What carat diamond should I get for this custom piece?

[DreamingOfDiamonds]

For those who know about James Avery jewelry, I have one of his pieces in 14K gold & I wanted to go ahead and add a diamond in the heart center.

Buy Deep in the Heart of Texas Charm for USD 59.00-330.00 | James Avery

Buy Deep in the Heart of Texas Charm for USD 59.00-330.00 | James Avery

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I emailed customer service to see if I could find the measurements and they emailed me back with a response.

Is anyone able to tell me, based on those measurements, the carat size needed to fill the heart shaped center?

Thanks everyone

 

[DejaWiz]

Have you considered putting a heart shaped diamond in there?
It seems (dare I say)...fitting.

 

[Kim N]

Have you considered putting a heart shaped diamond in there?
It seems (dare I say)...fitting.

Ooh, I love that idea!

 

[pinkjewel]

Have you considered putting a heart shaped diamond in there?
It seems (dare I say)...fitting.

Oh wow- I just assumed she meant to put a heart shaped diamond in there. Regardless of what shape- you need to go by mm size not carat weight as diamonds can face up quite differently. But you are basically talking about 5mm to fill the space. How are you planning on attaching the diamond to the opening and that might determine what size you need?

 

[Diamond Girl 21]

I would consider having a small diamond set somewhere on the metal, and leave the heart open as is. It would be more simple, but a different look.

 

[DreamingOfDiamonds]

Have you considered putting a heart shaped diamond in there?
It seems (dare I say)...fitting.

Yes I want to!! I just need to know the carat size and I cannot find it

 

[pinkjewel]

As I mentioned earlier you will need to look at the actual dimensions of diamonds as they will vary to make sure it will fit in the space. Do you want to fill the space? Make it larger than the space? Or smaller? A rough estimate is to start at around 1/3 ct (which will generally be somewhere in the 4.4mm range) to maybe .45ct. But hearts are cut in all different shapes, so you'll need to look for a heart diamond that has a similar shape to your cut out. To get an idea- go to the James Allen website, click on diamonds, click on the heart shape, try ct size of .35-.45, etc and see what pops up. That should give you a starting point. Your space is 5mm by 5mm according to what they said

 

[Lookinagain]

do you plan on adding prongs to hold the diamond in the cut out?

 

[DreamingOfDiamonds]

I decided as much as I'd like to, it's much too complicated to add diamonds to this charm. Thanks everyone for your input

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

I decided as much as I'd like to, it's much too complicated to add diamonds to this charm. Thanks everyone for your input

Oh it was such a great idea

Sleep on it

if we know the dimensions of the cut out maybe we can help you find a diamond
do you have a budget ?