Q&A: Looking for a Loose Round or Radiant-Shaped Diamond With a $2k – $3k Budget

I’m looking for a quality budget diamond to buy loose for an engagement ring. I was looking on Blue Nile but I didn’t like taking a chance on a diamond there. James Allen is awesome but I’m not exactly sure what I’m looking at half the time.

I would like a radiant cut diamond in the carat range of .7 – .85. My budget is under $2000 But the cheaper the better. (I was looking and saw some well under the 2,000 mark). I would love for it to have a 1.1-1.2 ratio for length and width. If it’s under 1.1 that’s fine but nothing over 1.2. And I would like the color G or higher.

Thanks in advance for your help!!

Looks good! I’m going to raise my diamond price to $2500 though. Going to look for a little bigger of a size. I’m aiming for a more shallow diamond so it’s sets lower since my girlfriend is a nurse and this will help her if she wants to wear it at work. Still want to be under a carat. Just a bigger face and less depth on the ratio of the diamond.

Thanks!

That is a beautiful diamond. Ok, I’m looking to buy next week. I picked out the band but it only takes round (out of the diamonds I like anyways). Talked to the lady kind of lightly about diamond shapes and she talked about how she loved round.

The setting I found on James Allen is perfect and it’s cheap enough for me to raise my diamond price to $3,000 or less now! I was looking in the .9 carat range. I found one I really like and I would love for your opinion. Also if you see any diamonds similar from .80 – 1 Ct. In that price range. If the diamond I found is something you think is good I will still do whatever it takes so you get the commission of course. Thanks for you’re help. Promise I’ve fully narrowed it down to round for the setting.

Here’s the diamond:

www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.90-carat-h-color-si2-clarity-very-good-cut-sku-2169349?a_aid=dmnd1357

Really any diamond from .75-.9 with that you think will look stunning! Around $3200 max for the diamond is perfect. Just want it to look great since she wants a solitaire band so all eyes are on the diamond. Obviously the bigger the better but I want it to be a quality diamond!

Also have a question. When it give the width of the round diamond in mm, is that really how wide the diamond is? I’m seeing around 6 mm for some of the diamonds and I’m eyeing it up with a ruler and it seems pretty big. Just making sure I’m doing the measurements right on my side.

Thanks for your help!

Looks great! Found a .8 that’s just slightly smaller that looks amazing to my eyes. And it’s over $500 cheaper. To your eyes will it look as good? Just trying to find the best value! Thanks
www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.80-carat-g-color-si2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-2180448?a_aid=dmnd1357

I ordered the .84 ct diamond! And thanks for putting up with all my questions and thoughts!