Hello all. This is my first time posting. I''m looking for a diamond for an engagement ring for my unsuspecting future wife. I''ve spent countless hours researching diamonds, because I want to be an educated consumer. Well, now that I know all about the 4 Cs, I hope some of you can enlighten me on a very important factor.. size.
The problem is her friends have rounds around the 1.6 - 2.2 CT range. I''ll be spending money on a quality diamond, and since she will wear it forever, I dont want her to feel insecure because I''ve given her a 1 CT and her friends have much larger stones, and I''m willing to spend more now because I dont want to have regrets either later.
Am I being superfical? Maybe, but I want to give her the best I can. Anyway, I''m not looking for people to criticize me on how size doesnt matter, its a symbol of love, yadda yadda. I already know.
FYI, I''ve sacrificed color and clarity to get a bigger size, but not cut of course. I think an H-I SI2 makes an impressive stone.
Assuming everything is the same, how small can I go in milimeter size difference from the 1.6 CT so I can save as much as I can, without sacrifing visual size? I''ve been looking at diamonds already set in the stores to see size difference, and it can be somewhat noticable, but they wouldn''t compare rings side to side like that- I think.
I''m thinking a 0.4-0.5 milimeter wouldn''t be detectable on different hands. Also, I''m torn between getting a solitaire or adding side stones. Most of her friends have a tiffany-style solitaire, but I''m thinking if I''m going for a smaller diamond anyway, and get side stones, would that detract from the size of the center stone? Do solitaires make the center stone look bigger? Thanks for the advice
-Ryan
The problem is her friends have rounds around the 1.6 - 2.2 CT range. I''ll be spending money on a quality diamond, and since she will wear it forever, I dont want her to feel insecure because I''ve given her a 1 CT and her friends have much larger stones, and I''m willing to spend more now because I dont want to have regrets either later.
Am I being superfical? Maybe, but I want to give her the best I can. Anyway, I''m not looking for people to criticize me on how size doesnt matter, its a symbol of love, yadda yadda. I already know.
FYI, I''ve sacrificed color and clarity to get a bigger size, but not cut of course. I think an H-I SI2 makes an impressive stone.
Assuming everything is the same, how small can I go in milimeter size difference from the 1.6 CT so I can save as much as I can, without sacrifing visual size? I''ve been looking at diamonds already set in the stores to see size difference, and it can be somewhat noticable, but they wouldn''t compare rings side to side like that- I think.
I''m thinking a 0.4-0.5 milimeter wouldn''t be detectable on different hands. Also, I''m torn between getting a solitaire or adding side stones. Most of her friends have a tiffany-style solitaire, but I''m thinking if I''m going for a smaller diamond anyway, and get side stones, would that detract from the size of the center stone? Do solitaires make the center stone look bigger? Thanks for the advice
-Ryan