$20000 Budget | Truth About Diamonds

James Allen sells a number of rings each with a slightly different take on this theme. Some have a cathedral style band where the band is raised at the top of the shank near the center stone. Some have smaller pave, others larger. There are a variety of different prong styles that are matched with the setting.

James Allen’s most popular version of this style is probably their 18k White Gold .32ct French Cut Pave Diamond Engagement Ring.

In White Gold, after the TADJ10 discount, this setting costs $657. In Platinum, it is $1053 after discount.

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Apr

Best Hearts & Arrows Ideal Cut Round Brilliant Diamond for $20,000: 2.05 Carats H Color SI1 Clarity TrueHearts by James Allen

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Following yesterday’s pick of the best Hearts & Arrows Ideal Cut Round Diamond for $25,000, today we present you with the best H&A Ideal Cut diamond for $20,000.

Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the AGS Certificate):

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Carats: 2.05

Diamond Color: H

Diamond Clarity: SI1

Diamond Cut: Ideal

Measurements: 8.11*8.16*5.05

Depth: 62.2%

Table: 55.0%

Crown Angle: 34.6°

Crown %: 15.5%

Pavilion Angle: 40.8°

Pavilion %: 43.1%

Diamond Polish: Ideal

Diamond Symmetry: Ideal

Diamond Fluorescence: None

James Allen Engagement Ring

Diamond Price: $19,550

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As popular as pave-based styles are these days, a very large percentage of people still look for the simplistic elegance of a plain solitaire setting. Surprisingly, though, the selection of plain solitaires is quite varied with many different styles to choose from. Some people prefer the classic Tiffany Solitaire with its signature “knife edge” shank. Others prefer the rounded “comfort fit” look.

One of the most common styles around is the “Cross Prong” look. In fact, this style is one of James Allen’s most popular. The best example of this style is this ring: James Allen’s White Gold Cross Prong Diamond Solitaire Ring. This ring has a wider 3.3mm shank which is great for women of all sizes. Also, it will look great with today’s daily diamond selection because it’s such a big diamond that it won’t look swallowed up by the wide shank. Keep in mind that the shank is 3.3mm wide, but the diamond is well over 8mm wide!

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Feb

Best Cushion Cut Diamond for $20000: 2.52 Carat G Color SI1 Clarity GIA Certified Cushion Cut Diamond

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Here we are yet again, at the begging of another Daily Diamond series. Recently, I have been receiving an unusually high number of requests for recommendations for Cushion Cut diamonds. So I figured this would be a great time to start a new series of Daily Diamonds tracing the best Cushion Cut diamonds from a budget of $20,000 all the way down to a budget of $2000.

Today, we begin with the best Cushion Cut Diamond for $20,000.

Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):

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Carats: 2.52

Diamond Color: G

Diamond Clarity: SI1

Measurements: 8.12*7.58*5.33

Length/Width Ratio: 1.07

Depth: 70.3%

Table: 66%

Diamond Polish: Good

Diamond Symmetry: Good

Diamond Fluorescence: None

James Allen Engagement Ring

Diamond Price: $20,580

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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. When looking for a ring to match with a diamond as significant as today’s selection, it’s probably best to choose a band that isn’t too thin and delicate as it will look overpowered by the stone. A great design that will balance quite nicely with today’s large diamond is James Allen’s 18k White Gold 4mm Rounded Cathedral Solitaire Diamond Ring. This ring will really bring out the beauty in today’s cushion cut.

As always with our Daily Diamond selections, today’s stone is completely clean to the naked eye.

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Jan

Q&A: Looking for Eye Clean Round Brilliant Over 2 carats for Under $20,000

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Q: great website! i know enough to be thoroughly confused…love the shape of the princess and its refracted sizzle, but also think the round is a cleaner, classic cut with better fire and light/brilliance. looked at both in 2C size and didnt notice too much of size difference as long as 4c’ were high range. so, now wondering if i should go with lesser quality round or excellent quality princess, but either case am comitted to 2c size. help! please…..thanks a million.

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Dec

Best Princess Cut Diamond for $20000: 2.31 Carat G Color VS2 Clarity GIA Certified Princess Cut Diamond

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Now that we’ve concluded our series of the best I1 clarity diamond for different budgets, today we begin another “best of” series. Today, I have decide to start a series choosing the best Princess Cut Diamond for different budgets. We will begin with a $20,000 budget.

Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):

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Carats: 2.31

Diamond Color: G

Diamond Clarity: VS2

Measurements: 7.44*7.40*5.14

Length/Width Ratio: 1.01

Depth: 69.5%

Table: 66%

Diamond Polish: Excellent

Diamond Symmetry: Excellent

Diamond Fluorescence: None

James Allen Engagement Ring

Diamond Price: $20,900

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James Allen also has a great selection of engagement rings to choose from to match with this diamond. It’s a unique challenge to find an engagement ring setting that will look especially nice set with a large princess cut diamond. I always loved the look of a large center stone surrounded on both sides by nicely sized side accent diamonds. This look is especially nice with James Allen’s Platinum 3-Stone Channel-Set Diamond Engagement Ring (see on the right) is the perfect setting to match with today’s diamond.

Today’s diamond is truly something special. It’s rarely nice on two separate accounts. Firstly, the diamond has a depth percentage of only 69.5%. This means the weight of the diamond isn’t being waste in its depth. The diamond is quite large, and shows itself even larger because of its prime depth percentage. But even beyond that, it’s also rare to find princess cuts with such a nice small table. It’s very hard to find a princess cut diamond with a table percentage less than 70% as well. Today’s diamond has a table percentage of only 66%.

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Dec

Q&A: $20,000 for 3 Carat Stone. Interested in Brokering Service.

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Q: Hello, your service looks very interesting, How does you commission work? You find my perfect diamond and show me the details. You give me the contact and I pay you and the seller? I am buying my finance an engagement ring. I have give or take 20k budget for the diamond. I want it to be at the least 3+ carats, eye clean and a decent color. I can go with either a round, radiant or princess. Seems rounds aren’t a good value due to the demand that has driven the price up. I guess, to put simply, if you can find me the bigggest stone above 3 carat, at the least J color, VS2, ideal cut and eye clean for 17-18k, it would be a good deal for both of us. Thanks

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Nov

Best Fancy Color Diamond for $20,000: 3.00 Carat Fancy Yellow (Canary Yellow) Cushion Cut GIA Certified

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Following our previous pick of the best fancy color diamond (arrangement) for $25,000, today we present you with the best fancy color diamond for $20,000.

Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):

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Carats: 3.00

Diamond Color: Natural Fancy Yellow

Diamond Clarity: VS2

Measurements: 8.60 X 8.69 X 4.58

Length/Width Ratio: 1.01

Diamond Polish: Good

Diamond Symmetry: Good

Diamond Fluorescence: None

Diamond Price: $21,000

This stone has a depth of 54.9% which helps bring out the color better, but more importantly, it gives the stone a huge spread face-up. The stone looks like a 4ct diamond.