so much between I and J. (I should also mention that she was trying to sell me a J ring, which seemed like a good deal, but it was about 1.9 carats and about $9k, however I’m willing to spend more for a bigger, better ring.)
I can see the difference between an I and a J, when placed side-by-side, but I’m still struggling to decide whether or not that difference is worth the extra $$. And then my other question is, should I downgrade on carat to get an H or G? Is that trade-off worth it? What are your personal views on that trade-off?