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Q&A: Buying Locally in Los Angeles vs. Buying Online
Posted by: | CommentsQ: Hello Ira, First, thank you for your site. It’s proven quite helpful already.
My question concerns potential vendors. I live in Los Angeles where we have a wholesale jewelry district downtown. An acquaintance, who actually picked out her own engagement ring, swears that I would be a fool to not use one of these local vendors. Is she right? (And if so, would you happen to have anyone here that you recommend?)
I love to buy online but I’m still not entirely convinced that buying a diamond online is the wisest option. Especially with the local options reportedly being so great. Ultimately, of course, I just want the best deal. Perhaps better deals will, in fact, be found online? I intend to go in soon to see for myself and have some basis for comparison, but I’d love to know what to expect. Any insight here would be very welcome. And I thank you in advance.
Best – D
PS – I anticipate going for a round cut, 1.25 or so Carat, and trying to get the cleanest, clearest one I can for *hopefully* under $8k. But that’s just an initial direction. I definitely do not intend to spend more than ten grand, and would be thrilled to find something great that’s closer to five! Anyway, thanks again for your help.
Following yesterday’s selection of the best princess cut diamond for $6,000, today we present you with the best princess cut diamond for $5,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 1.26
Measurements: 6.18*6.03*4.23
Length/Width Ratio: 1.02
Depth: 70.1%
Table: 72%
Diamond Polish: Very Good
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
Diamond Price: $5,360
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Following yesterday’s selection of the best princess cut diamond for $7,000, today we present you with the best princess cut diamond for $6,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 1.25
Diamond Clarity: SI2
Measurements: 5.87*5.69*4.21
Length/Width Ratio: 1.03
Depth: 74.0%
Table: 67%
Diamond Polish: Excellent
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
Diamond Price: $5,510
Don’t forget to use our exclusive coupon code TADJ10 with James Allen for 10% off Engagement Ring Settings!
Following yesterday’s pick of the best Hearts & Arrows Ideal Cut Round Diamond for $11,000, today we present you with the best H&A Ideal Cut diamond for $10,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the AGS Certificate):
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Carats: 1.23
Diamond Clarity: VVS1
Diamond Cut: Ideal
Measurements: 6.86*6.96*4.27
Depth: 62.1%
Table: 54.5%
Crown Angle: 34.8°
Crown %: 15.8%
Pavilion Angle: 40.9°
Pavilion %: 43.1%
Diamond Polish: Ideal
Diamond Symmetry: Ideal
Diamond Price: $10,160
Don’t forget to use our exclusive coupon code TADJ10 with James Allen for 10% off Engagement Ring Settings!
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Following yesterday’s pick of the best Hearts & Arrows Ideal Cut Round Diamond for $12,000, today we present you with the best H&A Ideal Cut diamond for $11,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the AGS Certificate):
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Carats: 1.20
Diamond Clarity: VS2
Diamond Cut: Ideal
Measurements: 6.85*6.88*4.22
Depth: 61.5%
Table: 53.6%
Crown Angle: 34.7°
Crown %: 15.8%
Pavilion Angle: 40.7°
Pavilion %: 42.9%
Diamond Polish: Ideal
Diamond Symmetry: Ideal
James Allen Engagement Ring
Diamond Price: $11,380
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You might have noticed during my current daily diamond series of the best Hearts & Arrows Ideal Cut round diamonds for various budgets that I’ve also tried to highlight a different style concept in engagement rings each day. Today I will try to continue this pattern.
Another style that I love is where the shank of the engagement ring is studded with small side stones that are larger than typical pave diamonds. Most pave diamonds are about 0.01 carat. The side diamonds of today’s ring are 0.05 carat each. 0.05 carat diamonds are usually about 2.4mm across while 0.01 carat diamonds are approximately 1.35mm across. The difference is quite significant and truly changes the look of the ring. In the industry, pave-size diamonds are referred to as “stars” while diamonds between 0.02ct and 0.07ct are referred to as “full cuts.”
James Allen has several rings with side diamonds of this size. My personal favorite among their selection is their 18k White Gold Common Prong Ten Briliiant Diamond Engagement Ring.
