I've been doing lots of research in advance of purchasing an engagement ring, and I've narrowed down the setting (from James Allen), now it's a matter of finding the right stone. My budget is $8,000-$10,000 and I'm looking for something around 1 carat round brilliant (it's going into a halo setting) and while my obvious priority is cut, I do like the concept of an IF stone (as foolish as that may be). I haven't had a strong color preference amongst the H to D stones I've seen in person, but that's just me.
I came across this in my browsing of JA's stock: http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.12-carat-h-color-if-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-1064080
Table: 55.10%
Depth: 61.90%
Crown: 34.50
Pavilion: 40.60
I'm obviously a novice at this, but it seems to hit on a lot of my preferences and nothing seems terribly wrong with the general symmetry or what's going on in the H&A view. Is this something worth pursuing or asking for an Idealscope? I've been looking elsewhere as well, such as (http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3597932.htm#) so I'm open to other ideas. I feel like now that I'm in the game of actually finding the stone, it's more challenging than I thought.
Thanks in advance for any help!
I came across this in my browsing of JA's stock: http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.12-carat-h-color-if-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-1064080
Table: 55.10%
Depth: 61.90%
Crown: 34.50
Pavilion: 40.60
I'm obviously a novice at this, but it seems to hit on a lot of my preferences and nothing seems terribly wrong with the general symmetry or what's going on in the H&A view. Is this something worth pursuing or asking for an Idealscope? I've been looking elsewhere as well, such as (http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut-loose-diamond-3597932.htm#) so I'm open to other ideas. I feel like now that I'm in the game of actually finding the stone, it's more challenging than I thought.
Thanks in advance for any help!