ShineBrightLikeADiamond
Rough_Rock
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First off, I just wanted to say "hi everyone!" I've been reading this forum for a couple months and it has been unbelievably helpful in expanding my diamond knowledge. So thank you all for that!
After 11 years of dating
, I've finally decided to take the plunge and ask my girlfriend to marry me 
. But first, I need to pick a diamond! This is my first time buying a diamond, so any help that you can offer would be awesome! I'm looking for the best possible GIA graded, 1ct - 1.05ct, ideal cut, colorless (D-E-F) stone that I can find on an approximately 10k budget.
I found a diamond on Ritani that seems to have pretty good specs, so I went ahead and set up an in-store preview for it in mid-January. I'm curious, how does this diamond look to the experts here? Should I keep looking to see what else is out there? Do you think I can do better for 10k? Or does this stone look great? Again, I'd love any help or thoughts you have, good or bad!
Ritani Diamond:
Price: $9336
Carat Weight: 1.01
Cut: Ideal
Color: D
Clarity: VS1 (Twinning wisps; Needles; Additional twinning wisps, pinpoints, and surface graining not shown on report)
Depth: 60.8%
Table: 56%
Crown Angle: 34.5 degrees
Pavilion Angle: 40.6 degrees
Girdle: Thin to Medium
Culet: None
Measurements: 6.52mm x 6.48mm x 3.95mm
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Fluorescence: Faint
Link with video: Click here!
HCA: 0.6
Thanks in advance for your help!
After 11 years of dating
, I've finally decided to take the plunge and ask my girlfriend to marry me . But first, I need to pick a diamond! This is my first time buying a diamond, so any help that you can offer would be awesome! I'm looking for the best possible GIA graded, 1ct - 1.05ct, ideal cut, colorless (D-E-F) stone that I can find on an approximately 10k budget.I found a diamond on Ritani that seems to have pretty good specs, so I went ahead and set up an in-store preview for it in mid-January. I'm curious, how does this diamond look to the experts here? Should I keep looking to see what else is out there? Do you think I can do better for 10k? Or does this stone look great? Again, I'd love any help or thoughts you have, good or bad!
Ritani Diamond:
Price: $9336
Carat Weight: 1.01
Cut: Ideal
Color: D
Clarity: VS1 (Twinning wisps; Needles; Additional twinning wisps, pinpoints, and surface graining not shown on report)
Depth: 60.8%
Table: 56%
Crown Angle: 34.5 degrees
Pavilion Angle: 40.6 degrees
Girdle: Thin to Medium
Culet: None
Measurements: 6.52mm x 6.48mm x 3.95mm
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Fluorescence: Faint
Link with video: Click here!
HCA: 0.6
Thanks in advance for your help!
That seems like one of the downsides of going with them. But a Ritani diamond seems to save hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars over a diamond with the same specs from Whiteflash, Brian Gavin, James Allen, etc. Having never done this before, I'm not sure how much risk I'm taking without the ASET images, or if that tradeoff in price is worth it. 
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