Hi all
I have spent the last ~6 months researching diamonds (mainly pulling from Beyond4Cs) and was pretty set on getting a diamond and a setting from James Allen - planning to propose in June...
However, I have slowly been noticing changes on JA's website that concern me. First they dropped the ability to search CanadaMark diamonds, now I can't see GIA certificates without contacting them?! Googling to see what was going on directed me here.
I'm kind of stuck as I had picked out the setting I wanted, knew the specs of the diamond I wanted, but now don't really feel like I can trust them (either to follow through on my purchase or to be around as a company in 2 years). I read the other thread, and none of their responses inspire confidence in them as a company, and so I don't want to trust the most important purchase of my life so far to a company that seems to be obfuscating the provenance of their diamonds (or have to get on the phone with them to see a GIA certificate when it's not exactly easy to make this purchase covertly).
What other online vendors would you recommend? I'm prioritizing diamond quality over size (looking for something in the 0.75 - 1 carat range, D-F, VVS1-IF, Ideal-True Hearts cut, Excellent on all other characteristics, Table % 54.0% to 57.0%, Depth % 61.0% to 62.5%, Crown 34.0° to 35.0°, Pavilion 40.6° to 41.0°) and had been looking at this setting so will now need to find something close to that wherever I purchase.
Quality, reliability of the store, and great customer service is what I'm looking for. I've heard decent things about White Flash and Blue Nile, but I don't love any of the White Flash settings. We are doing a trip right around the proposal time and so I would also love to find somewhere with a longer than 30 day return guarantee (in case she doesn't like the setting I pick or I size wrong) so that I can buy the diamond a bit more in advance of the trip.
Any advice? Sorry, hope this is the right forum, I'm a newbie here!
Thanks all!
I have spent the last ~6 months researching diamonds (mainly pulling from Beyond4Cs) and was pretty set on getting a diamond and a setting from James Allen - planning to propose in June...
However, I have slowly been noticing changes on JA's website that concern me. First they dropped the ability to search CanadaMark diamonds, now I can't see GIA certificates without contacting them?! Googling to see what was going on directed me here.
I'm kind of stuck as I had picked out the setting I wanted, knew the specs of the diamond I wanted, but now don't really feel like I can trust them (either to follow through on my purchase or to be around as a company in 2 years). I read the other thread, and none of their responses inspire confidence in them as a company, and so I don't want to trust the most important purchase of my life so far to a company that seems to be obfuscating the provenance of their diamonds (or have to get on the phone with them to see a GIA certificate when it's not exactly easy to make this purchase covertly).
What other online vendors would you recommend? I'm prioritizing diamond quality over size (looking for something in the 0.75 - 1 carat range, D-F, VVS1-IF, Ideal-True Hearts cut, Excellent on all other characteristics, Table % 54.0% to 57.0%, Depth % 61.0% to 62.5%, Crown 34.0° to 35.0°, Pavilion 40.6° to 41.0°) and had been looking at this setting so will now need to find something close to that wherever I purchase.
Quality, reliability of the store, and great customer service is what I'm looking for. I've heard decent things about White Flash and Blue Nile, but I don't love any of the White Flash settings. We are doing a trip right around the proposal time and so I would also love to find somewhere with a longer than 30 day return guarantee (in case she doesn't like the setting I pick or I size wrong) so that I can buy the diamond a bit more in advance of the trip.
Any advice? Sorry, hope this is the right forum, I'm a newbie here!
Thanks all!