Archive for $7000 Budget
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 $8,000, today we present you with the best princess cut diamond for $7,000.
(UPDATE: Do not buy this stone!! This is a great example of how easy it is to make a mistake when buying diamonds. The inclusion on the bottom of this stone in the picture below is small, but dead white. Because of its size, I didn’t notice it at first, and therefore I recommended the stone. But on second thought that kind of dead white inclusion can often be visible to the naked eye, even when it is so small. The only exception to this advice would be perhaps if you are having the stone bezel set, then it would be covered/obscured)
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 1.51
Diamond Clarity: VS2
Measurements: 6.72*6.44*4.53
Length/Width Ratio: 1.04
Depth: 70.3%
Table: 71%
Diamond Polish: Very Good
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
Diamond Price: $6,920
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Following yesterday’s pick of the best Hearts & Arrows Ideal Cut Round Diamond for $8,000, today we present you with the best H&A Ideal Cut diamond for $7,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the AGS Certificate):
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Carats: 1.17
Diamond Clarity: VS1
Diamond Cut: Ideal
Measurements: 6.87*6.89*4.16
Depth: 60.5%
Table: 55.5%
Crown Angle: 34.4°
Crown %: 15.3%
Pavilion Angle: 41.0°
Pavilion %: 43.4%
Diamond Polish: Ideal
Diamond Symmetry: Ideal
Diamond Price: $6,550
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On the heels of yesterday’s pick of the best Cushion Cut Diamond for $8,000, today we offer you the best Cushion Cut Diamond for $7,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 1.50
Measurements: 6.49*6.37*4.39
Length/Width Ratio: 1.02
Depth: 68.9%
Table: 67%
Diamond Polish: Very Good
Diamond Symmetry: Good
James Allen Engagement Ring
Diamond Price: $7,540
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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. One of the most popular engagement ring styles out there is the Tiffany Lucida style. James Allen has a ring style that looks very similar to the Lucida ring, but costs much less. They call it the White Gold Cross Prong Diamond Solitaire Ring.
As always with our Daily Diamond selections, today’s stone is completely clean to the naked eye.
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Following yesterday’s choice of the best princess cut diamond for $8000, today we offer you the best princess cut diamond for $7,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 1.30
Diamond Clarity: VS2
Measurements: 6.08*5.93*4.28
Length/Width Ratio: 1.03
Depth: 72.2%
Table: 72%
Diamond Polish: Very Good
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
James Allen Engagement Ring
Diamond Price: $6,870
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James Allen also has a great selection of engagement rings to choose from to match with this diamond. A elegantly simple ring that is extremely popular is James Allen’s 2mm Comfort Fit Platinum Solitaire Diamond Ring.
As with the other daily diamond recommendations, today’s diamond is an ideal cut princess cut. The depth and table percentages are squarely in the desirable ranges.
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Best I1 Clarity Diamond for $7000: 1.50 Carat G Color GIA Certified Round Brilliant
Posted by: | CommentsFollowing our previous selection of the best I1 clarity diamond for $8,000, today we present you with the best I1 clarity diamond for $7000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 1.50
Diamond Cut: Very Good
Measurements: 7.24*7.29*4.51
Depth: 62.1%
Table: 60%
Diamond Polish: Very Good
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
James Allen Engagement Ring
Diamond Price: $6,770
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James Allen also has a great selection of engagement rings to choose from to match with this diamond. If you’re looking for an engagement ring setting that’s both stunning, yet understated, then consider James Allen’s 18k White Gold 2.0mm Art-Nouveau Pave Set Diamond Engagement Ring. The unique basket design coupled with the high quality pave diamonds down the shank really make this ring unique.
Unfortunately, as with yesterday’s selection, the picture of today’s diamond appears a bit hazy. Based on the details from the GIA certificate, it is clear to me that this cloudiness is caused by a smudged lens or a smudged diamond. What is important to take away from this picture, though, is that this stone is definitely going to be clean to the naked eye.
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Best Cushion Cut Diamond for $7,000: 1.71 Carat I Color SI2 Clarity GIA Certified
Posted by: | CommentsFollowing on the heels of yesterday’s pick for the best cushion cut diamond for $8,000, today we present you with the best cushion cut diamond for $7,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Report Check – The scan of the certificate was not available):
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Carats: 1.71
Diamond Clarity: SI2 Diamond Clarity
Measurements: 6.94*6.70*4.60
Length/Width Ratio: 1.04
Depth: 68.7%
Table: 59%
Diamond Polish: Very Good
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
James Allen Engagement Ring
Diamond Price: $7,200
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James Allen also has a great selection of engagement rings to choose from to match with this diamond. If you want to show off this large stone without any detracting side stones, then this 2mm Comfort Fit 18K White Gold Solitaire Engagement Ring is a fine choice indeed.
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Following yesterday’s pick for the best Hearts & Arrows Ideal Cut Diamond for $8,000, today we present you with the best Hearts & Arrows Ideal Cut for $7,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the AGS Certificate):
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Carats: 1.13
Diamond Clarity: SI1
Measurements: 6.69*6.78*4.13
Depth: 61.5%
Table: 56.2%
Crown Angle: 34.6°
Crown %: 15.20
Idealscope View of Arrows
Pavilion Angle: 40.8°
Pavilion %: 43.00
Diamond Polish: Ideal (0)
Diamond Symmetry: Ideal (0)
Diamond Fluorescence: Negligible
Diamond Price: $7,290 (After applying TRUE5 Discount Code, Price Drops to $6,926)
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Best Asscher Cut Diamond for $7000: 1.50 Carat H Color VVS2 Clarity GIA Certified
Posted by: | CommentsFollowing our previous pick of the Best Asscher Cut for $8000, we move right along to the best Asscher Cut Diamond for $7000.
Here’s the Stats (or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 1.50
Diamond Clarity: VVS2
Measurements: 6.28*6.06*4.35
Length/Width Ratio: 1.04
Depth: 71.8%
Table: 62%
Diamond Polish: Excellent
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
Diamond Price: $7,170
