Hi to everyone.
I''m new to all the diamond stuff but I have been reading up on it all for a week or so.
Here''s the story so far.
I''ve proposed last week to my girlfriend and she said yes. I used a cheap costume ring for the proposal and now I''m looking for the real one.
I''m looking for a loose diamond that I will have set in my local jewellers so my fiance can choose the ring and make sure it fits and all that.
My budget for the whole ring is £2000-£2400 or $3980-$4774. I''m in UK by the way.
My fiance likes silver rings so we decided on platinum as white gold needs to be dipped which seems a PITA.Local jeweller says rough ball park figure of £750 to buy the band and have diamond set into it.
This leaves £1250-£1650 or $2486-$3282 for the diamond, but obviously that needs to include 17.5%VAT. I understand there is no import duty on loose diamond?
We have looked about in the shops and like the look of round cut, 0.8 carats, H colour, SI1 clarity. In the shops this seems way out of budget but online a possibility.
We saw a Hearts on Fire diamond which was really nice but is it necessary to go for such a good cut? Are we just getting caught up in sales banter - obviously in a jewellers with all the rings in a row you can notice the difference but on a ring on a finger with no other diamonds for comparison...? Also have read hearts and arrows won''t guarantee the best looking to the eye diamond.
I have been considering a lower colour grade but with med/strg blue flourescence may be a way of getting more for the money.
I keep going round in circles and am I right in saying the stock in the comparison tables on this sight change pretty quickly? I''m sure I was liking the look of some diamonds and then checked the day after and they had gone.
I think basically I want the best diamond 0.8 carat diamond £1250-£1450 can buy. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I''m new to all the diamond stuff but I have been reading up on it all for a week or so.
Here''s the story so far.
I''ve proposed last week to my girlfriend and she said yes. I used a cheap costume ring for the proposal and now I''m looking for the real one.
I''m looking for a loose diamond that I will have set in my local jewellers so my fiance can choose the ring and make sure it fits and all that.
My budget for the whole ring is £2000-£2400 or $3980-$4774. I''m in UK by the way.
My fiance likes silver rings so we decided on platinum as white gold needs to be dipped which seems a PITA.Local jeweller says rough ball park figure of £750 to buy the band and have diamond set into it.
This leaves £1250-£1650 or $2486-$3282 for the diamond, but obviously that needs to include 17.5%VAT. I understand there is no import duty on loose diamond?
We have looked about in the shops and like the look of round cut, 0.8 carats, H colour, SI1 clarity. In the shops this seems way out of budget but online a possibility.
We saw a Hearts on Fire diamond which was really nice but is it necessary to go for such a good cut? Are we just getting caught up in sales banter - obviously in a jewellers with all the rings in a row you can notice the difference but on a ring on a finger with no other diamonds for comparison...? Also have read hearts and arrows won''t guarantee the best looking to the eye diamond.
I have been considering a lower colour grade but with med/strg blue flourescence may be a way of getting more for the money.
I keep going round in circles and am I right in saying the stock in the comparison tables on this sight change pretty quickly? I''m sure I was liking the look of some diamonds and then checked the day after and they had gone.
I think basically I want the best diamond 0.8 carat diamond £1250-£1450 can buy. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.