Hi!
Have been researching a pair of diamond stud earrings and am looking for a round 1 ct total pair. Came across your site and found the info very helpful and wanted to reach out to see if you may be able to help me narrow down my options. It seems like Blue Nile is likely a good bet if I wanted to buy online, but figured it couldn’t hurt to reach out just in case. Any guidance would be appreciated.
Here is the pair I have been looking at – Diamond Stud Earrings in 14k White Gold (1 ct. tw.)
Thanks so much in advance for your help!
We have fantastic experience with Blue Nile jewelry. Their preset earrings are beautiful and every time we’ve tested them, we were trully impressed. However, since you are after a 1tcw pair, I have a suggestion for you. You could opt for two individually picked 0.45ct stones (the size difference would not be noticeable) and get a better bang for your buck – the diamonds would be certified and you could make sure that they match in every single detail.
Blue Nile LD14386654
Blue Nile LD14351788
I found these two diamonds. They are a perfect fit and would be very brilliant as earrings. The high clarity grades are just a coincidence, they were the first eye-clean and well cut options I found.
Here is the setting:
Four-Prong Earrings in 14k White Gold
Thanks very much for the below! It definitely appears to make sense to handpick things to get a higher quality diamond relative to the preset ones.
Quick question:
Is it worth considering a 0.5 ct pair to get the total weight to 1, or as you mentioned would it be hardly noticeable?
There’s basically no difference between a 1tcw and a 0.9tcw. Besides, the preset pair is more likely going to be 0.97tcw (check the description). That’s an absolutely negligible difference.
Was playing around with some of the filters and came across the below which is available sooner. Could you possibly take a look at this one?
That pair looks fantastic! It has a nice cut, no prominent inclusions and if the delivery time suits you, go for it!
Thanks! I submitted the order today.
That’s great news!
What we love about them:
- No questions asked returns within 30 days of shipment. James Allen will send you a paid shipping label to return the ring.
- Lifetime Warranty
- Free International Shipping
- Free prong tightening, repolishing, rhodium plating and cleaning every 6 months
- Provide insurance appraisals
- One free resizing within 60 days of purchase
- Free ring inscriptions
- Best-in-class high quality imagery of all diamonds in stock
- 24/7 Customer Service
- Best-in-class packaging
What we love about them:
- No questions asked returns within 30 days of shipment. Blue Nile will send you a paid shipping label to return the ring.
- Lifetime Warranty
- Free Shipping
- Free prong tightening, repolishing, rhodium plating and cleaning every 6 months
- Provide insurance appraisal
- One free resizing within the first year of purchase
- High quality images of about half of their diamonds
- 24/7 Customer Service
- 100% credit towards future upgrades (must be at least double in value)
- Best in class fulfillment
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