I don't have a daughter, do have a niece. I am hoping to give them to my sons to propose to their future wives...way in the future
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I don't have a daughter, do have a niece. I am hoping to give them to my sons to propose to their future wives...way in the futureYes, I know. I plan to wear then everyday! This is why I want to get a good pair of earrings and enjoy them!
So according to bluenile.com, I looked up the stats for a diamond of D-G color, IF-VVS2, and 1.5-1.7 carats.
For each earring, the diamond is listed at anywhere from $17k to $56k. So for a pair, you are looking at $34,000 on the lower end or $112,000 if you truly want internally flawless, D colored, ideal cut stones.
I would highly suggest relaxing your requirements for clarity as others have suggested. Finding an eye-clean SI1 set could save you a ton of money, while still keeping the cut and color. Again, according to bluenile, a pair of GIA certified SI1 diamonds would be about $22k. Of course it depends on the diamond (some SI1 might not be eye clean, but others can be stunning).
Thank you for doing this for me. I have a person looking for me and I am hopeful that he will be very competitive.
I can loan you my daughter, she is almost 17 and high maintenance. LOL
I wear my diamond earrings almost everyday, and have both screwbacks and regular posts.
I wear my diamond earrings almost everyday, and have both screwbacks and regular posts.
These are on the lower end of your specs in size, clarity, and color, but I think they are so pretty! They're about a carat each and are from bluenile.
Diamond stud earrings are definitely worth the investment. I have two pairs (one in white gold and one in yellow gold, both of which I was lucky enough to inherit) and wear one or the other almost every day.
Good luck shopping around for them. I'll be looking forward to your pictures once you buy them.
Good luck shopping around for them. I'll be looking forward to your pictures once you buy them.
Diamond stud earrings are definitely worth the investment. I have two pairs (one in white gold and one in yellow gold, both of which I was lucky enough to inherit) and wear one or the other almost every day.
Good luck shopping around for them. I'll be looking forward to your pictures once you buy them.
Thank you! I will post pictures when I get them. I found a pair on Mondera. I want to see if I can do better than their price.
I'm no expert, but I certainly don't think you need a D-F color! If you're looking for round brilliants, a well cut diamond in even a J-K will face up very white - to me at least, although I acknowledge that I'm not very color sensitive. I think you can make some fairly significant concessions on both color and clarity and still have very, very nice studs. Be sure to go to a good jeweler to look at loose stones. You may be surprised about how nice "lower quality" diamonds will look as studs.
Now the general population has found out about ideal cut stones, the price has skyrocketed for them!
If possible, look at every stone individually. Some people are more color sensitive than others. Maybe you'll prefer the warmth a G, H, or I gives off. If you have to go to the lower end of the scale, sacrifice on everything but the ideal cut.
If possible, look at every stone individually. Some people are more color sensitive than others. Maybe you'll prefer the warmth a G, H, or I gives off. If you have to go to the lower end of the scale, sacrifice on everything but the ideal cut.