I have been reading through lots of posts on this site and have been very impressed by the quality and quantity of the advice given by everyone here. This website in its entirety has been an enormous help to my engagement ring search. I was hoping to get some more personal advice.
Most of the posts I have seen here have been regarding diamonds that are, well let''s just say, out of my price range. My budget is more in the 5K range, and thus lots of the posts I have read do not necessarily help me.
My search results have been very limited because of my budget restaints and my perfectionist attitude. I, just like everyone else, wants to find the better quality for my dollar. The ranges I have been searching for are a 1ct round diamond, best cut possible, H-I color, and VS2-SI1 clarity diamond. Anything above that blows my budget to shreads unfortunately.
I had initially looked at Blue Nile, but now Im really liking White Flash... they just seem to give more info.
Here are a couple diamonds Ive seen that I really like
http://www.whiteflash.com/round_ideal_cut/Round-Ideal-Cut-cut-diamond-78292.htm#
http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/a-cut-above-h-a-cut-diamond-45607.htm#
Obviously the price difference makes a difference in my case. This is like a high and low price wise of what Im looking for.
Another aspect of my diamond purchase that I need some advice on is this: I have already purchased the setting, and will need to have the loose diamond I buy set into this ring. I have heard some really bad stories about jewelers switching diamonds, and thus have really been wary of buying a diamond without a laser inscription that I can use to verify before and after the diamond has been set that it is the same stone. What is everyone''s take on this? Am I over-reacting?
I really like the first stone above because of the value aspect, but it has no inscription. I guess I just need to hear from someone else what they think.
In advance, thanks for the advice.
Most of the posts I have seen here have been regarding diamonds that are, well let''s just say, out of my price range. My budget is more in the 5K range, and thus lots of the posts I have read do not necessarily help me.
My search results have been very limited because of my budget restaints and my perfectionist attitude. I, just like everyone else, wants to find the better quality for my dollar. The ranges I have been searching for are a 1ct round diamond, best cut possible, H-I color, and VS2-SI1 clarity diamond. Anything above that blows my budget to shreads unfortunately.
I had initially looked at Blue Nile, but now Im really liking White Flash... they just seem to give more info.
Here are a couple diamonds Ive seen that I really like
http://www.whiteflash.com/round_ideal_cut/Round-Ideal-Cut-cut-diamond-78292.htm#
http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/a-cut-above-h-a-cut-diamond-45607.htm#
Obviously the price difference makes a difference in my case. This is like a high and low price wise of what Im looking for.
Another aspect of my diamond purchase that I need some advice on is this: I have already purchased the setting, and will need to have the loose diamond I buy set into this ring. I have heard some really bad stories about jewelers switching diamonds, and thus have really been wary of buying a diamond without a laser inscription that I can use to verify before and after the diamond has been set that it is the same stone. What is everyone''s take on this? Am I over-reacting?
I really like the first stone above because of the value aspect, but it has no inscription. I guess I just need to hear from someone else what they think.
In advance, thanks for the advice.
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