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Hey all,

I've been lurking and reading trying to absorb some knowledge of diamonds as fast as possible. I've found a few stones that seem to be nice. I know what I want is a guaranteed eye clean diamond with I or better color(it will be set in a yellow gold setting). I'm looking for a diamond anywhere between .5 - .7 and it must be a princess cut. I wan't to get the best cut possible so i've been only looking at stones marked as "ideal". My budget is $1300 for the diamond alone. I've already picked out a beautiful $1000 setting with .5ct of sidestones(she seen it in store and was in love with it) so I don't want to comprise with that as I can always go with a bigger diamond down the road.

Here are some diamonds I found
#1
Price: $1040
Shape: Princess
Carat weight: 0.65
Cut: Ideal
Color: H
Clarity: SI1
Certificate: GIA
Depth: 73.2%
Table: 71%
Polish: Very Good
Symmetry: Good
Girdle: Very thin to thick
Culet: None
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 4.75*4.73*3.46
Ratio: 1.00


#2
Price: $1200
Shape: Princess
Carat weight: 0.60
Cut: Ideal
Color: H
Clarity: VS1
Certificate: GIA
Depth: 74%
Table: 72%
Polish: Very Good
Symmetry: Good
Girdle: Medium to very thick
Culet: None
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 4.7*4.54*3.36
Ratio: 1.04

#3
$1290
Shape: Princess
Carat weight: 0.59
Cut: Ideal
Color: G
Clarity: VS1
Certificate: GIA
Depth: 74%
Table: 70%
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Very Good
Girdle: Thick to extremely thick
Culet: None
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 4.63*4.53*3.35
Ratio: 1.02

Let me know what you think of each of these. Also if anyone has any better recommendations it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Jake
 
I don''t know much about diamonds but I found another one that seemed like it could be potentially nice

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamond.asp?cid=130&item=1046116

Let me know what you think
 
Hey Jake and Welcome to PS!!!

I see that you are a budget and there is nothing wrong with that. My only suggestion for you would be to buy from a vendor that has a lifetime upgrade policy for princess cut diamonds.

I looked at GOG and they did not show anything in your price range, but WhiteFlash had several ACA princess cut diamonds in your price range and yes, I have seen the ACA princess cut diamonds in person at WhiteFlash and they are the most beautiful cut princess diamonds I have ever seen.

Good Luck
MWG
 
Wow I just looked at those diamonds you were talking about at whiteflash and those definiatly look like my best option. Now the problem is how do I decide on one of them? They all seem so similiar in the price range of $1000-$1300

What would you look for in your diamond? Like I said it will be mounted in a yellow stone so a color of H I would assume would be fine?
 
First of all, WhiteFlash is where I bought my (3) ACA round diamonds. I was very skeptical and concerned that WF was not what everyone here at PS raved about. Well, they are and so much more. If you are close enough to drive to Houston, then I suggest you do it. We had the diamond buying experience of a lifetime.

Great return policy, great diamonds, great customer service, and lifetime upgrade policy. I am guy as well, and this all appealed to me.
 
I love this diamond http://www.whiteflash.com/aca_princess/A-Cut-Above-Princess-cut-diamond-284275.htm

It is about 10x better looking then any diamond I saw at jared''s for about half the price. I think this is the one im going to purchase.

Thanks so much! If you got any more comments or opinions let me know!
 
Date: 7/4/2007 7:16:48 PM
Author: Jake77444
Wow I just looked at those diamonds you were talking about at whiteflash and those definiatly look like my best option. Now the problem is how do I decide on one of them? They all seem so similiar in the price range of $1000-$1300

What would you look for in your diamond? Like I said it will be mounted in a yellow stone so a color of H I would assume would be fine?
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First, I look for eye clean.....I will not buy a stone where I can see any inclusions of any kind in the diamond.

Pick out a couple diamonds you think you would like. Call WhiteFlash and find out what they think about the diamond. If you narrow your selection down and you decide to post your specs here on Pricescope, reserve your diamond first, so no one will acccidently or intentionally steal your diamond out from under you.
 
Well.....call today and put it on RESERVE until you get ready to pay for it. You know you get a PS discount and bank wire discount of 5% .

Tell them on the phone that you are PS member and you get a 2% discount and if you bank wire that is an extra 3%

Good Luck
MWG
 
If you go with http://www.whiteflash.com/aca_princess/A-Cut-Above-Princess-cut-diamond-284275.htm, I think you will both be VERY happy!
 
Thanks All

I went ahead and put a reserve on it with whiteflash, i''m pretty sure I found the diamond I want for a great price
 
Good choice! I have an ACA princess, and it''s gorgeous. It sparkles like no other princess I''ve ever seen.
 
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