Looking for advice on Princess Cut

[Scotslass]

Hi

I am looking to purchase 5 Princess Cut diamonds each about 0.35ct for a 5 stone diamond ring I might get custom made as opposed to buying one made up. I would be looking at something along the lines of G colour, VS1 or a better diamond, 3.8mm square. I''m in the UK so diamonds are more expensive here, however, do have relatives who live in the USA so I could order these online.

I''ve had a look at the price comparison site on PS and noticed that there are very few diamonds with this ct....am I better ordering 5 diamonds separately or can I order 5 the same from somewhere?

Can you advise where the best place to look and give me any hints or tips to help me with my search?

Thank you.

 

[jstarfireb]

I would start by contacting Whiteflash, Good Old Gold, or Brian Gavin. I think any of them could source your diamonds. Also I think you could comfortably go to H-I in color and eye-clean SI1 (especially with that carat size) if you wanted to save a few bucks.

ETA: I found a few that might match up well. Not all are top-notch in terms of cut, but all should be better than the average princess. You could see if JA might give you a discount for buying more than 1...? Who knows?

0.32 G/VS1
0.33 G/VS1
0.37 D/VS1
0.36 F/VVS1
0.32 F/VS1
0.34 F/VS1
0.35 F/VS1

 

[Scotslass]

Thanks for posting these up for me, I will have a look at them. I''m assuming that if I want 5 all to be similar I probably won''t get them exactly to match? It is a James Allan ring I wanted but they couldn''t do it in a wide enough band and can''t find another 1 like this I thought about getting it made. See attached link

http://www.jamesallen.com/wedding-and-anniversary/womens-wedding-rings/ring/item_63-1220.asp

Thanks again.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 8/5/2009 2:42:35 AM
Author: Scotslass
Thanks for posting these up for me, I will have a look at them. I''m assuming that if I want 5 all to be similar I probably won''t get them exactly to match? It is a James Allan ring I wanted but they couldn''t do it in a wide enough band and can''t find another 1 like this I thought about getting it made. See attached link

http://www.jamesallen.com/wedding-and-anniversary/womens-wedding-rings/ring/item_63-1220.asp

Thanks again.

That is why an expert vendor who can source the diamonds for you as Jstar says, will be so useful.

 

[jstarfireb]

Yup, buying 5 stones separately leaves the possibility of a not-exact match (though I tried to find ones with similar dimensions and faceting for you). It''s hard to say whether the subtle differences in dimensions, L:W ratio, facet patterning, etc. would be visible to the naked eye. Best to ask the people you''re buying from. Anyway, I still think it''s better to place yourself in the hands of a trusted vendor to source the stones (or even cut them for you), but I also wanted to show you a few that you could buy separately if you were interested.