I'm looking for an approx 1ct round diamond in the $6000-$6500 range. I have a diamond picked out from a different retailer that is AGS rated that looks really good from the limited knowledge I possess. I have looked through everything on their site and I did find some decent looking stones, but they were all GIA with no idealscope. The stones that did have idealscope images didn't look that great to my untrained eyes. I did talk to customer service and they told me they could have a few different stones inspected and get idealscope, but it would take 3-5 days. I would like to pull the trigger before then.
The reason I'm focusing on JA is they have a unique setting, I really, really like. I would prefer to avoid the hassle of having to ship them a different diamond and deal with the increased delay that would entail. Only stone I could find with light performance that looked good (to me) is: http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.01-carat-h-color-vvs1-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-296295 but it is a bit out of my price range.
Am I missing any worthwhile stones? Thanks!
The reason I'm focusing on JA is they have a unique setting, I really, really like. I would prefer to avoid the hassle of having to ship them a different diamond and deal with the increased delay that would entail. Only stone I could find with light performance that looked good (to me) is: http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.01-carat-h-color-vvs1-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-296295 but it is a bit out of my price range.
Am I missing any worthwhile stones? Thanks!