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Jericho574

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Hey everyone,

I''m new to this site and new to diamonds/rings in general. I''m here because I''m getting close to proposing to my gf and I''m researching all I can before making a purchase. We went looking at rings a while ago so I would know what she liked, size, etc.. so I have an idea of what I''m looking for. The only problem is this...we live together and she is very sharp. Anything I do out of the ordinary and she''ll know. I don''t have the luxury of going from store to store as she''d catch on very quickly. I''m doing my shopping online obviously but the problem I''m finding is that seemingly all the rings on the typical sites (Jareds, Kay, Zales, etc...) are of pretty low quality (color - H, clarity - I1-2)

I''m attaching a picture of exactly what I want...unfortunately the specs are what I just mentioned above. It probably wouldn''t be very cost effective to try and replace all the diamonds.

So I ask...to the average person, not connoisseurs like you guys, how important is it to have high color/clarity? Or will the average person be happy with something as long as its shiny? lol

The one in the pic is total weight of 1.5c.

Sorry for the generalized questions...its just that this is my first and hopefully only time doing this :)

Any input would be appreciated.

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cut is the most important for a stone to look sparkly. H is not a low quality especially if the stone is not very big, the bigger they are the more likely a stone will show tint. Clarity in the I range is low, but if eye-clean, not have any impairment to light return, and not cause any structural problems, it is as good as a IF stone, but very unlikely to find one in the I clarity range, SI range is much more likely.
 
The main stone is .625 so not huge. Initially I thought about just upgrading the main stone to a higher color and clarity but then I thought about how it might look weird when the remaining stones are of lesser quality. Also, the main stone isn''t SIGNIFICANTLY bigger than the 2 side stones so an upgraded stone probably wouldn''t even be noticeable.

Is my thought process on point?
 
The JA is very similar and probably much better quality. Then you can pick your own center stone. I think you would be happier and she wou;d be happier knowing you personally picked the stone.
 
Date: 4/8/2010 12:04:27 PM
Author: Jericho574
The main stone is .625 so not huge. Initially I thought about just upgrading the main stone to a higher color and clarity but then I thought about how it might look weird when the remaining stones are of lesser quality. Also, the main stone isn't SIGNIFICANTLY bigger than the 2 side stones so an upgraded stone probably wouldn't even be noticeable.


Is my thought process on point?
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Another great thing about the JA site is that they offer photos of actual rings that customers have bought. So for this particular setting, you can see what it looks like with center stones ranging in size from .51 carat to 1.54, and lots in between:

http://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/sold/settings-with-sidestones/1884/Diamond-Ring-With-Side-Stones.html

Note that the actual ring sizes may vary, but this is so, so helpful for visualizing the proportions of the side stones to the center.
 
Wow! Thanks so much for the help everyone. I was able to "create your ring" with the size and quality I wanted...and for not much more money than the other ring. Much higher quality for only an extra $700 rocks! And getting to see it ahead of time is amazing.

I'm almost tempted to order it now lol
 
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