Yellow Loose Diamonds
As of yesterday I knew zero about diamonds. I've learned quite a bit
in the past 24 hours and have looked at dozens of diamonds. I was
hoping someone could give me insight on what the price range would be
on the following diamond:
1.35 carat - K - Si2 - GIA certified
If you are thinking about buying the diamond for anything other than an
earring, don't. Regardless of the price, that diamond has too much body
color for most people. Go into any jewelry store and ask them to put a K
color diamond next to an E-F-G color diamond. You'll see very quickly what
I mean...
I have access to a relatively large database of certified diamonds. My
supplier own's all of his diamonds, so I'm not just brokering a deal off
the same database that every other internet dealer is buying from. A few
diamonds currently available are:
Carat Color Clarity Your Cost
1.36 E SI2 $5,150
1.29 I SI1 $4,910
1.28 E SI1 $5,556
1.16 D SI1 $7,000
1.10 I SI1 $4,445
These are not junk cuts, pawn shop, or clarity enhanced stones. All of
these diamonds are lab certified and appraised at over twice what I'm
selling them for. Shop around, you won't find a better deal on well cut,
fresh, certified diamonds anywhere. I have fantastic images of all these
diamonds that I can send you if you are interested. In addition, I sell
custom platinum and 18k gold settings AT COST.
Depending on your budget K/SI2 may be the quality level right for you. An
SI2 clarity grade should look clean to the Eye (or very close to it
especially when mounted in a ring). Depending on your choice of mounting,
the color K may be visible or bothersome to you and your future wife. If
mounted in yellow gold, K diamonds (larger than 0.50ct.) face-up almost
white. But, people can usually see some color in larger diamonds mounted in
white metal (ie, white gold or platinum). Yellow metal makes slightly yellow
or brown diamonds appear more colorless while white metal makes them look
more yellow or brown.
If you are interested in free advice and information on buying and pricing
diamonds check this cool "Diamond Buying Guide" web page:
http://www.yourdiamond.com/buyguide.htm