I am searching for a ring imminently and have been reading your site for a few months. Thanks for all the work you’ve done and invaluable information. Based on what I’ve learned from your site, I have been looking at round brilliants in the I – SI1 & SI2 range. I really don’t want to pay for anything that you can’t see with the naked eye. But I would like the nicest combination of brilliance and fire available.
The setting that she has chosen is this: http://design.jared-diamonds.com/item/R999560787107
My total budget is $8,000 to $9,000 so I’m looking to spend somewhere between $6,500 and $7,500 on the stone.
Based on that, this stone would put me at the lower end of my budget:
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1319124.asp?a_aid=dmnd1357
And this one would be towards the top:
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1326077.asp?a_aid=dmnd1357
Finally, what about these two?
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1326402.asp?a_aid=dmnd1357
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1333868.asp?a_aid=dmnd1357
Overall, I think the 1.40 I-SI1 is my choice right now.
Thanks in advance…
Thanks for writing, and thanks for the kind words about the site! I’m very happy you’ve found it helpful!
Let me run through the stones you linked to:
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1326077.asp?a_aid=dmnd1357 – this one’s no good. Black inlcusion dead center will probably not be eye clean
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1333868.asp?a_aid=dmnd1357 – looks very nice. If you want to spend more and get a full 1.50, this is the stone for you
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1326402.asp?a_aid=dmnd1357 – looks great, but no longer available. Was that you who snatched it up?
https://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/I-SI1-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1319124.asp?a_aid=dmnd3157 – looks fantastic as well. If you want to spend less and get a slightly smaller stone, then this is the best option for you.
Good luck!
Thanks for the quick response Ira. It wasn’t me that got the 1.4, so I went ahead and got the 1.51. Thanks again!!!
Great! Congrats! Please let me know what you think when it arrives!
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