Everyone has an approximate budget in mind for that special ring!

This tutorial will guide anyone aiming at getting the biggest possible diamond at the best possible quality.

Before getting started, please familiarize yourself with our diamond cards. They display the stone´s most important information: Carat, Color, Clarity.

• 0.30 CT - refers to the carat weight of the diamond. The higher the carat weight, the bigger the stone.
• H - color grade
• VS1 - clarity grade

Note: the cut grade is not indicated in our diamond cards but most of our diamonds have an excellent cut grade. You can always open the GIA diamond certificate of each diamond to double-check its cut grade.

Example: 1.000 – 2.000 euros

Select the following color, clarity and cut and learn why these are the ones recommended by diamond experts.

• Color: select "G,H" in the filter

Diamond color grades start with the letter D. The closer to D, the whiter the stone, and the more expensive it is!

No need to go for the top of the scale. Diamonds until color grade "H" are fully adequate! To the naked eye, there is absolutely no yellow tint recognizable in such stones, while also being significantly cheaper than D color diamonds!

• Clarity: select "VS" in the filter

The clarity determines how pure a diamond actually looks. The more "stains" appear on a diamond, the lower the clarity grade.

Once more, no need to go for the absolute best.

"VS" (VS1 and VS2) diamonds are "very slightly included", meaning that their tiny flaws are invisible to the naked eye while being significantly cheaper than flawless diamonds.

Note: "VS1" is slightly better than "VS2" but the difference between those two cut grades is only recognizable under a 10x magnification loupe. Simply remember that any "VS" graded diamond will do.

• Cut: open the GIA certificate

We offer many different cut grades for a range of budgets.

To double-check the cut grade of the diamond you are interested in, open the stone´s GIA certificate.

Make sure that it has an "excellent", "very good" or "good" cut grade. We recommend staying away from "fair" or "poor" graded diamonds, or the sparkle would be impacted.

It is very likely that only one size (or carat weight) will be available for your budget if you go for the color and clarity grades mentioned above. But not always...

Sort out the available stones by "Biggest Diamonds First".

You might be lucky enough to have smaller diamonds (ex: around 0.25 ct) and bigger ones appear (ex: around 0.50 ct). If that is the case, we always suggest going for a bigger size!

Get expert assistance! Write us at office@mydiamondring.com to let us know what your requirements are and we will come back to you shortly with suggested diamonds!

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