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Greetings — My 40 year old engagement diamond finally removed itself from the setting and my husband wants to get me a new ring for my birthday — which was yesterday. I’ve been pouring over the James Allen site for weeks and can’t make a decision on the stone.
I want a plain 14k yellow gold solitaire because my wedding band is yellow gold and I can’t get it off so I’ve decided SKU 17001y14 will work well.
Don’t want a marquise or heart shaped stone and prefer something other that round in the 2800.00 range and bigger than .85 carat. Have these saved, just to illustrate what interests me.
www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.90-carat-h-color-vvs2-clarity-sku-1798318?a_aid=dmnd1357
Thanks for your help.
The stones you found are all very nice. They have great overall specifications. The only issue is the strong fluorescence on the D color pear shape stone. It can cause a hazy look on high color stones.
As you plan to go for a yellow gold solitaire setting, I suggest sticking with an I color diamond and VS+ clarity grades. There’s no need to pay extra for an IF stone.
I suggest narrowing down the choice up to two shapes. Then I’ll be happy to send you my suggestions, too.
Thanks for the quick reply. Let’s go with an emerald or radiant cut stone.
I really like the James Allen website — It’s very easy to use and I’m already signed up with them so they have my email address.
Thank you for the information.
Have a look at these stones:
www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.91-carat-i-color-vvs2-clarity-sku-2380188?a_aid=dmnd1357
They are all eye-clean, very well cut and going to look colorless.
Let me know which one is your favorite.
Greetings. I like all 3 stones you picked. I have a few questions.
Does the fraction of a carat difference in the 2 emerald cut stones make the big difference in price? Will the radiant cut stone have more “flash” and sparkle because of the way it’s cut?
Thanks.
The first emerald diamond has more black windowing effect than the other one and it’s slightly deeper (which is not necessarily an issue). But the second emerald has a better cut.
Here’s one more option:
www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/emerald-cut/0.90-carat-i-color-vs1-clarity-sku-2069422?a_aid=dmnd1357
As for the brilliance, radiant cut stones return light with more brilliance than emerald cuts in general. So if you search for this quality, I’d stick with radiant.
Let me know what you decide.
Greetings. I just purchased a ring from James Allen and used your recommendation of the 0.96 carat emerald cut stone (sku 837647).
Thanks so much for your help.
That’s fantastic news! It was my pleasure helping you.
Please, let me know how you like the ring once it arrives.
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