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Hello, I love your site. Great info and huge help to all of us diamond beginners. Thanks for all that you do. Anyway….I’m leaning toward a fancy color diamond. I was originally looking at colorless, but I stumbled on to some prices that really opened my eyes to fancy color. Also, my main goal is to …
Hi, I’m looking for the best round diamond I could buy for $6000.00. The right setting could either be white gold or platinum (not too concern about this since the $6K budget is just for the diamond). I read your articles on Cut, Color, Clarity, Polish, and Symmetry but still confuses me when looking at all …
Hi, I wanted to get your experienced opinion about diamond shape (round vs. cushion) and ring setting (high vs. low) as well as a thicker band vs. thinner band. Her ring size is 3.75 and she has slender long fingers. Are there particular diamond cuts and ring designs that tend to look good on people with …
Hi, I’m looking for a round cut diamond for a solitaire engagement ring. My budget is up to $10,000 for the stone. We plan to have a jeweler set the stone in a cross prong solitaire white gold band (approximately: https://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/solitaire/18k-white-gold-3.3mm-cross-prong-solitaire-engagement-ring-item-9012?a_aid=dmnd1357). Here are my dream specs for the stone: Cut: round Color: H or I …
Hello, just want to say that your site is such a great resource, thank you! I’m looking for a round brilliant around 1.30 carats and around $8k to go with a platinum solitaire 6-prong classic Tiffany-like setting (already picked out). Pretty new at this, so looking on James Allen it’s hard for me to judge …
I am looking to maximize the value of the diamond i purchase by balancing all the factors outlined in your excellent articles. As such, I have settled on a round diamond, color of H-L, medium-strong blue fluorescence Vs1-Si2, and size of 1.3 to 1.49 carats (trying to get 1.4 or close, either way). It looks …
Hello, I just found this site and it is so very helpful. I am looking for a diamond for an engagement ring. I don’t really know all that much about diamonds though and any help would be greatly appreciated. I am looking in the range of about 1 carat, but I am told slightly less …
After browsing the James Allen website, I have narrowed my diamond selection to 7. My budget is $8,300. They are: https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.33-carat-j-color-vs1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-46454?a_aid=dmnd1357 https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.38-carat-j-color-vs1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-198721?a_aid=dmnd1357 https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.37-carat-j-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-115257?a_aid=dmnd1357 https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.34-carat-j-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-186425?a_aid=dmnd1357 https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.32-carat-j-color-vs1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-148027?a_aid=dmnd1357 https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.32-carat-j-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-207280?a_aid=dmnd1357 https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/1.31-carat-j-color-vs1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-124617?a_aid=dmnd1357 Would you suggest one of these, or could you find a larger stone with less clarity that is eye-clean? My setting will be either https://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/channel-set/18k-white-gold-0.42ct-channel-set-diamond-engagement-ring-item-2513?a_aid=dmnd1357 or https://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/channel-set/18k-white-gold-0.25ct-channel-set-princess-shaped-diamond-engagement-ring-item-7082?a_aid=dmnd1357 in …
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