Diamond Recommendations and Ring Search

Selecting a diamond from our list of “Hand Picked” diamonds will ensure that you’ll get the biggest and best quality diamond to fit your budget. — And with our Engagement Ring search tool, you’ll be able to browse a wide variety of beautiful engagement ring settings to match your style and budget.

This Week in Diamonds

Diamonds updated: August 23, 2014

We’ve just updated about a third of our hand selected diamonds (below) that were recently sold. Of these, about 50% were Round cut diamonds, about 40% Princess cut diamonds and 10% Cushion cut. Of the categories, most were “best price” and “balanced” quality diamonds.

About the current diamonds:

• The 0.7 carat Princess cut diamond (marked BUY!) is a high quality True Hearts™ Ideal Diamond (James Allen’s top of the line) and is only priced about $100 more than the average for this category. This diamond will sell fast!
• Unique to Brian Gavin, are its popular Signature Hearts and Arrows Cushion Cut Diamonds. These diamonds are individually selected for superior cut quality and highest optical performance. Not surprisingly, they cost a “little” more than your typical cushion cut diamond.
• Although Brian Gavin has a number of nice Princess Cut settings, the number of “Signature” quality Princess cut diamonds available is small. So for a given carat size, it is sometimes necessary to choose a more expensive diamond (higher color or clarity rating)

Our “Hand Selected” Diamonds

Learning about diamonds can take quite a bit of time. If you’d rather skip all that studying, you’ll be happy to know that we have hand selected an excellent collection of quality diamonds that you can purchase right now.

Using our Diamond Guidelines Pricing Table, we’ve selected the best diamonds for each carat range from the diamond collections of James Allen, Whiteflash and Brian Gavin Diamonds. In addition. we visually inspect each SI2 diamond to make sure it is “eye clean”. We also visually inspect the ASET image for each “Connoisseur” quality diamond to verify it’s optimal light performance.

We will replace these diamonds from time to time as they are sold. So if like our diamond selections, don’t forget to bookmark this page and check back often. And if you find a diamond you love, consider buying it before someone else does!

Our List of “Hand Selected” Diamond Picks

Carats	Best Price	Balanced	Connoisseur
0.5	Round J/SI2/VG, $1180 Princess J/SI2/EX, $810 Cushion I/VS2, $790	Round I/VS2/EX, $1640 Princess H/VS2/EX, $1000 Cushion I/VS2, $990	–
0.6	Round J/SI2/EX, $1570 Princess J/SI1/EX, $1060 Cushion J/VS2, $1160	Round I/VS1/EX, $2020 Princess H/VVS2/EX, $1280 Cushion I/VS1, $1350	–
0.7	Round J/SI2/EX, $1780 Princess J/SI1/EX, $1460 Cushion J/VS2, $1480	Round I/VS2/EX, $2490 Princess I/VVS2/EX, $2040 (BUY!) Cushion F/VS2, $1820	–
0.75	Round J/VS2/EX, $2120 Princess J/VS1/EX, $1890 Cushion I/SI1, $1660	Round I/VS2/EX, $3050 Princess H/VS1/EX, $2400 Cushion H/VS2, $2540	BG: Round F/VS2/ID, $4674
0.8	Round J/SI1/EX, $2410 Princess J/VS1/EX, $1990 Cushion J/VS2, $1720	Round I/VS2/EX, $3170 Princess H/VS2/EX, $2800 Cushion H/VS1, $2470	BG: Round F/VS2/ID, $4674
0.9	Round J/SI1/VG, $3000 Princess J/SI1/VG, $2320 Cushion J/SI2, $2270	Round I/VS1/EX, $4550 Princess H/VS2/EX, $3500 Cushion H/VS2, $3080	WF: Round H/SI1/ID, $6457 WF: Princess G/VS2/ID, $4621 BG: Round G/VS1/ID, $9918
1.0	Round J/SI2/VG, $3480 Princess J/VS1/VG, $2930 Cushion J/VS1, $2550	Round I/VS1/EX, $6060 Princess H/VS2/EX, $4400 Cushion H/VS1, $3860	WF: Round I/VS2/ID, $8950 WF: Princess G/VS2/ID, $6152 BG: Cushion H/VS2, $7999 BG: Round H/SI1/ID, $7524 BG: Princess G/VS2/ID, $6399
1.1	Round J/SI1/EX, $5340 Princess J/SI1/VG, $3880 Cushion J/VS1, $3160	Round I/VS2/EX, $7060 Princess H/VS2/EX, $5180 Cushion G/VS2, $4690	WF: Round I/VS1/ID, $8542 WF: Princess G/VS2/ID, $6559 BG: Cushion H/VS1, $9733
1.2	–	Round I/VS2/EX, $7140 Princess H/VS2/EX, $7110 Cushion H/VS2, $5400	WF: Round I/VS1/ID, $10775 WF: Princess H/VS2/ID, $6845 BG: Cushion F/VS1, $14052 BG: Princess I/VS1/ID, $6324
1.5	–	Round I/VS2/EX, $10810 Princess H/VS2/EX, $8880 Cushion H/VS1, $9590	WF: Round G/VS1/ID, $19480 WF: Princess G/VS2/ID, $11941 BG: Cushion G/VVS1, $21158 BG: Princess I/VS2/ID, $9525

Engagement Ring Search

Let us help you find the perfect engagement ring. The ring she will love forever.
Enter your best estimate of your ring budget (setting + center diamond),
what style of ring your bride-to-be might like
and we will find the best ring setting and diamond for that special moment…

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Engagement Ring Budget

According to a recent survey by “The Knot”, the average price of an engagement ring is $5200.
But, you should spend only what you can afford without it being a major burden on your finances.
Remember, engagement rings come in all price ranges.
If you are not sure what your budget is, check out our Ring Budgeting and Diamond Pricing Guide
for a listing of engagement ring price ranges and what diamond/engagement ring you can expect for each category.

<$1k
$1k-$2k
$2k-$4k
$4k-$6k
$6k-$8k
>$8k
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What Setting Style are you looking for?

Engagement Ring Setting Styles

Choosing the perfect engagement ring setting is all about personal style and preference.
Does she prefer the timeless elegant look of a diamond solitaire or the added sparkle of the popular Halo?
Intricate settings include infinity bands which add a unique twist to classic designs.
Vintage settings bring back the romantic stylings of bygone eras.
You will find that there are a wide range of ring setting styles available.
For more information, please visit our Engagement Rings Tutorial and Gallery.

Solitaire

Halo

Intricate

Pave

Vintage

Other

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< 6 months
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Engagement Ring Additional Information

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diamond (Round, Princess, Cushion, etc.) you are looking for.
You can send us links to setting and diamond examples, or anything that you believe will help us
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note: Diamond, setting and ring prices and availability are subject to change without notice.