SparklySue
Rough_Rock
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Is a I SI2 1/2 carat diamond band worth it?
Is a I SI2 1/2 carat diamond band worth it?
Depends? Do you have pics? Does color/clarity bother you? How much? I’d be most concerned with the clarity, in small stones inclusions can affect sparkle. Who did the grading? Everything sparkles under jewelers lights, if I were you, I’d want to look at the band under natural lighting and away from spot lights
Blue Nile is known to have a great return policy, so it is worth checking out IMO. One thing to note about Blue Nile is that when you upgrade from gold to platinum (for pieces where platinum is an option, obviously), the upgrade usually includes upgraded diamond color and clarity.
I never knew that! Good to know!
Oddly, it's not something they advertise. I just happened to notice it when browsing their site. I always check the diamond quality and every time I select the platinum option, the stone color and clarity is upgraded from the gold option. I have two bands from them, both in platinum, so I cannot speak to the quality of the diamonds in their gold settings. But they are very bright, white and sparkly. Not super ideal melee quality (probably more along the lines of Costco), but plenty blingy for me especially with their sales.