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Firstly, thank you for putting together this website and service, great stuff. I am looking to purchase an engagement ring to best emulate this I saw in a retail store:
http://www.birks.com/en/featured/Engagement/Solitaire-Diamond-Rings/g64-712/5000022078
My girlfriend’s expectations have been set already to be very happy with a .75 carat, I would like to find the cheapest option for an eye clean .75-.8 ideal cut round diamond ’I’ color or higher (I could notice the difference with a J or lower and I think I may be slightly color blind.) Also, she prefers white gold so I think ’I’ color or higher is best. Her friend recently got engaged and received a 1 carat diamond ring but it looked cloudy and did not sparkle, I would prefer to go with .75 ideal cut that will sparkle the most.
If you could help me find the cheapest option with those criteria that would be great; if you think a flaw could definitely be covered 100% by a prong I could go for that. I totally understand that this is not an investment, but an expensive piece of enjoyment. I don’t want to get a non-certified ring with clarity enhancement, that could be considered fake by her, but if she will never see a flaw then it doesn’t matter to me.
I would like to propose mid to end of this month, May, I have been working overtime everyday to pay for the ring so I can’t answer my phone much, if you could contact me back by email I would appreciate it greatly.
Thank you in advance
Thanks for writing! I took a look for you, and this looks like the best option in my opinion:
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1370905.asp
I tried to find an SI2, but I didn’t see any that were nice enough clarity-wise.
Thank you for checking Ira. Could you also check SI1 and/or VS2 for me
please? I am looking to spend 2600-3000 for the diamond and an
additional 1000 for the ring. Maybe you could find some eye clean in
that price range.
That was an SI1 that I linked to!
My apologies, I first read your message on my cell phone and completed missed the link! Thank you!
I was hoping for something with a larger diameter for $3000 or less, would the link below come out eye clean? Could the brown mark on the left be covered by a prong? What is the brown mark?
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1376035.asp
Thank you very much,
That’s also a great option. The brown spot on the left is an inclusion and can definitely (and should be) covered by a prong.
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