Thoughts on some of these

[Cfipilot]

Been reading up on this forum for a while. Some really great information.

Im looking for a loose stone as i already have the setting (verragio 5013), Budget is $5000, but its not a hard budget.

Looking for a

round stone,
I or better in color,
SI1 or better ( i hear that round diamonds are more forgiving here, but please correct me if im wrong)

Now with carat - around 1.2, however im looking more on the overall size. Looking for as close to 7mm, depending on the table and depth, i found that a good cut 1.21 or 1.25 will produce a width over 7mm.

I run everything i find in the HCA tool, so anything 2 or better with those specs i would buy.

Here are 2 i found, however a little over budget

https://www.pricescope.com/diamond/be4263fab148ca40517110a20713036d
https://www.pricescope.com/diamond/88656e5ce5598c73767738b4c66f9bc7

I found some others on ebay, but they came with a EGL cert. Not so sure about that. I would consider it if its a good deal, and i would send it to GIA after.

Im not afraid to buy online, i found a really good Gem Appraiser on this site, they are not part of a jeweler so they are unbiased.

thx

 

[diamondseeker2006]

EGL is never going to be a good deal. If anything, you are more likely to overpay buying one. So stick with GIA excellent cut only. So you are saying your setting needs a 7mm stone? I think you should have gotten a setting for a 1 ct stone if the budget is $5k. Just for others reading, it is not a good idea to buy a setting first.

Those two links are for the same diamond, and it is horrible. I am going to look at the PS search page and see what I can find. But as you search, use these parameters.

GIA Excellent cut

table: 54-58

depth: 60-62.3

crown angle: 34-35.0

pavilion angle: 40.6-41.0

Here is the search tool:

https://www.pricescope.com/diamond-search-results

Click: in-house, GIA or AGS, HCA Cut Rank Excellent

 

[Cfipilot]

The setting can Accommodate approx. 0.75 to 1.5 ct center stone.
The setting is a 3 stone setting and currently has a 7mm CZ.

I like how the proportions look with the 7mm stone, this is how i got the requirement.

$5k would be where i would like to be, however i would be able to go higher like 6k/6.5k

 

[diamondseeker2006]

This is the kind of thing you are looking at in I SI1 at 7mm (1.3 cts):

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.30-carat-i-color-si1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-757670

The stone is nicely cut, but it has some black inclusions and may not be eyeclean. You'd have to ask that, but those inclusions would bother me.

A nice clean one at 6.9mm

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.25-carat-i-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-782216

Oh, that's great that you can go a little smaller if necessary. Take a look at the ones above and I will look some more.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Not sure of your time line, but Enchanted Diamonds has some good prices but they have to call in most of their stones so it can be 5-10 days before you could get it.

https://enchanteddiamonds.com/diamonds/view/Round/GIA-Certified-1-22-Carat-I-Color-SI1-Clarity-Diamond-KG43EE (pretty good for an SI1)

Might be okay, but I wish it had the video or light return images:

https://enchanteddiamonds.com/diamonds/view/Round/GIA-Certified-1-2-Carat-I-Color-SI1-Clarity-Diamond-SGPEK4

 

[diamondseeker2006]

This one is my favorite of all so far, but I'd ask them if they can do an idealscope or ASET image for you. It seems to be an in-house stone since it is available Monday.

http://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.25-carat-i-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-782216

Do you know the color of the side diamonds next to the center stone in the setting?

Also, is this ring her size? Because that setting is not one I'd buy with the idea of sizing.

 

[Cfipilot]

The side diamonds are F-G color, VS2 clarity.

I do have to get it resize. It's a 6. She is a 5.5.

I got a pretty good deal on the setting, $1900. Retails for 4K. I got a local
Quote on it as well, they weren't able to beat it.

Since she will be wearing this for a long time, I let her choose a couple different settings.

However this was a while ago, and she doesn't know when or
How I will pop the question.

I have time, sometime early next year.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Those side stones look pretty small, so it may not be a big problem, but I color may show a little tint next to them. I think the 1.25 I showed you has very little tint for I color and must be a high I compared to some of the others I looked at that had more tint. So I am going to encourage you to put that stone on hold if you are interested because there are lots of lurkers here who do not post but get stone recommendations.

I would also maybe recommend not resizing that setting and just add a couple of small sizing beads since it is only a half size off. Then in the future if she needs it a little larger, the sizing beads can be polished off. That is safer than messing with an intricate setting.

Just keep in mind that holidays can be hard for a girl waiting for a proposal. Those holidays can come and go with a lot of disappointment because it is a time that people see a lot of family and friends and a great time to celebrate and show off the ring!