Q&A: Asking for a Second Opinion on a Round Diamond for Around $5,500 Budget

Does the diamond come with a certificate? If so, can you send it to me or its number? Then I’ll be able to give you a more informed feedback. 

That is a stunning diamond! It’s fantastically cut, eye-clean and will be very brilliant. You did a great job finding it! So are you going with a round cut in the end?

Still, if you want to go with something larger for a similar price, I have a suggestion:
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.97-carat-h-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-2217397?a_aid=dmnd1357
There’s basically no difference between a G and an H color. This diamond is even better cut than the one you found, the price is reasonable and looking at the real measurements, it’s even larger than some 1ct ones.

What do you think? 

You’re welcome 🙂 I’m happy to help.

1) I’d stick with round cut as well. It’s the most brilliant of all the diamond shapes.

2) G and H color look basically identical. It is cut what makes the diamond beautiful and brilliant, not the color. The diamond I sent you is superbly cut and will have a lot of added brilliance (i.e. will even look whiter than a poorly cut dull looking G or F).

Clarity grade is even less important. As long as the diamond is eye-clean, it doesn’t matter what the grade is (once it’s eye-clean, it’s simply eye-clean).

That said, you get a much better bang for your buck if you lower the parameters just a little bit. You’ll get the same (or even better) look for the naked eye with a significant price difference.

Thoughts? 

No worries 🙂 Thank you for the kind words. I’m glad I could help you decide on the diamond. I hope you’ll love it when you receive it. If you could let me know how it looks when it arrives, I’d appreciate it.