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Q&A: Choosing an Emerald Cut Diamond for a Platinum Tapered Baguette Setting with Around $6k Budget

By Mike Fried,

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Q&A: Choosing an Emerald Cut Diamond for a Platinum Tapered Baguette Setting with Around $6k Budget

Hi, I’m looking to buy a platinum ring with an emerald centre and two tapered baguettes as side stones: www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/side-stones/platinum-tapered-baguette-diamond-engagement-ring-item-1206?a_aid=dmnd1357 Having read your website I picked out this stone: www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/1.41-carat-h-color-si1-clarity-sku-2043811?a_aid=dmnd1357 It seems by far the best value for money for the kind of size, and to me it appears pretty much eye-clean despite being SI1. …



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Looking to replace my wife’s wedding ring (.6 ct. diamond) with a 1 ct. either HOF or BGD diamond of similar quality. My concern is buying w/o seeing at BGD and I can walk into my local jeweler and see and touch the HOF diamonds. What guarantee, warranty, when work or adjustments need to be …




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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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