Babbles
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- Jan 4, 2001
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Here is what I got for $10k:
Shape - round
Carat - 1.01
Cut - very good
Color - D
Clarity - VS1
If I had to do it again I would drop the color down to G, drop the cut down to good, and keep clarity the same to make up for the price for 2 carat plus $10k more.
I don't know what the OP's budget is, but less than $10k won't get you anything decent.
I had to check my GIA certification; haven't looked at it in a while.
I bought her a Round Brilliant
Carat: 0.90
Color: F
Clarity: VS2
Cut: Excellent
Also have on my GIA cert:
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Very Good
I got all of that for ~$5k.
This was in 2007, so who knows what the price differences are now. I am absolutely happy with the parameters I chose: Color, Clarity, and Cut. Sure, the wife probably wouldn't mind having a larger stone that still looked as good, but the price goes way up past 1.0 carat. She wears it daily along with her wedding band; never felt insecure about it. I have seen women with larger diamonds, but some of them were so terrible I could see the black inclusions with the naked eye several feet away. Seems trashy to me.