On a budget

[res0219]

Hi all! I have been reading through the posts and want to say thank you to everyone for being so helpful and informative. I have learned so much!

I am looking to buy my first diamond that I plan to use in a delicate full bezel setting; something like this - http://www.brilliantearth.com/RingDetailNew.aspx?sid=79&type=silver&start=setting&shape=

My budget is $3500 for the diamond.

I would love to hear some opinions (positive OR negative) on a Bluenile.com diamond with the following specs:

Price: $3,475
Carat weight: 0.71
Cut: Signature Ideal
Color: G
Clarity: VS1
Depth %: 61.7%
Table %: 57%
Symmetry: Excellent
Polish: Excellent
Girdle: Medium, faceted
Culet: Very small
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 5.70 x 5.75 x 3.53 mm

Does this sound like a good deal?

Thanks again for sharing your wisdom!

Rachel

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Welcome, Rachel! We'd need the crown and pavilion angles to be able to evaluate that stone.

Are you opposed to VS2 clarity? It would allow you to go a little larger on the diamond.

(I just looked and the best thing I could find was this one at $3565 with discounts:

.765 G VS2 (5.90 x 5.92 mm)

http://www.whiteflash.com/round_ideal_cut/Round-Ideal-Cut-cut-diamond-283293.htm#

This one is a little larger than the one you listed, plus WF has a lifetime trade-in policy, just in case!)

 

[res0219]

Thank you so much! That one is beautiful! I am more concerned with brilliance or "sparkle" than I am with size. My fiancee is blessed in that I have tiny fingers so even a .5 ct looks rather substantial on my finger

Would the Whiteflash "ideal" diamond have the same brilliance as a Blue Nile Signature Ideal?

Thanks again,
Rachel

 

[sera]

IDK how Blue Nile diamonds sparkle... but I would certainly trust the experts at Whiteflash. If you are at all interested in it and close to a purchase, please put it on reserve so someone else doesn''t get it while you are deciding.