Hello all,
First I want to start off by thanking each and every one of you for contributing to this great forum. I found so much helpful information on here. I am ready to propose to my girlfriend, I have an idea of a stone I would like to purchase. My budget is 10-15k Total for whole ring with stone. My ideal stone that I am trying to find is: a round brilliant, 1.5+ carat, G color, VS2, triple-ex, with no fluorescence, eye-clean. I went to a few private jewelers that I was recommended to, and they sent me a couple of stones. I found that in order to fit my budget I would have to sacrifice on the color and bring it down to an "H". If I were to proceed with my original breakdown I would exceed my budget by around 2k. My question is, would you guys recommend this type of stone as I originally described, and from your expect opinion is there anything I can sacrifice on without seeing a major difference in the stone. Would I be overpaying for something that wouldn't be visible with the naked eye, please be blunt and honest, all opinions are welcome and Highly appreciated thank you.
FYI: the best price I found for a diamond that i described is around 14.2K
First I want to start off by thanking each and every one of you for contributing to this great forum. I found so much helpful information on here. I am ready to propose to my girlfriend, I have an idea of a stone I would like to purchase. My budget is 10-15k Total for whole ring with stone. My ideal stone that I am trying to find is: a round brilliant, 1.5+ carat, G color, VS2, triple-ex, with no fluorescence, eye-clean. I went to a few private jewelers that I was recommended to, and they sent me a couple of stones. I found that in order to fit my budget I would have to sacrifice on the color and bring it down to an "H". If I were to proceed with my original breakdown I would exceed my budget by around 2k. My question is, would you guys recommend this type of stone as I originally described, and from your expect opinion is there anything I can sacrifice on without seeing a major difference in the stone. Would I be overpaying for something that wouldn't be visible with the naked eye, please be blunt and honest, all opinions are welcome and Highly appreciated thank you.
FYI: the best price I found for a diamond that i described is around 14.2K