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Q&A: Looking for a Shy 1 Ct. Round Diamond With Up to $5,000 Budget

By Mike Fried,

Awesome site!

GIA/AGS certified
Budget: 3,500-5,000
Band type: Platinum
Diamond shape: round
Carat weight: between .95-.99
Diameter: This one im not as sure about, but I think probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 5.9, 6.0. Or whatever would look best.
Diamond Color: H-J
Clarity: Between VS2 & SI2
Cut: excellent/Ideal

Let me know if more details are needed. Just based on what ive been reading on this site I feel like this is a good start. Didn’t know anything about this stuff before I logged onto your site. Thanks!

One last question before I start the search, what style of setting are you going to use? (solitaire, halo, pave or other)? Different settings suit certain colors better.

Thanks for your prompt response. I am excited to get started! The setting I would like to use is solitaire. Let me know if you have any other questions about the diamond I am looking for.

Thank you for the information.

Have a look at this diamond:
www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.97-carat-i-color-vs2-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-2184566?a_aid=dmnd1357

It’s very well cut, eye-clean and going to look colorless in the style of setting you like.

That’s a beautiful diamond. So the inclusion on that diamond would be unnoticeable to the naked eye you think? And you think it would still look colorless if the setting didn’t have a halo or crown around the ring?

For the vast majority of our readers will I color stone look colorless in the style of setting you like.

Yes, the inclusion can be covered by a prong of a setting. That’s why I think that it’s eye-clean and perfect choice.

Let me know what you decide.

I tried to purchase the diamond last night but apparently I was just barely too late. Were there other diamonds that looked like they could be good options for what I am looking for?

I’m sorry to hear that the diamond was gone so quickly.

Have a look at this stone:
www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.95-carat-i-color-vs1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-2076400?a_aid=dmnd1357

It has almost the same specifications and measurements.

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