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Your site has been extremely helpful and educational. My boyfriend and I have been shopping for engagement rings for about a month. We have decided to purchase from James Allen. We have a budget of $3,000 for the diamond. I like a more square cut diamond and have been looking at cushion cut diamonds. I like the antique look of a cushion cut. I am hoping to get a 1 carat diamond, eye clean. We are trying to get the best diamond for our money. The diamond will be set in white gold. Below are some of the diamonds we are looking at.
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds-search/diamonds/G-SI2-Ideal-Cut-Cushion-Diamond-953065.asp
Are we on the right track?
Thank You
Thanks for writing and thanks for the kind words about the site. I took a look at the two stones you linked to, but I think I like this one better:
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Cushion-Diamond-1345283.asp
It has a significantly nicer cut with a significantly larger spread. It’s about a 6mm square, which is a lot bigger than the other two.
Let me know what you think!
Thank you, I thought the diamond would work well. I e-mailed James Allen on Monday for the GIA, because it wasn’t posted. James Allen was looking into it, and found the diamond isn’t available. I started looking again and found 3 that may work. What do you think of these? These are a little smaller, but I thought the cut on these were better than what is currently available in a 1 carat. I started looking at radiant cut also.
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds-search/diamonds/F-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Cushion-Diamond-869628.asp
Thanks
Those three look really really nice. If I had to pick, I think I’d go for this one:
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds-search/diamonds/F-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Cushion-Diamond-869628.asp
Simply because it’s the largest in terms of LxW and it’s the best color. Higher clarity would never be noticeable since they’re all eye clean, but the higher color would be noticeable.
Thank you for all of your help! We ordered last night. Your website was extremely educational, and helped us to feel more empowered when purchasing the diamond. This has been quite the learning process, but well worth the time for the savings.
Great! Thanks so much for letting me know! Please stay in touch – I definitely want to hear your thoughts when the stone arrives!
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- No questions asked returns within 30 days of shipment. Blue Nile will send you a paid shipping label to return the ring.
- Lifetime Warranty
- Free Shipping
- Free prong tightening, repolishing, rhodium plating and cleaning every 6 months
- Provide insurance appraisal
- One free resizing within the first year of purchase
- High quality images of about half of their diamonds
- 24/7 Customer Service
- 100% credit towards future upgrades (must be at least double in value)
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