Q&A: Help Finding a Round Diamond With Around $2,000 Budget

Hello, I’ve read your website and find it infinitely helpful and can’t thank you enough. I was wondering if you could help me with what is a good table and depth % for a round cut stone?

I’m looking to buy a round cut stone with a budget of roughly 1500£ max. As many carats as possible with an excellent cut is where I’d want the majority of money to go to, with an SI1/2 clarity and G-J colour. Nobody will be looking through magnification and my priority really is an impressive sparkle. Will mount on platinum/white gold most likely, however have always liked gold rings personally so if there is a recommended stone in this budget that would better suit the gold (due to colour perhaps?) then I’m open to the suggestions.

I can’t thank your website enough, and am looking forward to hearing a response. Many thanks.

Thanks for the info and that diamond looks fantastic, and I am considering it. However it is at the complete top end of my budget and I’m wondering if finding an SI1/2 the brilliance would be comparable?

Many thanks.

Thanks I appreciate the option this now gives me. A couple of questions if you don’t mind;

– is an eye clean diamond one that has no inclusions visible to the naked eye or one where the inclusion is visible yet in a discreet location?
– for maximum brilliance do you need the length and depth of the diamond to be as similar as possible?
– similarly would you want the symmetry to be in the very good – excellent range for best brilliance?
– is a J colour acceptable even in a diamond/white gold setting?

Thank you for your help!

I haven’t completely disappeared, just trying to sort things my end!

Would you be able to find me a diamond roughly 1000£ with the same search criteria please? Ideal cut and largest carat being main priority?

Many thanks and kind regards.

Seems perfect, thank you. As it’s VS1 I presume you would be confident buying it yourself without seeing an image of the diamond?

After reading up on it the fluorescence won’t be noticeable, would you agree?

Thank you.

Ok thank you, I will most likely be purchasing this in the next few days. I’ll be using this email address too.

Out of interest, am I going to regret buying a J colour diamond do you think? I’m hoping to get maximum brilliance and shine.

Thank you.

Much appreciated and thank you. I’ll let you know when I’ve made the purchase.

Kind regards.

Made the purchase – thanks for all your help.