Hello,
I am overwhelmed and would really appreciate any advice!
I would like to give a necklace to my daughter as a college graduation gift and don't know where to buy it.
My budget is $2,500 total and would like to have around .80-1 ct if possible.
She likes bezel setting.
Here is my experience so far.
I don't wear jewelry often and have no knowledge/experience of diamond buying, and I did not think I was picky.
I ordered a necklace online in May with a lab diamond with the best cut/clarity/color grades within my budget.
The necklace arrived, and while it was nice, it looked smaller than I expected from the carat size.
My friend has a necklace with the same size diamond, and while I did not have a chance to compare them side by side, the one I purchased looked much smaller.
The return window was 30 days, and I ended up returning it.
Attached is the report of the lab diamond I returned.
Is there an obvious reason why this stone did not sparkle very much?
The price of lab diamond was $1990.
I started to read posts on MMD forum and I just don't know where/how to buy......
The following are the options I thought of, but I am open to other vendors.
1. Brilliant Earth
It seems they are not popular on pricescope but a good thing is I could go to the shop and see different stones in person.
(Not that we know what to look for, but we will just get what we like)
Also bezel setting is reasonable.
2. James Allen
I don't know how to choose as the certificates are not available online and I feel like I will choose not-so-nice diamond again.
3. D.Nea
I read some good reviews and maybe I will just get whatever they recommend within my budget?
I exchanged a few email and not sure if I like their bezel setting options, and then not sure where to set the diamond....maybe Brian Gavin or David Klaas?
But setting at a different jeweler seems too complicated....
Any advice or recommendation of diamonds would be appreciated!
Oh and one more question. My daughter will wear this daily probably. Is it true that white gold needs to be re-plated once a year or so?
If that is the case, I might order it in platinum.
Thank you in advance for your help!
I am overwhelmed and would really appreciate any advice!
I would like to give a necklace to my daughter as a college graduation gift and don't know where to buy it.
My budget is $2,500 total and would like to have around .80-1 ct if possible.
She likes bezel setting.
Here is my experience so far.
I don't wear jewelry often and have no knowledge/experience of diamond buying, and I did not think I was picky.
I ordered a necklace online in May with a lab diamond with the best cut/clarity/color grades within my budget.
The necklace arrived, and while it was nice, it looked smaller than I expected from the carat size.
My friend has a necklace with the same size diamond, and while I did not have a chance to compare them side by side, the one I purchased looked much smaller.
The return window was 30 days, and I ended up returning it.
Attached is the report of the lab diamond I returned.
Is there an obvious reason why this stone did not sparkle very much?
The price of lab diamond was $1990.
I started to read posts on MMD forum and I just don't know where/how to buy......
The following are the options I thought of, but I am open to other vendors.
1. Brilliant Earth
It seems they are not popular on pricescope but a good thing is I could go to the shop and see different stones in person.
(Not that we know what to look for, but we will just get what we like)
Also bezel setting is reasonable.
2. James Allen
I don't know how to choose as the certificates are not available online and I feel like I will choose not-so-nice diamond again.
3. D.Nea
I read some good reviews and maybe I will just get whatever they recommend within my budget?
I exchanged a few email and not sure if I like their bezel setting options, and then not sure where to set the diamond....maybe Brian Gavin or David Klaas?
But setting at a different jeweler seems too complicated....
Any advice or recommendation of diamonds would be appreciated!
Oh and one more question. My daughter will wear this daily probably. Is it true that white gold needs to be re-plated once a year or so?
If that is the case, I might order it in platinum.
Thank you in advance for your help!