Please help me decide on a ring, $3,000-$3,500.00 budget

[onita]

Thanks in advance for any help. After searching, reading, and researching, my brain feels like it's going to explode. I'm searching for an engagement ring preferably closer to $3,000, up to $3,500.00. I'm looking for a princess cut and eye clean. I'd like to buy from an internet retailer with a good upgrade and return policy. Ring size is 5, if that matters for choice.

Settings I am looking at are Pavé in white gold/platinum. Examples that I like are:

http://www.bluenile.com/build-your-own-ring/diamond-engagement-ring-setting-14k-white-gold_20309?elem=img&track=product

http://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/pave/18k-white-gold-single-claw-prong-pave-set-surprise-diamond-engagement-ring-item-22643

I'm not set on those two, but something similar. I'd like to get the biggest eye clean, sparkly diamond I can afford. Obviously, this is a huge decision and I'd hate to make the wrong choice. Any help I can get is greatly appreciated. If i need to provide any more information, please let me know!

 

[E B]

This is a gorgeous princess cut within budget. My only concern would be the "I" color, but you can ask WF how tinted it is in real life (if it's noticeable, which it may not be).

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-2874873.htm

Another nice option:

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut-loose-diamond-3081033.htm

A couple of pave settings like the ones you like from BN and James Allen:

http://www.whiteflash.com/engagemen...pen-cathedral-diamond-engagement-ring-626.htm
http://www.whiteflash.com/engagemen...eek-line-pave-diamond-engagement-ring-422.htm

 

[E B]

A nice combination from James Allen:

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/princess-cut/0.72-carat-h-color-vvs2-clarity-sku-364037

http://www.jamesallen.com/engagemen...t-pave-set-diamond-engagement-ring-item-22644 = $3250

Just a couple of examples.

 

[onita]

Thank you very much for your replies. I really like this setting you showed me:

http://www.whiteflash.com/engagement-rings/diamond-settings/rounded-open-cathedral-diamond-engagement-ring-626.htm

Comparing the diamond from WF to the diamond from JA, should a VVS2 differ noticeably from a VS1 in a diamond this size? Both the .702 from WF and the JA look great to me.

 

[E B]

Comparing the diamond from WF to the diamond from JA, should a VVS2 differ noticeably from a VS1 in a diamond this size? Both the .702 from WF and the JA look great to me.

A VS1 should be fine in this size, the JA diamond is just one of the best for color and size (and most importantly, cut!) in your budget in their inventory.