Q&A: Looking for a .30 Ct. Round Diamond for a Solitaire With a $2k Total Budget

Glad to find your great website.

I’m looking for a dupe of the Tiffany setting with platinum band and around 0.30ct, I have a budget of $2,000.
Could you help me please?

Thank you in advance!

Thank you for your reply.

I’d prefer this style of setting:
Blue Nile Nouveau Knife Edge Six Prong Solitaire Engagement Ring

I wanted to have platinum because I’m afraid that white gold will lose its color after a while and will need to be “re-colored” otherwise it will become half-gold half-white when platinum will only need to be polished. Do you think platinum is a better choice in long term?

As for the diamond I would like to have one around 0.3 ct with these features:
– Color: At least F
– Clarity: At least VS1
– Cut: At least Excellent
– Excellent Polish and Symmetry: do you think it is really important? I’d love a diamond as perfect as I can have with my budget.

Thank you so much for our help!

I just read that the 6-prong knife edge solitaire that I’d like to have is sized only from 5 to 9 while I’m a 3.5, and it can be only set with a diamond from 0.64 ct.

I prefer thinner band so I found another one similar:
Blue Nile Classic Six-Prong Engagement Ring

What do you think?

Between the 2 diamonds that you sent me, I think the 0.50 is too big because I want to couple the solitaire ring with a wedding ring in this style but very thin (I think it is 1.4 mm).
Blue Nile Petite Pavé Diamond Ring

With the 0.30ct. I’d love to have a diamond a little bit more perfect, like the one that you sent me but with excellent polish for example. (Do you think that it is necessary?) And consequently a tad more expensive, maybe around $700.

Thank you so much.

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What do you think of this one?
Blue Nile LD07877101

Thanks a lot!

Thanks so much for your prompt reply and enthusiasm.

I just think that the higher grade a diamond has in terms of color, clarity, polish and symmetry, the brighter it will look in real life.

You think we should not pay a higher price for the slight difference?

And I notice the girdle? Which one should we choose: thin to medium, medium or medium to slightly thick?

Thank you.

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Would you recommend Blue Nile over James Allen?

I see a lot of references from JA on your website.

I quite like their 6 prong setting but its much more expensive than Blue Nile’s one (double the price). Do you know why?
www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/solitaire/14k-white-gold-six-prong-knife-edged-solitaire-engagement-ring-item-22590?a_aid=dmnd1357

What about Brian Gavin? I’ve heard that he make sophisticated setting, like this one: www.briangavindiamonds.com/engagement-rings/solitaire/six-prong-solitaire-14k-white-gold-5351w14?a_aid=y

But their diamonds seem expensive, this is the cheapest one I found in my category:
www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamonds/diamond-details/0.302-g-vs1-round-diamond-ags-c-104084105069?a_aid=y

I think Blue Nile is the most reasonably priced but which one has highest quality in terms of setting’s design and diamond?

Thanks a lot!

Thank you for your fantastic answer and help, I know where to head now, I’ll adjust my search and let you know when I find one.

I’ll also mention you and your site when I purchase from one of them if you don’t mind.

Thanks a lot and hope you have a nice day!

I’m really hesitating between Blue Nile and Brian Gavin. The pictures online show that BN’s prongs are a little bit bulky and the BGD’s ones are smaller and more sophisticated.

Since my diamond will not be very big, I’m afraid that bulky prongs would almost cover it.

As you can see in this photo, the left one is Blue Nile and the right one is BGD.

Do you think that this is worth the price difference?

I found this diamond among the “cheaper” ones:
www.briangavindiamonds.com/diamonds/diamond-details/0.270-i-vs2-round-diamond-bfg-22296?a_aid=y

What do you think?

Thank you so much and have a nice day!

Finally I think I like the head of this JA knife edge setting most, but it is quite expensive, $910 for 14K white gold and what surprises me is that in 18K and PT it is not much more expensive, unlike other rings!
www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/solitaire/14k-white-gold-six-prong-knife-edged-solitaire-engagement-ring-item-22590?a_aid=dmnd1357

If you notice the head, it is very different from BGD and BN’s ones, much more “softer”, thus the difference in price maybe.
www.briangavindiamonds.com/engagement-rings/solitaire/six-prong-solitaire-14k-white-gold-5351w14?a_aid=y

Blue Nile Classic Six-Prong Engagement Ring

Do you know any other brand who makes this kind of setting with head similar to JA or the classic Tiffany’s one?

Thank you!

I’ve been looking at settings of Since1910 and quite like them, are they reliable? I don’t know much about them since they seem to be less popular than Blue Nile, James Allen, Brian Gavin, etc.

Thank you very much.