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Following yesterday’s selection of the best princess cut diamond for $3,000, today we present you with the best princess cut diamond for $2,500.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 0.87
Diamond Clarity: VS1
Measurements: 5.15*5.10*3.76
Length/Width Ratio: 1.01
Depth: 73.7%
Table: 70%
Diamond Polish: Very Good
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
Diamond Fluorescence: Faint
Diamond Price: $2,690
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Following yesterday’s selection of the best princess cut diamond for $5,000, today we present you with the best princess cut diamond for $4,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 1.10
Diamond Clarity: VS1
Measurements: 5.68*5.64*4.08
Length/Width Ratio: 1.01
Depth: 72.3%
Table: 69%
Diamond Polish: Very Good
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
Diamond Price: $4,140
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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 $9,000, today we present you with the best princess cut diamond for $8,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 1.60
Diamond Clarity: SI1
Measurements: 6.47*6.42*4.43
Length/Width Ratio: 1.01
Depth: 69.0%
Table: 68%
Diamond Polish: Good
Diamond Symmetry: Good
Diamond Price: $8,210
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Following our previous selection of the best princess cut diamond for $12,000, today we present you with the best princess cut diamond for $11,000.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 2.11
Measurements: 7.10*7.00*5.14
Length/Width Ratio: 1.01
Depth: 73.4%
Table: 70%
Diamond Polish: Very Good
Diamond Symmetry: Very Good
Diamond Price: $11,480
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James Allen Engagement Ring
Some of you might be wondering why I selected a stone for my “Daily Diamond” selection today that has a noticeable black inclusion in the table of the diamond. It’s a fair question.
And here’s my answer: I’m 95% sure that this small black inclusion will not be visible to your naked eye. Furthermore, it’s not every day that a nice large princess cut diamond is an SI2, eye clean, and has a killer cut. This stone satisfies all three, so I just couldn’t pass it up.
Now on to the setting. I’ve had a large number of readers recently ask me about this setting, so I’m taking this as a sign that this is a very popular setting these days. Most of those who asked about this setting are, in fact, matching it with a princess cut diamond, so I figured it would make the perfect match to today’s daily diamond selection.
This setting, the 18k White Gold Channel Set Princess Cut Diamond Engagement Ring on James Allen, has 24 pave sized channel set princess cut diamonds weighing a total of 0.60 carats.
The ring costs $1275 in White Gold ($1147.50 after applying the TADJ10 discount) and $1550 in Platinum ($1395 after the TADJ10 discount code).
In White Gold, after the TADJ10 discount, this setting costs $657. In Platinum, it is $1053 after discount.
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Following yesterday’s selection of the best princess cut diamond for $19,000, today we present you with the best princess cut diamond for $17,000. I first looked for a stone for $18,000, but I couldn’t find anything as nice as today’s selection for $17,000. Today’s stone is truly something special. It’s quite evident from the certificate details that this stone was made by a true artisan who took a perfectionists approach to polishing this stone. This stone has several features (perfect square, Ex/Ex, perfect table and depth%) that are rare enough to find by themselves – but this stone has them all together which makes this stone uniquely rare and special.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the GIA Certificate):
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Carats: 2.21
Diamond Clarity: VS1
Measurements: 7.20*7.19*5.08
Length/Width Ratio: 1.00
Depth: 70.7%
Table: 69%
Diamond Polish: Excellent
Diamond Symmetry: Excellent
Diamond Price: $16,990
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James Allen Engagement Ring
James Allen (as most other online diamond vendors) shows most of their rings by default set with a round diamond. The reason is clear – the majority of consumers want a round diamond, so it just makes sense to show the rings by default with a round diamond. On occasion, though, there are some rings that just look like they were made for a princess cut diamond even though they can easily accomodate a round brilliant cut diamond (or any other shape for that matter).
Today’s suggested ring is one such setting. James Allen’s 18k White Gold Channel Set Princess Cut Diamond Engagement Ring has a small pave size princess cut diamonds channel set right into the shank. These stones provide a beautiful build up to a towering princess cut diamond center stone.
In White Gold, after the TADJ10 discount, this setting costs $1147.50. In Platinum, it is $1395 after discount.
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Following yesterday’s pick of the best Hearts & Arrows Ideal Cut Round Diamond for $2,000, today we present you with the best H&A Ideal Cut diamond for $1,500.
Here’s the Stats (Or Click Here for a Copy of the AGS Certificate):
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Carats: 0.61
Diamond Clarity: SI1
Diamond Cut: Ideal
Measurements: 5.47*5.50*3.37
Depth: 61.3%
Table: 55.2%
Crown Angle: 34.5°
Crown %: 15.3%
Pavilion Angle: 40.9°
Pavilion %: 43.2%
Diamond Polish: Ideal
Diamond Symmetry: Ideal
Don’t forget to use our exclusive coupon code TADJ10 with James Allen for 10% off Engagement Ring Settings!
