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I’m looking to buy an engagement ring with a round stone. Budget 10-15k. I dont consider this an investment so I’m looking for the nicest diamond to look at for the money.
Thanks for writing. I’m very happy to help! Tell me, do you know what kind of setting you want to put it in? Could you do me a favor and browse the settings on jamesallen.com and send me a link to the ring you like?
Maybe one of these:
https://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/settings-with-sidestones/ring/item_58-889.asp
https://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/channelset-rings/Bow-Tie-Engagement-Ring.html
Is there a particular setting that best displays a diamond?
Not really – the choice of setting is really a completely personal matter of choice and style – not much I can tell you objectively. So here’s what I like for you in terms of the diamond:
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-SI2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1375618.asp
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/G-SI2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1377260.asp
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1301514.asp
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1182287.asp
let me know what you think of those!
They all look the same to me ; )
I actually had made note of this one which may be similar to your choices:
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1339613.asp
And if I wanted to go up slightly in price?
to how much?
15000
You could get something like this:https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-VS2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1372525.asp
But it’s not worth the extra money. I didn’t see anyway you could get an upgrade in size by going from $13500 to $15000 for the diamond.
……
Actually, I found this which I like:
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-SI2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1375618.asp
Thank you. So will these look any different to the untrained naked eye? I’ve seen numerous diamonds in person and I cant really tell the difference about anything other than size.
No, not really. Most of these will look the same to you.
I bought the H-SI2.
When I get this and look at this with my eyes only, is it fair to say that I should see NO inclusions/marks? With a magnifier, it will look like it does using the one online?
This is what you mean by “eyeclean”?
that’s right.
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