Archive for $12000 Budget
Following yesterday’s selection of the best princess cut diamond for $13,000, today we present you with the best princess cut diamond for $12,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 2.01
Diamond Clarity: VS1
Measurements: 7.12*6.93*4.94
Length/Width Ratio: 1.03
Depth: 71.3%
Table: 70%
Diamond Polish: Very Good
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
Diamond Fluorescence: Faint
Diamond Price: $12,120
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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
Diamond Price: $12,060
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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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Following the previous Daily Diamond selection of the best Cushion Cut Diamond for $13,000, today we present you with the best Cushion Cut Diamond for $12,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 2.05
Diamond Clarity: VS2
Measurements: 8.13*6.96*4.49
Length/Width Ratio: 1.17
Depth: 64.5%
Table: 65%
Diamond Polish: Very Good
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
Diamond Price: $12,410
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James Allen also has a large variety of engagement rings to choose from to pair with today’s daily diamond selection. The most classic (and most often requested) engagement ring style is the “Tiffany” style solitaire engagement ring. What makes the Tiffany style look unique is the “knife-edge” look around the shank. The shank, instead of being rounded, comes to an edge all the way around. With a diamond this substantial in size, it would be best to have a shank width of at least 2.5 mm such as with James Allen’s 18k White Gold Pave Set 4 Prong Diamond Engagement Ring.
Today’s daily diamond selection will of course be clean to the naked eye (as are all of our daily diamond selections). The only thing to be of concern with today’s selection would be that some people might not like their cushion cut to be quite as rectangular as today’s. Most cushions have Length-to-Width ratios of about 1.10. Today’s stone’s ratio is 1.17, so it’s slightly more elongated.
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Following yesterday’s selection of the best princess cut diamond for $13000, today we offer you the best princess cut diamond for $12,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 1.70
Diamond Clarity: VS1
Measurements: 6.92*6.53*4.66
Length/Width Ratio: 1.06
Depth: 71.4%
Table: 64%
Diamond Polish: Good
Diamond Symmetry: Good
Diamond Price: $12,290
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James Allen also has a great selection of engagement rings to choose from to match with this diamond. If your fiance to be is the kind of woman that needs a splash of color in everything, then James Allen’s Platinum 3-Stone Trillion Cut Blue Sapphire Engagement Ring might be the perfect setting for you. The triangle shaped trillions are a great accent to a square princess cut center stone.
As with all of my princess cut daily diamond recommendations, the cut quality on today’s diamond is superb. If you have a preference for small tables, then today’s diamond in particular might be perfect for you. A table this small (64%) is truly difficult to find on most modern cut princess cuts. The only caveat with today’s diamond is that the Length to Width ratio is a tiny bit too large. GIA defines square as 1.00:1.00 to 1.05:1.00. So today’s 1.06 is just outside of that range. If you are very sensitive to squareness, then today’s diamond might not be right for you.
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Best I1 Clarity Diamond for $12,000: 2.51 Carat I Color GIA Certified Round Brilliant
Posted by: | CommentsFollowing yesterday’s pick of the best I1 clarity diamond for $13,000, today we present you with the best I1 Clarity diamond online for $12,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 2.51
Measurements: 8.64*8.69*5.41
Depth: 62.4%
Table: 58%
Diamond Polish: Very Good
Diamond Symmetry: Excellent
Diamond Price: $11,880
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Same stone as above, but closer to actual size
James Allen also has a great selection of engagement rings to choose from to match with this diamond. I love the look of a nice big round diamond matched with an engagement ring with a think band set with small side stones. I think James Allen’s 18k White Gold 2.0mm Art-Nouveau Pave Set Diamond Engagement Ring is a great option to match with this stone.
If you don’t believe me that this stone is clean to the naked eye, take a look at the picture above. Can you see the inlcusion now? That’s much closer to life-size.
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Best Cushion Cut Diamond for $12,000: 1.81 Carat H Color VVS2 Clarity GIA Certified
Posted by: | CommentsFollowing yesterday’s pick for the best cushion cut diamond for $13,000, today we present you with the best cushion cut diamond for $12,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 1.81
Diamond Clarity: VVS2
Measurements: 7.24*6.75*4.60
Length/Width Ratio: 1.07
Depth: 68.1%
Table: 63%
Diamond Polish: Excellent
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
Diamond Fluorescence: Faint
Diamond Price: $11,990
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James Allen also has a great selection of engagement rings to choose from to match with this diamond. I personally think James Allen’s 18k White Gold 2.6mm Six Prong Pave Set Engagement Ring would look fantastic with this diamond.
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Following our previous pick of the best Hearts & Arrows Ideal Cut diamond for $13,000, today we bring you the best Hearts & Arrows Ideal Cut for $12,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the AGS Certificate):
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Carats: 1.55
Diamond Clarity: VVS2
Measurements: 7.44*7.48*4.61
Depth: 61.8%
Table: 54.9%
Crown Angle: 34.7°
Crown %: 15.70
Idealscope Image of Arrows
Pavilion Angle: 40.8°
Pavilion %: 43.10
Diamond Polish: Ideal (0)
Diamond Symmetry: Ideal (0)
Diamond Fluorescence: Negligible
Diamond Price: $12,750 ($12,113 after TRUE5 Discount Code)
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Best Asscher Cut Diamond for $12,000: 2.02 Carat H Color SI1 Clarity GIA Certified
Posted by: | CommentsFollowing last week’s pick of the best asscher cut for $13,000, we move along today to the best Asscher Cut Diamond for a $12,000 budget.
Here’s the stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 2.02
Diamond Clarity: SI1
Measurements: 6.93*6.92*4.70
Depth: 67.9%
Table: 62%
Diamond Polish: Excellent
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
Diamond Price: $12,040
Today’s pick is quite special, since it’s not easy to find a large asscher cut like this in an SI1 clarity that is still clean to the naked eye. As you can see in the picture above, the inclusion is nowhere to be found when the diamond is face up. It must be hidden underneath the steps on the sides of the diamond.
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Best Princess Cut Diamond for $12,000: 2.04 I Color SI1 Clarity GIA Certified Eye Clean
Posted by: | CommentsFollowing the last pick (Best Princess Cut for $13,000), we move onto today’s pick which is the best Princess Cut available online for a $12,000 budget. Today’s pick is really something special. You’ll notice that today’s diamond has a depth of 68.6%. Finding a Princess Cut with a depth in the low 70s is difficult enough, but finding one in the high 60s is even more difficult. And the smaller depth really shows on this stone. Its length and width are significantly larger than similar weighted stones.
Here’s the Stats (Unfortunately, a copy of the GIA Certificate was not available at press time):
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Carats: 2.04
Measurements: 7.28*7.22*4.95
Length/Width Ratio: 1.01
Depth: 68.6%
Table: 73%
Diamond Polish: Very Good
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
Diamond Price: $12,150
