Q&A: Looking for a Round or Oval Diamond for a Yellow Gold Setting With a $2,500 Budget

Hello,

First I would like to thank you for all the incredibly well written and useful articles on your site! I have learnt a great deal about diamonds from your website.

It’s that time in life where I need to purchase an engagement ring and after looking through the traditional stores and not really finding anything great in my price range, a friend suggested the James Allen website. I was quite skeptical of the idea of the idea but after reading through some reviews I’m hoping you are able to provide me with some guidance.

Ideally I am hoping to purchase an oval diamond, around CA$3,000 for the diamond alone, it will be set in 14K yellow gold and I would like to get as close to 1 carat as possible. Given that the stone will be set in yellow gold I was planning on forgoing the color in favor of size and cut. Would K be too yellow in comparison to J?

Below is a link to a stone I had found. Any advise or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/oval-cut/0.80-carat-j-color-vvs2-clarity-sku-2609753?a_aid=dmnd1357

Thank you for your assistance.

Thank you for helping me out. I’m quite impressed by the quick response.

I do like the diamond you suggested. I see some dark markings on this stone, will they be visible at all to the naked eye upon close inspection?

On previous trips to jewelry stores my girlfriend seemed gravitate towards the stones with a bit of color, she said she liked the warmth they seemed to have. If I was being honest at the time I wasn’t really paying attention to the color of the diamond (shopping isn’t necessarily my favorite activity). After reading the article on color I had assumed the faint yellow color I recall would have been from a diamond with a color between (K and L). Do you think I would achieve that warm look with a diamond in this color range? Will a K or L colored diamond be too yellow?

Thank you.

I think I would rather err on the side of caution with this and may stay in the H-I color for the oval. Do you have any suggestions if I were to go with a round cut diamond?

Thank you.

Love them both I think I’m now leaning towards a round cut diamond I still need to confirm the width of the ring. Just in case these two are sold before the end of the weekend could you let me know what you think about this diamond?
www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.81-carat-k-color-vs1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-1028148?a_aid=dmnd1357

Thanks.