Q&A: Looking for Best 0.8 Ct. Round Cut

I plan on going through your website very thoroughly for help with picking out a diamond. I am messaging because that’s what it says to do on your home page 🙂

Basically I would like a diamond to go with this setting:
Blue Nile Trio Princess Cut Pavé Diamond Engagement Ring

I would prefer to keep the entire budget under 5k.

Thanks so much for the reply.

No particular reason for Blue Nile, just that I knew of them :).

I like the following ring: http://www.zoara.ca/engagement/rings/p_classic_diamond_engagement_ring#p=420863

I think it’s very nice, as well the price is in the range that down the road I wouldn’t feel bad about offering to take her setting shopping if she’d like to upgrade/change.

Although I really like: https://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/pave/14k-white-gold-scroll-basket-pave-set-diamond-engagement-ring-item-1263?a_aid=dmnd1357 as well, I like the scroll basket that makes it a little bit different and how the band gets thin at the diamond making the diamond take focus/look big.

What are your thoughts about my choices?

So to throw an entire 180 in our conversation, I was able to take my girlfriend ring shopping this weekend and get some ideas. I even had her look at the Zoara/JamesAllen websites and pick some out. She did like the classic one, but she was very interested in the following 2 settings:

www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/three-stone/14k-white-gold-vintage-fluted-pear-engagement-ring-item-9216?a_aid=dmnd1357

or www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/three-stone/14k-white-gold-fanciful-fluted-pear-pave-engagement-ring-item-9229?a_aid=dmnd1357

www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/three-stone/18k-white-gold-three-stone-pear-and-pave-set-diamond-engagement-ring-item-2005?a_aid=dmnd1357

So I’m wondering if I can get a diamond between .7-.8ct with the last setting and keep the price under 5.5k? While still having a nice ring. Is it strange to spend so much on a setting compared to the diamond?

If I was to go with the 1st option then I would likely be able to go with a .8ct diamond in my budget.

Do you think you could suggest a couple of diamonds from JamesAllen? Do you have any other suggestions?

I am located in TO, I have no issues commuting to Buffalo though. I actually hope to order the ring tomorrow and beg to have it by May 3rd, so if I must commute to make that happen then I will.

Thanks again for a tremendous amount of help I truly would be lost without your guidance.

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Hi Mike, just an update after doing some fine investigation work I am going to go with the vintage setting with the diamonds down the side (option 1, second link).

So I will just need to decide in a diamond for that. Let me know what you think.

Thanks!

The diamond looks great, I asked the rep who helped me also what they thought about the choice and their response was very positive and that it was a great choice. They had no other recommendations for me.

I really appreciate the help and the experience was great, I will keep you updated with the rest of the process and how the ring looks when I receive it.