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Q&A: Experience Shopping for Diamond Wedding Band

By Mike Fried,

Author: Mike Fried

Q&A: Experience Shopping for Diamond Wedding Band

Hi, I’m trying to buy a wedding band to fit my 1.25 CTW engagement ring. (.75 center stone and two .50 side stones). I wanted to know if the deal on James Allen is worth it versus Jared’s deal on their .50 CTW 5 stone wedding bands. I read all your articles on if Jared’s …




Q&A: Experience Shopping for 2 tcw. Diamond Studs

Hello, I am going to buy a pair of diamond earrings for my girlfriend. I read your site, so I am contacting you. I was thinking of a pair of 1 carat each bought from Blue Nile. I know nothing of diamonds. I am not overly sensitive to cost and she appreciates things high quality. …


Q&A: Help Finding a 1.00 Ct. Oval Diamond

Hello, I was looking for help finding an oval ~1 carat diamond. Based on your site I was looking for a H-F Color and SI2 or greater clarity. A bad bowtie effect is fairly obvious to see but I wasn’t sure how detrimental a partial bowtie is? Your picture shows a bad bowtie and almost …


Q&A: A Seven-Stone Ring: Costco vs. Blue Nile

Hi, I’m looking at two types of rings. An emerald cut with flanking stones, although I fear this would be too small a stone within my budget. A seven-stone band along the lines of a Costco 636064, platinum, but with a less obtrusive setting and better stones if they would show to advantage in the …




About the author

Mike Fried Mike Fried Mike Fried has over 25 years experience in the diamond industry working with Leo Schachter Diamonds, Moshe Namdar Diamonds, and joining The Diamond Pro in 2007. He is recognized as an industry expert and has been quoted in publications such as Us, People, Page Six, The Next Web and more.

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