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Yeah priced it out and you do a lot better than pretty much anything else I found, especially in quality. Being able to filter down based on what you want (colorless, specific dimensions, cut, clarity) is helpful, and so are the macro images they have. Definitely study it carefully, especially if you’re including lower tier clarity and color, since some are definitely flawed. You get to learn a little about diamonds in order to do it right, but it’s kind of interesting. They’re really just a commodity, so no reason to pay more for a brand. If you get a E/VVS1/ x.x carat stone, it’s the same from David Yurman or Tiffany as it is from Blue Nile.
The advantage is that you can tell ahead of time and pick something without visible flaws - not something you can do for non-build your own situations.
Worth mentioning: they overnight shipped, but the ship date was a week after I ordered, so make sure you account for their processing time if you’re picking your own stones. Also the box is a little lame but I don’t really care about that. They send you the GIA evaluation and an insurance appraisal with your purchase - for me, the “appraised value” was about 60% more than I actually paid, which I guess is nice if you’re going to get insurance
Researched the crap out of this for my engagement, even tracked market prices, compared geographies etc. Turns out that unless you want to make a point that it was expensive and/or guarantee resell value, you can do just as well going quite a bit down the quality ladder and getting a slightly colored stone (match it with her skin tone), and at the size of earrings, it’s totally fine to get big inclusions. You can really only see them if you look really carefully. In the end I bought something inexpensive but that really popped in person at a chain jeweler in a local mall - but my knowledge made that the guy didn’t try to rip me off. Years later I discussed it with my wife and she admitted that she really prefers having what she has now to a top of the line rock. Should have known of course - if she would have cared, she would not have been the one for me
Interesting. I prioritized quality over size, since it didn’t feel worthwhile to spend that much money for something bigger but flawed
29F 🐠 I buy myself jewelry often and would recommend Costco or Macy’s (but don’t buy full price; wait for the sales which they have often. Le vian, & Effy are the only brands I would get from Macy’s)
Cool 👍🏻 thanks A1
Can also vouch for everything that A1 said. Purchased my fiancée's wedding ring on BN and was very pleased.
I appreciate the straightforward comparison of all diamond characteristics on a single table. It allows you to be picky on things you want (size, cut, etc.) And less picky on things that aren't important (color, clarity, w/e).
I used a site called diamonds.pro. They give advice if you need it and they're free (they get paid by the site where you buy the diamonds). I used them to get my wife stud earrings. Not sure how hard their job was for studs, but can't complain about the outcome.