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I’m sure you get many requests, but I’d really appreciate your opinion!
I’m trying to find a half carat diamond for an engagement ring. We don’t have a huge budget, so I’m thinking between $1100~$1300. Most important for us is that it sparkles, so anything we can’t appreciate directly through our eyes isn’t important at all. Just needs to be pretty!
I found these online:
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/J-VS1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1362631.asp
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-VS2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1363822.asp
What do you think? I went by your basic guidelines, but in the end I don’t really have the right context to understand what I’m buying.
Thanks so much for all of your amazing information.
BTW, I’m in Tokyo, so my daytime hours are different from you, but I check my email often. If you want to discuss on the phone, I can call anytime.
Thanks for writing! Both of those stone will look great. If you want to save $100, this is another great option (that will look just as nice):
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/J-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1376828.asp
let me know what you think!
Just got one of the ones I mentioned. Thanks again for the awesome site 🙂
Great! Congrats! Please let me know what you think when it arrives!
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- Lifetime Warranty
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- Provide insurance appraisal
- One free resizing within the first year of purchase
- High quality images of about half of their diamonds
- 24/7 Customer Service
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