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I’ve had great pleasure in getting your insights into what to look for when buying diamonds but have a few questions.
If I have a budget of £4500 and would like a round billiant diamond. Ideally I would like something with atleast 1 carrot of weight what diamonds or websites could you reccomend?
I cam across this website but they use EGL and not the GIA that you recommend.
http://www.qualitydiamonds.co.uk/
I apologize for the delay in responding. I just got back from vacation in my hometown NYC and have been backed up a bit. Do you still want some help? Off the bat, I can say stay away from EGLs and that site.
Thanks for your response. If you have time to help it would definitely be very much appreciated!
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.
I’m looking to get a platinum ring with the side stones.
I’m also looking for a round diamond ideally around a carat in weight for no more than £5000. The setting I will price up separately.
Is this possible?
I love this diamond for you:
It’s bright, eye-clean and a great value. According to JA’s shipping calculator on the bottom right of their page, the cost is 4,385 GBP including all VATs and taxes. What do you think?
Thanks for this Mike.
What is the cost increase to put this up to at least a VS2 clarity?
It will be about $6,600/6,700, but it’s a waste of money. Once a diamond is eye-clean, it’s eye-clean.
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