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Originally Posted by Lchoy
My 2 cents
While my budget was higher than yours, the princple of getting value for money is the same
If you are on a budget, you have 3 choices to consider:
- Carat
- Shine (How "sparkly" she wants her diamond to be)
- Design
With your budget, you can only pick one of the above and compromise on the rest
Sparkle - This is arguable, but in my opinion, cut is more important than caret size. A better cut diamond will appear larger and shine more than a bigger caret diamond with an inferior cut. It's really a matter of illusion, but if she wants a sparkle, compromise on caret and focus on the cut. Also, some cuts will sparkle more than others (Brillant/round and Hearts on Fire cut being generally reflecting the most light)
Hope this helps
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Very good post. Another note on the cut, the poorer the cut the greater percentage of the carrat weight is in the bottom of the diamond. The diameter of the diamond can be the same between a well cut light diamond and a poor cut heavy diamond. When looking at the two diamonds in a ring setting, they look the same size but the lighter one is more sparkly.