Can you get a good 1 carat diamond on a $3,000 budget? I heard that I’d have to compromise on clarity and color. Is this a good idea or should I go for a smaller stone?
January 24, 2012 :: Posted by - Specialist :: Category - Feartured
Hi! That’s really a great question. You won’t find many stores that offer 1 carat diamonds for less than $3000, and you will have to go for a lower clarity and color. But this if perfectly FINE. What you want to do is go for a stone that is still perfect to the naked eye, which you can do with an SI2 clarity and as low as an H color. No one without a jeweler’s loupe will ever know the difference, and you don’t have people looking at your engagement ring with a loupe too often. But they will notice the carat, that’s for sure. Just don’t go below SI2 and H color. Here’s a link to a diamond that fits your budget to those specifications.