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I’m looking for a round diamond that looks good. I don’t know anything much about them. My price range is between 500-700 I know that I’ll probably be around 1/3 carat. The bigger the better…thanks for your input. I appreciate it.
I’d be happy to make some recommendations and guide you through the process. What type of setting are you considering? Yellow gold or white gold/platinum? Will it be a solitaire or does it have sidestones/pave? This may affect the colors that I recommend for the center diamond (as we explain in our post on color).
Let me know and I’d be happy to send you some suggestions.
It’ll be a white gold setting and it will have some side stones as well as a couple surrounding the center stone. I think I mentioned that I am looking for a round stone. Thanks for your help!
With that style setting, stick with an H+ center diamond. I would recommend these:
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.37-carat-h-color-si1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-174111?a_aid=dmnd1357
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.32-carat-h-color-si1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-173962?a_aid=dmnd1357
I really like that first one. It’s bright, eye-clean and very well cut. It will look noticeably larger than a typical 1/3ct.
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