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Following yesterday’s pick of the best Hearts & Arrows Ideal Cut Round Diamond for $13,000, today we present you with the best H&A Ideal Cut diamond for $12,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the AGS Certificate):
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Carats: 1.26
Diamond Clarity: VVS2
Diamond Cut: Ideal
Measurements: 6.96*6.99*4.28
Depth: 61.3%
Table: 55.0%
Crown Angle: 34.3°
Crown %: 15.4%
Pavilion Angle: 40.9°
Pavilion %: 43.1%
Diamond Polish: Ideal
Diamond Symmetry: Ideal
James Allen Engagement Ring
Diamond Price: $12,060
Don’t forget to use our exclusive coupon code TADJ10 with James Allen for 10% off Engagement Ring Settings!
One style that is very popular nowadays is the “halo” style. The halo style is basically when you have a diamond pave-set frame around the edge of the face of the diamond set in the engagement ring. This is popular for a number of reasons. Firstly, all pave styles in general are very popular now and have been for a number of years now. But additionally, halo styles are popular because they give the diamond the appearance of being larger than it actually is.
James Allen offers several different “halo” style engagement rings. Many are a part of their designer “Meno MicroPave Collection.” But these rings are expensive, due to their brand name. But JA offers many similar styles in their regular engagement ring selection that are equally as beautiful.
One such example of a beautiful halo-style engagement ring in their regular ring inventory is their 18k White Gold Split Shank Pave Halo Diamond Engagement Ring.
What I like about this setting is that the split shank widens the footprint of the ring on the finger, yet it’s not big and bulky. So this ring will look great on fingers of all sizes, yet doesn’t look overly heavy with gold or platinum.
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First of all, I apologize to those of you hoping for a daily diamond selection for the last few days. The kids are off school for Passover vacation, so it’s been a bit hectic to say the least!
The next in our series of the best Cushion Cut Diamond for various budgets after the previous selection of the best Cushion Cut Diamond for $5,000, is the best Cushion Cut Diamond for $4,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 1.25
Diamond Clarity: SI2
Measurements: 6.77*6.21*4.00
Length/Width Ratio: 1.09
Depth: 64.4%
Table: 66%
Diamond Polish: Excellent
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
James Allen Engagement Ring
Diamond Price: $4,630
Don’t forget to use our exclusive coupon code TADJ10 with James Allen for 10% off Engagement Ring Settings!
James Allen also has a large variety of engagement rings to choose from to pair with today’s daily diamond selection. If your fiance-to-be likes things as basic and simple as possible, then you need to go with the “comfort fit” style of engagement ring settings. James Allen offers this style in three different sizes – 2.0mm, 2.5mm, and 3.0mm. For women with slim petite hands, James Allen’s 2mm Comfort Fit 18K White Gold Solitaire Engagement Ring would be ideal.
As always with our Daily Diamond selections, today’s stone is completely clean to the naked eye.
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Following our previous selection of the best Cushion Cut Diamond for $6,000, today we present you with the best Cushion Cut Diamond for $5,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 1.25
Diamond Clarity: SI2
Measurements: 6.77*6.21*4.00
Length/Width Ratio: 1.09
Depth: 64.4%
Table: 66%
Diamond Polish: Excellent
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
James Allen Engagement Ring
Diamond Price: $4,630
Don’t forget to use our exclusive coupon code TADJ10 with James Allen for 10% off Engagement Ring Settings!
James Allen also has a large variety of engagement rings to choose from to pair with today’s daily diamond selection. A truly elegant style that’s somewhat off the beaten track of popular engagement ring styles is the look of a squarish center stone flanked by two triangular shapped trillion diamonds. One great example of this popular style is James Allen’s 18kt White Gold 3-Stone, Pave Set Diamond Engagement Ring. Don’t let the “3-Stone” name fool you – this is no anniversary ring style – this is an engagement ring style through and through.
As with all of our Daily Diamond selections, today’s stone is completely clean to the naked eye. That small faint black inclusion you see in the center of the stone will not be visible to the naked eye. This stone is a truly great value for the money.
