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don't buy from brand name stores like tiffany, cartier, spence, etc. If you know someone who's a diamond dealer get it from them, will save half the price. I bought my wife's 1 carat from a friend who's a diamond dealer and he showed me about 10 different stones while in India before I settled on one, then got him to put it in a white gold Tiffany setting. Same quality/sized stone and setting at Tiffany cost 3x what I paid for mine. He buys diamonds wholesale in bulk and sells them to big brands.
Of course you'll need to find someone you can trust that's a diamond dealer though. Also always get one with a GIA certificate, don't buy a stone without one. There's a bunch of other certs out there but GIA's the most trustworthy I was told.
edit: realized this thread was from years ago, OP's probably found one by now lol. Anyway, above advice could be useful for others looking to buy a ring
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