Hi
I am not sure what I will end up buy a natural or lab grown diamond, so I am sort of asking this question both forums. My gf does not care as long as it looks nice(sparkles) and she can call it a diamond, so it goes back to me to find some options in my budget and then present her with those options.
I have a budget of 3,000cdn (2274.67 USD) that would be including the setting and taxes. However the front runner after going to local stores is Spence Lab grown diamond with setting is $3200 CDN (2426.32 USD) with no taxes.
Contender
Lab grown diamond: .64 H VS1
Setting: 14Kt yellow gold, 1mm in width and with 6 prongs solitaire.
I know the above is lab grown diamond but it should be transferable to what we would want in a natural diamond. Of course maybe VS1 is not needed and could be cut back a bit.
Clarity: we don't want people to see any inclusions while looking at it with the naked eye (under 10x zoom I don't care). She wants to you know show her co-workers and stuff, I imagine they won't be staring at it for more than a min or 2.
Color: we liked I or H so that would be the traget color (if we can get higher great if not I think that would be are range).
Cut: Probably Very Good at a minimum (not sure what Spences Excellent rating maps too on site like bluenile) but at the end of the day we want this ring to sparkle.
Carat: 0.55 to 0.70 would be the range though since my gf seemed to like 0.64 I guess that is the size to go for.
Store
I don't care which online site it is as long as it reputable and has free shipping to Canada, no duties and 30 day 100% return police that includes shipping.
Blue Nile
This is really the only store I looked at, I will list a few diamonds that I see to get some thoughts, but if you want to show me from another store or something else you found on Blue Nile that would be great too.
One this though is they seem to have no solitaire ring at 1mm and 1.8mm is the thinnest I seen so not sure how much that will be a deal breaker for my gf.
https://www.bluenile.com/ca/build-y...AMONDS&track=viewDiamondDetails&action=newTab
https://www.bluenile.com/ca/build-y...AMONDS&track=viewDiamondDetails&action=newTab
https://www.bluenile.com/ca/build-y...AMONDS&track=viewDiamondDetails&action=newTab
https://www.bluenile.com/ca/build-y...AMONDS&track=viewDiamondDetails&action=newTab
What gets me with blue niles view, is it is magnified, so I start seeing the inclusions and it sort of scares me away from it.
I am not sure what I will end up buy a natural or lab grown diamond, so I am sort of asking this question both forums. My gf does not care as long as it looks nice(sparkles) and she can call it a diamond, so it goes back to me to find some options in my budget and then present her with those options.
I have a budget of 3,000cdn (2274.67 USD) that would be including the setting and taxes. However the front runner after going to local stores is Spence Lab grown diamond with setting is $3200 CDN (2426.32 USD) with no taxes.
Contender
Lab grown diamond: .64 H VS1
Setting: 14Kt yellow gold, 1mm in width and with 6 prongs solitaire.
I know the above is lab grown diamond but it should be transferable to what we would want in a natural diamond. Of course maybe VS1 is not needed and could be cut back a bit.
Clarity: we don't want people to see any inclusions while looking at it with the naked eye (under 10x zoom I don't care). She wants to you know show her co-workers and stuff, I imagine they won't be staring at it for more than a min or 2.
Color: we liked I or H so that would be the traget color (if we can get higher great if not I think that would be are range).
Cut: Probably Very Good at a minimum (not sure what Spences Excellent rating maps too on site like bluenile) but at the end of the day we want this ring to sparkle.
Carat: 0.55 to 0.70 would be the range though since my gf seemed to like 0.64 I guess that is the size to go for.
Store
I don't care which online site it is as long as it reputable and has free shipping to Canada, no duties and 30 day 100% return police that includes shipping.
Blue Nile
This is really the only store I looked at, I will list a few diamonds that I see to get some thoughts, but if you want to show me from another store or something else you found on Blue Nile that would be great too.
One this though is they seem to have no solitaire ring at 1mm and 1.8mm is the thinnest I seen so not sure how much that will be a deal breaker for my gf.
https://www.bluenile.com/ca/build-y...AMONDS&track=viewDiamondDetails&action=newTab
https://www.bluenile.com/ca/build-y...AMONDS&track=viewDiamondDetails&action=newTab
https://www.bluenile.com/ca/build-y...AMONDS&track=viewDiamondDetails&action=newTab
https://www.bluenile.com/ca/build-y...AMONDS&track=viewDiamondDetails&action=newTab
What gets me with blue niles view, is it is magnified, so I start seeing the inclusions and it sort of scares me away from it.