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Dan6

Dan6

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ECEE6596-8311-4EF3-8708-A7F938766E8E.jpeg Good day to all,
We just embarqued on a search for an engagement ring. We are looking for an oval, 2.5 carats, under the best grading combination than $25k can buy. We’d like something clean, with no yellow, blue is highly desirable. Any advice would be appreciated!
 
$25k just for the diamond or diamond plus a setting like the one you posted?

When you say blue, do you mean blue diamond? Or, maybe you mean blue florescence? I ask because a natural blue diamond would put a .75 to .8 carat in reach. Larger diamonds are very rare and cost a HUGE amount...
 
$25k just for the diamond. The picture is the setting in mind. Not a blue diamond, but just one that gives off cool/blue tones, as opposed to warm/yellow.
 
Thank you for those.
So I shouldn’t worry so much about color, but focus more on clarity; also a strong fluorescence would be a positive caractheristic in my case?
tyty333 said:
Another one worth looking at. With ovals you need to pay attention to the LxW(mm) size vs the carat weight. This stone also has strong blue fluorescence.
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/oval-cut/2.55-carat-g-color-vs2-clarity-sku-3430222

A nice bluenile stone (hold down shift key when you click on it)
https://www.bluenile.com/diamond-details/LD08556494
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Since you are wanting strong fluoresce then you can go a little warm but you said also don't want yellow which will be able to see from the profile. I personally wouldn't go lower than an H if you don't want yellow but you could definitely go to an I if don't mind a very faint tint, they would still face up pretty white or ivory. Just depends on the stone.

F - H - I colored diamonds

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I personally love this option. I'd offer like 18k and see what they return.
Has returns. Is Gia certified. Has side stones you could repurpose to an amazing three stone or studs.
https://www.ebay.com/i/182759854698
 
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/oval-cut/2.51-carat-h-color-vs2-clarity-sku-2858564
(the color here seems to be evenly distributed, something to watch in H and below; I like the movement -- but @tyty333 posted 2.55 also keeps grabbing my attention).

http://www.zoara.com/diamonds/p_oval_ideal_cut_h_vs1#?p=8286043

This popped up when I overshot the budget max, but since ovals are hard to find, I'm passint it along.
http://www.zoara.com/diamonds/p_ova...tm_source=rarecarat&utm_medium=cpc#?p=8080166

{unless they changed their policies, and that is worth checking, ZOARA does not provide ASET. But, ID Jewelry or GoodOldGold may be able to call these for you and get an ASET if you want to pursue them}
 
So I shouldn’t worry so much about color, but focus more on clarity; also a strong fluorescence would be a positive caractheristic in my case

In ovals, color can become concentrated in the tips so the stone can look unevenly colored. I mostly see this in H and below, but it is not inevitable. So, PS members will alert you to look for this when we think it might be an issue. Clarity is tougher. I tend to avoid black inclusions in the table that are solid, but the wispy ones in the table of this one would be undetectable to the naked eye. Since ovals are so hard to find, I think most of us search all the way down to SI2. Sometimes, the stone gets a SI1 or 2 and the inclusion is on the girdle where a prong will hide it. I find high color and lower clarity can often work especially for more wispy inclusions.

Blue flour is fine (and loved by many). It can whiten a stone in the presence of UV light, provided it does not cause the stone to be milky (which is pretty rare and likely only in StrongBlue). The side of a stone is where you'll detect color. But, the right setting can really make that a non-issue.

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https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/oval-cut/2.37-carat-f-color-si1-clarity-sku-3455506

These inclusions manage to look artistic and almost purposful for someone looking for a very different look than you ;)2.

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I don't know if this might interest you, but PS'er fige has listed her halo'd oval ring on LoupeTroop for $27,900 (and she may be amenable to other price offers). The oval is a 2.15 ct., E SI2 oval, sourced by Good Old Gold; the platinum-pave ring itself was fabricated by the masterful Steven Kirsch.

Info, including links to LoupeTroop listing & her original thread about the ring, here:
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/steven-kirsch-and-gog-oval-halo.233920/
 
I really appreciate everyone's input thus far :wavey:. We are going to look at diamonds locally (Tampa Bay) on Wednesday, to get a better idea of what different specs look like IRL.
 
We were out and about looking at diamonds today. It seems like we are both very perceptive to color. We liked a 2.5ct, D, SI2, no fluorescence, ideal cut, and the other deets I can’t recall. Price at $25.5k, but puts us over budget when sales tax gets added.
Any other recommendations are greatly appreciated. The search continues!
 
Good Old Gold new ovals. Bowtie's ridiculously reduced or unnoticeable.


If I wanted a modern oval, and could spend the money, this is the only way I would go.

Maybe if you buy from out of state, no sales tax issues for you...
 
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