Q&A: $13K Budget on Emerald or Round Cut

Thanks for providing all this informative info on your site. I’m wondering if you could look for some possible options for me. I’m looking for an emerald cut diamond and I would like one that appears as large as possible (while still being eye clean). I plan to set it in platinum. I prefer emerald cuts that have a clear long rectangular shape (versus short / fat).

Thanks again for your help!

My budget is about 13K for the stone. I can go as high as 14K but would prefer less than 13K if possible.

I found this stone on James Allen – what do you think?

https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/D-SI1-Very-Good-Cut-Emerald-Diamond-1533998.asp

Thanks!

Thanks for your email. It turns out that my boyfriend has strong opinions about this and wants to get a round brilliant diamond. I’m willing to go as high as 15K for the stone. I would still like a stone as large as possible, eye clean, and with as much sparkle as possible. Here are some of the ones I found:

https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI2-Excellent-Cut-Round-Diamond-1534025.asp

https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/J-SI1-Excellent-Cut-Round-Diamond-1546436.asp – not sure if the inclusion at 12:00 on the picture is visible

Do either of these look good to you? Are there any others that you would recommend?

Thanks!

Thanks Mike. Do you think that the J SI1 is better than the I SI2 then?