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Looking for a radiant in the 1.9-2.2 c (anything around that 2 carat range) with a 14,000 dollar budget. I would also consider princess or cushions in the similar size and price range. Thank you for any help you can offer (esp in what to look for in radiant/cushions since they are a little harder to pick out)
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).
The setting will be a white gold pave.
Loved the band at this place but hated the people and the diamonds they were trying to sell me on (evvs1 on the left and fvvs2 on the right) James Allen is definitely the way I want to go and even had friends find awesome stones via the site. Honestly I’m not horribly concerned about the size if I have to sacrifice a little to get a nice cut diamond . . Just would love to stay in my budget. Thanks for your help!
I hope you don’t mind if I go a bit over. I love this diamond for you, so I had to:
What do you think?
That is awesome. Definitely consider it if I can Stretch my budget. Can you help me find one cushion just to compare because I have no idea what to look for in it and those were the row I was deciding between.
I actually prefer cushion cuts and love this one:
Considering that its cheaper and slightly larger (https://www.diamonds.pro/education/carat-weight/), I think its a winner.
That is absolutely perfect. Thank you so much!
Sounds great. Let me know how it looks when it arrives.
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