I’m looking to upgrade my wife’s engagement ring for our anniversary. I’m looking at the following setting in rose gold at James Allen:
14K ROSE GOLD CHANNEL SET PRINCESS SHAPED DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING
For diamonds, I’m choosing between these two. Both are similar round shaped diamonds:
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-diamonds/round-cut/0.80-carat-i-color-vs1-clarity-ideal-cut-sku-3430333?a_aid=dmnd1357
My budget is around $5000. Are these diamonds a good choice for this setting and if so, which is the better choice? If not, can you recommend a better choice?
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I did have one other question. Will the color of the diamonds I’ve selected (I) be a problem if the channel set diamonds are F-G?
Those are excellent options! Both are very similar like you said and because of that, I’d go with the slightly cheaper one. It’s a tad bit bigger and $90 cheaper (which isn’t a big difference, but since they will look identical, it’s a bonus).
The color doesn’t have to be any higher. The diamonds in the setting are too small to make a color difference.
Thank you so much for your help. I purchased the ring with the diamond you recommended. My wife loves it. We couldn’t be happier.
That’s amazing! I’m so happy to hear that.
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