Newbie needing advice

[2leftys]

Aloha all! I do hope I'm doing this right, not only am I new to pricescope.com but this is my first time being a part of a forum. I can't tell you how happy I was to stumble across this site, I can't believe how much there is to know about purchasing a diamond. The BF and I have decided to take the next step. We live about an hour and a half from NYC and are thinking about checking out a few places that were noted on PS. I wanted to know if anyone can lend any advice, we are working with a budget, about 5000.00. I'd like to, if possible, have a princess cut diamond between 1.25-1.31. I'm not too concerned about the band, we can always work towards that in the future. Anyone have any suggestions where I should look to get this type of diamond? We would, like many, like to get the most bang for our buck.

Mahalo in Advance!

 

[bagelboy]

Welcome to Pricescope, I would recommend going to Good Old Gold out in Long Island. I believe they are a few blocks from the train or subway if you don't drive.I would call Jon first and set up an appointment . They have a large variety of different shapes so you can see and compare them in person. They also carry many designers settings. I think !.25 may be a stretch for 5 grand, but it doesn't hurt to try. I would try to get the best cut princess even if it meant going smaller rather than a bigger flat dull stone. Whiteflash has some very beautiful ACA princess. Be sure out the upgrade policy of both vendors. Good Luck in your search!!!

 

[2leftys]

Thank you for your reply. We are completely clueless when it comes to this.

I'm currently searching through PS to find the best of the 4c's for our money. I read somewhere that rounds look bigger than princess cut, true? I don't mind coming down on the size considering it would look better. Is a 1.16 an alright size to look at? I also do not mind a pre-owned ring.

Any thoughts on ID Jewelry or blue nile?


MAHALO!

 

[slg47]

Thank you for your reply. We are completely clueless when it comes to this.

I'm currently searching through PS to find the best of the 4c's for our money. I read somewhere that rounds look bigger than princess cut, true? I don't mind coming down on the size considering it would look better. Is a 1.16 an alright size to look at? I also do not mind a pre-owned ring.

Any thoughts on ID Jewelry or blue nile?


MAHALO!

some people think rounds look larger than a princess cut of the same carat weight...but they are also more expensive. Blue Nile does not provide pictures of their diamonds but they do have a good return policy. Many PSers have shopped with ID Jewelry in the past...if you do a search you can find reviews.

Blue Nile has this one that looks promising since it is an AGS0 (GIA does not grade the cut quality of princess cuts)
http://www.bluenile.com/diamond-search?pt=setform#diamonds_pid=LD02341334


GOG has this one
http://goodoldgold.com/diamond/9101/

 

[Amys Bling]

I would get the cut of stone you like best.