Hello Pricescope members,
As you can see I am new to posting in this community, however, I have been reading and learning from all the helpful advice you have given to others. I have decided to post now because I am coming closer to purchasing an engagement ring (probably within the month)and could use any advice you have to offer.
My first question deals with the purchase of a diamond/ring online or in a store. To verify, when I say store I mean more of Shane Co. or Jared's instead of something like Zales. To me it seems the mall stores offer lower quality diamonds at a higher price, but Shane Co. seems to have comparable diamonds to places like Blue Nile. The question I bring up: For a comparable diamond at Shane Co. or Blue Nile, the Shane Co. diamond is about $500 dollars more, however you receive the warranty and cleaning without having to mail it back and forth and also the ability to see the diamond in person. Do you think the up-charge at Shane Co. is worth it?
My second question involves the diamond itself. Unfortunately, I am a grad student so I have more money going out of my pocket then I do coming back in! The more research I have done on this subject has changed what my idea of what is important in a diamond. I have come to the conclusion that the cut of the diamond is most important, and with that in mind I am looking for "super ideal/ hearts and arrows/ a cut above" etc. I also thought that the only good diamond was a D or E and internally flawless. The money I have to spend does not allow for everything to be perfect and have a diamond that can actually be seen. Upon reading these forums and suggestions, I now understand that for my purposes anything down to an H would be acceptable. I am still having a problem wrapping my head around a S1 clarity diamond, so I think I will have to stick with nothing less than a V2. Now I wonder, am I on the right track for getting a nice diamond sacrificing in the "right" aspects of the diamond to supplement the possible more important aspect. These options however limit the size of the carat with my budget to about .75. I wish I could get it a bit bigger.
This is for a round brilliant diamond, probably on a solitaire setting.
Do you think these requirements are reasonable? Thank you very much for your time, I apologize for the wordiness of the post.
As you can see I am new to posting in this community, however, I have been reading and learning from all the helpful advice you have given to others. I have decided to post now because I am coming closer to purchasing an engagement ring (probably within the month)and could use any advice you have to offer.
My first question deals with the purchase of a diamond/ring online or in a store. To verify, when I say store I mean more of Shane Co. or Jared's instead of something like Zales. To me it seems the mall stores offer lower quality diamonds at a higher price, but Shane Co. seems to have comparable diamonds to places like Blue Nile. The question I bring up: For a comparable diamond at Shane Co. or Blue Nile, the Shane Co. diamond is about $500 dollars more, however you receive the warranty and cleaning without having to mail it back and forth and also the ability to see the diamond in person. Do you think the up-charge at Shane Co. is worth it?
My second question involves the diamond itself. Unfortunately, I am a grad student so I have more money going out of my pocket then I do coming back in! The more research I have done on this subject has changed what my idea of what is important in a diamond. I have come to the conclusion that the cut of the diamond is most important, and with that in mind I am looking for "super ideal/ hearts and arrows/ a cut above" etc. I also thought that the only good diamond was a D or E and internally flawless. The money I have to spend does not allow for everything to be perfect and have a diamond that can actually be seen. Upon reading these forums and suggestions, I now understand that for my purposes anything down to an H would be acceptable. I am still having a problem wrapping my head around a S1 clarity diamond, so I think I will have to stick with nothing less than a V2. Now I wonder, am I on the right track for getting a nice diamond sacrificing in the "right" aspects of the diamond to supplement the possible more important aspect. These options however limit the size of the carat with my budget to about .75. I wish I could get it a bit bigger.
This is for a round brilliant diamond, probably on a solitaire setting.
Do you think these requirements are reasonable? Thank you very much for your time, I apologize for the wordiness of the post.
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