Q&A: Need Help Working with $7500 Budget for Entire Ring

I thought I had everything figured out until I discovered your site.

I had done some basic research and I had decided on a diamond similar to the following:

Blue Nile LD02972088

My thought process was that I’d sacrifice carat size and upgrade the other categories like clarity and color. After reading your site, it sounds like I was wrong!

Important Info:

My budget is +/- $7,500. I’m open to buying from any site(I didn’t even know about James Allen before finding your site!). I prefer Round cut and Princess cut diamonds and I’ll likely go with a Pave setting.

If you need anymore info, just let me know. I truly appreciate the help!

Thanks for the follow up.

I was pretty rushed when I wrote the original email, so I’ll do my best to provide you with additional info:

1) My budget of $7,500 would be for the ENTIRE ring, not just the diamond. My apologies for omitting that info.

2) My girlfriend works in the medical field and is constantly putting on/taking off gloves. Are there certain ring settings that have a lower profile that might make it easier on her to deal with the gloves?

3) In the past, we’ve tried on some rings and I was able to see how various carat sizes looked on her. She has very skinny fingers, and anything over 1-carat starts to look kind of odd and clunky.

Hopefully that covers it. Let me know if I can help!

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What do you think about this:

Diamond: https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/F-VS1-Excellent-Cut-Round-Diamond-1535735.asp

Setting: https://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/pave/18k-white-gold-054ctw-french-cut-pave-diamond-eternity-ring.html?module=setting

Thanks for the feedback! Good to hear that my taste in settings is on par.

After playing around with the “Diamond Search” function, it looks like I can swap out the True Hearts cut in exchange for an Ideal cut AND an extra 0.10 carats.

My current parameters are the following:

Remaining Budget: $6,250(Assuming the $1,250 Pave setting)

Cut: Ideal

Color: F,G,H

Clarity: VS1,VS2,SI1(and SI2 if it looks great under the V-Loupe)

Carat: 0.85 – 1.05

I feel really good about those ranges, and I’m willing to bump up the budget for the right diamond.

I’m able to find PLENTY of diamonds meeting those standards, but I have no idea which one to pick. Is there anyway that you could choose 3-4 based on the above criterion, or am I better off just choosing the cleanest looking one?

Thanks!

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Here’s a few:

https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/F-SI1-Excellent-Cut-Round-Diamond-1525466.asp

https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/F-VS2-Excellent-Cut-Round-Diamond-1533724.asp

https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/G-VS2-Excellent-Cut-Round-Diamond-1533729.asp

https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/G-VS2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1539315.asp

https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/F-VS2-Excellent-Cut-Round-Diamond-1447264.asp

Cheers!

Much appreciated!

I’ll let you know when it arrives.

The ring has arrived!

It looks fantastic. Words can’t express how appreciative I am of your services.