Well I just did a crash course in MMD in 48 hours to try and decide if I wanted to purchase the 1.5CTW Pre set Lab Diamond Earrings before the
JA 25% off sale ended today.
It bugged me that there are is no cut information on the pre set earrings since that would be one of the most important specs for studs. So off I went looking at individual diamonds for hours... and then I realized that once you pick a setting they have recommended pairs.. DOH!
Anyways long story short, I didn't like the pre set pairs so after heavily researching and learning about (this forum is a Godsend)
-Dimensions for ideal cuts
-New World Diamonds vs Lightbox vs
JA
-Minimum specs necessary for earrings
-CVD vs HPHT
-Stria
-Blue Nuance
Hooray I think I found some individual diamonds I'll be happy with (fingers crossed). So after all that, I realize the individual diamonds are not 25% off

just the setting is on sale. But all hope is not lost. The pricing of the individual certified MMD diamonds and setting actually came out to less than the 1.5 CTW pre set earrings... Phew.
I ended up getting slightly smaller but at least I know the CUT!
0.70/0.71 each CTW
Cut Ideal
Clarity SI1
Colour F/G
HPHT
IGI Certified
Anyways I was surprised that the individual diamonds were priced as low as they were compared to the pre set earrings but I think I feel better knowing what I'm getting, even if I didn't have to cram in in 48 hours...