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Hi, i am looking to buy a princess cut diamond , my budget for the diamond alone is $1000 approx . I have been searching on bluenile.com, i have found them too be not bad ? i would very much appreciate your help, thank you
We are not big fans of Blue Nile to be honest. I would recommend reading our Blue Nile review.
I certainly appreciate your informed opinion and after further reading of your website i have begun searching for a diamond on James Allen.
I particularly like how honest you are in regards to the truth about colour and clarity and so forth as when i was searching on Blue nile i had been searching only for the highest colour grade and very high clarity grade as i was under the impression that this was what i must do to get a good diamond. However i am now faced with some other problems
1. i have broadened my search so much that there is so many results to go through, this is fine it just will take longer but no big deal.
2. MAIN problem. Having the pictures of actual diamond is a great idea but to be honest i have no idea what i am looking at and most of them just look blurry to me .
There is definitely noticeable difference in appearance (shapes and black spots and so forth ) but once again i don’t no what any of this is and what is good and what is not.
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.
Princess cut , Platinum with 3 sidestones either side.
I would recommend this diamond for you:
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/H-VS1-Ideal-Cut-Princess-Diamond-1534567.asp
Thank you so much for all your help with this Mike, i appreciate it.
one last thing if you wouldn’t mind, could you give a brief explanation how you came to choose this particular one . I am curious is all, also there was no photo for me ? i sent a email request for a photo and i have been told i will receive it within 3 day’s. I assume you saw a photo or is the information simply enough to base a decision?
Thank you again , i fell much better making a purchase of this kind knowing it is based on your expert opinion , and not mine !
In that size, it is incredibly rare that the diamond would not be eye-clean. The cut is fantastic on the diamond and it’s a good value.
What we love about them:
- No questions asked returns within 30 days of shipment. James Allen will send you a paid shipping label to return the ring.
- Lifetime Warranty
- Free International Shipping
- Free prong tightening, repolishing, rhodium plating and cleaning every 6 months
- Provide insurance appraisals
- One free resizing within 60 days of purchase
- Free ring inscriptions
- Best-in-class high quality imagery of all diamonds in stock
- 24/7 Customer Service
- Best-in-class packaging
What we love about them:
- No questions asked returns within 30 days of shipment. Blue Nile will send you a paid shipping label to return the ring.
- Lifetime Warranty
- Free Shipping
- Free prong tightening, repolishing, rhodium plating and cleaning every 6 months
- 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
- 100% credit towards future upgrades (must be at least double in value)
- Best in class fulfillment
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