If you're set on getting a diamond engagement ring I'd start off by going to stores and seeing the different C's in person, make notes on what's important to you and what you like the look of and then go order it online. If you're spending that high of a budget you could save enough to buy westopher some nice CCW's with the savings.
Also I wouldn't get too caught up in how a diamond looks up close, most of the time it'll be seen from a distance so I wouldn't worry about minor flaws that can only be seen from millimeters away.
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Originally Posted by westopher
Shit you guys are ballin. I bought my wife a .5ct engagement ring. I did go for diamond quality over size to an extent, but it was in the 3k range. You know how bummed I was that I wasn't spending that on a set of 17x9 CCW classics? I walked into spence, said give me something for 3-3.5k and walked out that day. They were nice to deal with to be honest, never tried to upsell me, and showed me a lot of options without acting like my small budget wasn't worth their time, and that says a lot I think. I probably could have gotten a better diamond for the price to a small extent, but that would have been work, and I wasn't prepared for that.
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Even $3k is ballin' by our standards, the ring my girlfriend likes is $300, $800 if it's white gold (vs sterling silver). Although she is an accountant so that probably helps.