Diamonds

[ICantSpellDawg]

There's nothing wrong with an EGL certification. Diamonds are worthless on resale, so all that you should care about is how it looks.

If you can get to NYC, I have a friend who is a diamond wholesaler. For about the same price as you just listed there, he got me a ring with a total carat weight of a little over 2, with the main stone at 1.4 carats. That said, what you just listed isn't a bad price at all, and far better than I would normally expect for retail. This economy is probably pretty good for buying jewelry. Don't forget to negotiate... the jewelry business is always open to negotiations on price.

Online! From Union Diamond. Any tips on that? BBB accredits them with an A+ and they are a US company with local roots in Georgia. Blue Nile was a bit higher. I just don't trust local jewelers.

What kind of friend? NYC is supposed to be the worst place in the world to buy a diamond, but I've heard of people who know people getting a deal. If I lower the color to EGL H or I and the clarity to SI1-I I could get a much bigger stone, but then you can see lots of carbon and feathering without a loop. Since you are a seasoned veteran I'm all ears.