Low budget for diamond... 0.7 ct I, why so cheap?

motownmama · Aug 24, 2017

My advise is to put your entire budget into the biggest round you can afford, in a simple setting. Maybe halo it down the road for an anniversary.

ac117 · Aug 24, 2017

If you would get a new one altogether in the future, I'd do the .7 I VS2 JA stone now and another option (besides passing it down) would be making this stone into a pendant when you want to get her an upgraded e-ring diamond.

DB1011 · Aug 24, 2017

ac117 said:
If you would get a new one altogether in the future, I'd do the .7 I VS2 JA stone now and another option (besides passing it down) would be making this stone into a pendant when you want to get her an upgraded e-ring diamond.

Thats a good idea too - I didn't actually find one at JA that was in our price range, I think that was just a hypothetical, but I will check again.

DB1011 · Aug 24, 2017

http://www.b2cjewels.com/dd/9042932/Round-Diamond-J-Color-VS2-Clarity

would you drop down to a J for a little bigger diamond?

flyingpig · Aug 25, 2017

DB1011 said:
http://www.b2cjewels.com/dd/9042932/Round-Diamond-J-Color-VS2-Clarity

would you drop down to a J for a little bigger diamond?

Personally, and i say personally, I would.

I is not white enough or creamy enough to my taste. I rather get a J/K or G/F

I say again: personally.

Akalahab · Aug 25, 2017

I have a J .8 and it faces up white. So I would definitely go down to a well cut J - personally. You could call Yekutiel at IDJewelry and see if he can find you nicely cut options at your budget and size/color preference and they have tons of settings. I do think think the B2C .8 is worth looking at- IDJ might be able to call it in for you.

In case you were still looking for a .7ish from JA
https://www.jamesallen.com/mobile/l...i-color-si1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-3312407
https://www.jamesallen.com/mobile/l...j-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-2869035