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Q&A: Choosing a Round Center Diamond for a Six Prong Solitaire Setting Within a $1,500 Budget

By Mike Fried,

Your website is absolutely amazing and has been a tremendous blessing. Thank you so much for making this process so exciting.

I’m looking for an eye clean, round cut diamond preferably .55 to .7ct. My girlfriend is in love with the classic 6-prong solitaire setting in white gold. I was leaning towards Blue Nile simply because their 6-prong setting is $200 less than the James Allen setting.

My budget is 1,300 for the diamond.

Thank you for your help!

Have a look at this stone:
Blue Nile LD08542084

It’s very well cut, eye-clean and going to look colorless.
https://www.diamonds.pro/education/color/

What do you think?

That is the stone I’ve been looking at! I think I’m going to go with that diamond. I was looking through the Q&A and saw that some people mentioned a coupon for Blue Nile? I was wondering if there was a coupon available for my purchase?

I’m happy to hear that you like my suggestion so much.

Here’s a coupon code that gives you $50 off:
[contact us for your own unique coupon code]

Keep me posted.

Thank you for the coupon and your diamond advice.

I placed the order this morning using this email address!

That’s fantastic news! It was my pleasure helping you.

Let me know how you like the stone once it arrives.

I’M SO IN LOVE WITH THE RING!!!!!!!

The J looks colorless!! Thank you for your help!!

I’m very pleased to hear that you love my suggestion so much! It was my pleasure helping you.

James Allen James Allen is the leader in online diamond sales. Their imaging technology is the same as inspecting a diamond with a jeweler's loupe. They have the largest exclusive loose diamond inventory online and fantastic prices. They also have the nicest collection of lab-created diamonds online.
What we love about them:
  • No questions asked returns within 30 days of shipment. James Allen will send you a paid shipping label to return the ring.
  • Lifetime Warranty
  • Free International Shipping
  • Free prong tightening, repolishing, rhodium plating and cleaning every 6 months
  • Provide insurance appraisals
  • One free resizing within 60 days of purchase
  • Free ring inscriptions
  • Best-in-class high quality imagery of all diamonds in stock
  • 24/7 Customer Service
  • Best-in-class packaging
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Blue Nile Blue Nile is the largest and most well-known internet jewelry seller. They have a very large exclusive online inventory. Their high-quality images are catching up to James Allens' and their prices are amazing. Save 25% on settings at Blue Nile!

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What we love about them:
  • No questions asked returns within 30 days of shipment. Blue Nile will send you a paid shipping label to return the ring.
  • Lifetime Warranty
  • Free Shipping
  • Free prong tightening, repolishing, rhodium plating and cleaning every 6 months
  • Provide insurance appraisal
  • One free resizing within the first year of purchase
  • High quality images of about half of their diamonds
  • 24/7 Customer Service
  • 100% credit towards future upgrades (must be at least double in value)
  • Best in class fulfillment
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