Minimum color

[MarcoDMD]

Hey guys so I was looking to buy a diamond and setting separately. For the setting I was choosing between 14k and 18k white gold or platinum. I was told to avoid I and J colors because with the white setting they will start showing warmth (yellow) what do you guys think of this is it true or they were just trying to sell me a more expensive diamond ??
Also which of the 3 settings materials (14k white it 18k white or platinum will be better to avoid showing warmth?

 

[Kim N]

14K or 18K white gold is often rhodium-plated, so when plated, they are equally white. Neither platinum nor plated white gold will show warmth in a diamond.

Is this diamond for yourself or for your intended? Everyone's color sensitivity is different, and some people might see color differences but might not care. So if the diamond isn't for yourself, it might be a good idea to go to some jewelry stores together and look at GIA-graded diamonds of different colors. In general, it's "safe" to stick with G-H colors when they are set in white metal.

 

[DejaWiz]

Hello and welcome to PriceScope, @MarcoDMD !
This will entirely depend on personal subjective color sensitivity and tolerance.
There are gobs of examples (pictures throughout this forum and many other places around the web) of extremely well proportioned I-J-K diamonds with perfect light return (bona fide super ideal cut diamonds) in WG/PT settings that look quite frosty.

If you are wanting to stick to as colorless as possible without the colorless price premium, then you may want to consider looking at F-H color as a jumping off point.

if you would like some recommendations, then we can definitely assist to help ensure you get the best performing diamond that your money can buy...better than a majority of the various pavilion angle, crown angle, and table width combinations that would fall under GIA Excellent, even.

 

[RunningwithScissors]

I would highly recommend finding your main diamond first and then finding a setting for the diamond. Almost any setting you can think of can be ordered or made by a jeweler. (Settings usually aren't specific to specific jewelers). You want your setting to fit your diamond, not try to find a diamond to fit your setting. Think of it this way: the diamond is the main act of the show, the setting is the supporting cast.

 

[DejaWiz]

I would highly recommend finding your main diamond first and then finding a setting for the diamond. Almost any setting you can think of can be ordered or made by a jeweler. (Settings usually aren't specific to specific jewelers). You want your setting to fit your diamond, not try to find a diamond to fit your setting. Think of it this way: the diamond is the main act of the show, the setting is the supporting cast.

100% this. Plus, the setting is far less cost prohibitive to change in the future.

 

[oncrutchesrightnow]

If you aren’t the wearer then definitely ask them. Maybe they would rather you spend money on size or clarity. If the wearer already said they want a white diamond, then avoid I and J.

White metals don’t make the diamond darker, but the contrast between white metal and low color diamonds can make the low color more noticeable. Yellow and rose gold don’t make a low color diamond whiter, they just reduce the contrast.