Hi all,
So, my partner and I have just found out we're expecting our first baby . I'm 35, and thought I would have fertility problems so it has been very exciting, overwhelming and unexpected!!
We'd talked about getting engaged 'one day' and now he wants to move that along that we will be having a baby coming. However he knows nothing about rings, knows that I know what I want, and is happy to leave it up to me.
I now feel guilty about what my original budget was, with this baby on the way. So I think to be sensible I really have to revise it (or at least, lower the expectations and qualities of the diamond that I had in mind). I'm also in Australia, and our dollar is crap at the moment.
So... lovely PS folk.. please help find me a diamond!!
My requirements are:
Eye clean
Looks white and sparkly
It will be set in a Yellow gold band with white gold/platinum clasp(I love the micropave styles) - does this change how lower coloured diamonds 'behave' or look in a setting? i.e will a yellow gold band make a I diamond look MORE yellow?
I was hoping for 1ct but know this has to be revised now to about 0.7-0.8 due to budget.
I don't really know much about fluorescence.
I'm guessing I'll probably have to get a SI1-2, G-I colour?
Budget is approx $3-4k USD (hopefully no more than $5-6k AUD including import taxes)
So, my partner and I have just found out we're expecting our first baby . I'm 35, and thought I would have fertility problems so it has been very exciting, overwhelming and unexpected!!
We'd talked about getting engaged 'one day' and now he wants to move that along that we will be having a baby coming. However he knows nothing about rings, knows that I know what I want, and is happy to leave it up to me.
I now feel guilty about what my original budget was, with this baby on the way. So I think to be sensible I really have to revise it (or at least, lower the expectations and qualities of the diamond that I had in mind). I'm also in Australia, and our dollar is crap at the moment.
So... lovely PS folk.. please help find me a diamond!!
My requirements are:
Eye clean
Looks white and sparkly
It will be set in a Yellow gold band with white gold/platinum clasp(I love the micropave styles) - does this change how lower coloured diamonds 'behave' or look in a setting? i.e will a yellow gold band make a I diamond look MORE yellow?
I was hoping for 1ct but know this has to be revised now to about 0.7-0.8 due to budget.
I don't really know much about fluorescence.
I'm guessing I'll probably have to get a SI1-2, G-I colour?
Budget is approx $3-4k USD (hopefully no more than $5-6k AUD including import taxes)