BrightSpot
Ideal_Rock
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Hi all,
I was wondering if you could help me with a pair of diamond earrings. I have a small (1/3 ct?) bezel-set diamond pendant which I wear every day. I would like to purchase a pair of bezel-set leverback drop diamond earrings in white gold with a fairly thick bezel to match my necklace. My budget is in the $400 range. Do you think I could get something nice & subtle for everyday wear, or should I keep saving? I''m guessing that I''d be looking at stones around 1/4-1/3 ctw, but maybe the bezel would make them look a little more substantial?
I''m just not sure what color/clarity I can get away with for earrings. They''ll be really small stones (at 1/3 ctw, about 3.6-3.9mm each plus the girth that''s added by the bezel) so what should I look for in terms of quality?
Any suggestions? Thanks!
Here''s my pendant:

Here are my front-runners (in no particular order):

1. Union Diamond earrings
.3ctw, H-I, SI1
$365 + $55 to add leverbacks = $420
http://www.uniondiamond.com/diamond-earrings/Bezel_Set_Diamond_Stud_Earrings-JBEZWG030.html

2. USA Jewels bezel on leverback
.32ctw, G-H, SI1-2
$389
http://www.usajewels.com/cgi-bin/earring_product.pl?SKU=DEARLEV4SII033BZXXXXW

3. USA Jewels double bezel earring
.32ctw, G-H, SI1-2
$389 + $50 to add leverback = $439
http://www.usajewels.com/cgi-bin/earring_product.pl?SKU=DEARBEZ4SII033DBXXXXW

4. USA Jewels donut bezel earring
.32ctw, G-H, SI1-2
$389 + $50 to add leverback = $439
http://www.usajewels.com/cgi-bin/earring_product.pl?SKU=DEARBEZ4SII033FLXXXXW
5. Sun Jewelry bezel set earring in white gold
.25ctw, I-J, VS2-SI1
$200 + $85 to add leverback = $285
http://www.sunjewelry.com/e1015.html
Thanks so much for your help!