If you had to spend $50,000 on a diamond ...

[kmoro]

Wow - what a bunch of great responses!

To be technically strict ... I was asking the question about one diamond ... and I thought the $50,000 was an interesting number because it’s not that little but not that much, although that would be relative to each of us and for some, it’s a whole lot, and for others, not so much. Ok ok, so to me $50,000 is not that little but not that much, lol.

I love how RBC “white” diamonds are more beautiful the bigger they are, but not for wearing on my finger (if i had a huger in my possession I would find another way to stare at it all day every day, haha, but I really wanted one to wear every day) ... so I’m kind of maxed there at (much) under $50,000.

I think I would get an Argyle, as someone else mentioned. Maybe a heart shape, lol. That’s what I think I would do.

Didn’t mean to create a focus group but if anyone wants to offer me a job ....

 

[AV_]

I love how RBC “white” diamonds are more beautiful the bigger they are

10 carats ?

 

[TreeScientist]

Wow - what a bunch of great responses!

To be technically strict ... I was asking the question about one diamond ... and I thought the $50,000 was an interesting number because it’s not that little but not that much, although that would be relative to each of us and for some, it’s a whole lot, and for others, not so much. Ok ok, so to me $50,000 is not that little but not that much, lol.

I love how RBC “white” diamonds are more beautiful the bigger they are, but not for wearing on my finger (if i had a huger in my possession I would find another way to stare at it all day every day, haha, but I really wanted one to wear every day) ... so I’m kind of maxed there at (much) under $50,000.

I think I would get an Argyle, as someone else mentioned. Maybe a heart shape, lol. That’s what I think I would do.

Didn’t mean to create a focus group but if anyone wants to offer me a job ....

That's how I understood the question: $50k on a single diamond.

My fiancée, like you, would be maxed out in the size department well before $50k in a "white" diamond. So an Argyle seemed like a logical choice. The one I posted was a little small. I think if you shopped around you could probably find a well saturated pink Argyle around the half carat mark for $50k. A half carat pink would still have a lot of "presence" if it was well saturated, and would be a fun conversation starter among other jewelry lovers. And again, Argyle diamonds will most likely hold their value in the coming decades, so would be a somewhat sound "investment."

 

[TreeScientist]

Wait, can we have an extra $100k? This would make one heckuva pendant!

https://www.leibish.com/yellow-diamonds/fancy-vivid-yellow-emerald-39839

 

[missy]

Wait, can we have an extra $100k? This would make one heckuva pendant!

https://www.leibish.com/yellow-diamonds/fancy-vivid-yellow-emerald-39839

Since this is our imagination at play you can have as much extra as you need. I upped it to over 200 K for my dream ring...hope that is OK with @kmoro

 

[kmoro]

Since this is our imagination at play you can have as much extra as you need. I upped it to over 200 K for my dream ring...hope that is OK with @kmoro

LOL - hey, I am hardly the rule-master! But for what it’’s worth, I love the imagination, and I love to hear about dream rings!!!

 

[JmeeMrie]

An OEC or a bigger EC.

DK

I'd split the money between a large chunky EC and a nice OEC.

 

[cflutist]

Can I have an extra 50k?

https://www.hpdiamonds.com/en-us/diamonddetail/HPD10785

Delicious

 

[Dancing Fire]

Can I have an extra 50k?

https://www.hpdiamonds.com/en-us/diamonddetail/HPD10785

Delicious

E/websailor say go for it Cheryl!...

 

[luvsdmb]

I’d split it up, antique cushion and a OEC.

 

[GlitterInMyHair]

This one!!!

 

[bludiva]

if i *had* to spend that amount on one stone i think it would be a colorless emerald cut or a green or chameleon fancy. i think i'd feel too self conscious with a large colorless round and don't imagine i'd spend that much on a single stone in reality...but never say never!

 

[Ceilimom]

You might be able to rethink the color for greater weight. Here’s my I sbf square emerald, it’s white as white could be!

My heart took a gallop, your ring is gorgeous and one of my dream stones

 

[Diamond Girl 21]

For some reason I thought this would be a fun question to ask. It is not my budget, lol.

If you had to spend $50,000 USD on a diamond, what would you buy?

Too dreamy of a thought....I can't decide. Maybe an AV custom cut emerald shaped beauty.

 

[mrs-b]

I'd buy the biggest Columbian EC emerald I could find for the price. Then if someone asked me if I'd spent the money on a diamond, I'd lie.

 

[Ceilimom]

I'd split the money between a large chunky EC and a nice OEC.

Definitely OEC or a crystalline Ascher