Hello,
I am looking to buy diamond stud earrings for a push present. I am looking at either 1 ct tw or 1.5ct tw studs. I’ve read your article on purchasing studs and I regularly read the Q&A. At this size your article says I should buy their preset studs however I’ve seen several Q&As on studs (some of them with this size range) and you’ve selected the diamonds separately. Which way should I go? Preset studs or individually picking the stones? Thanks for your help.
At this size, you’ll get a better value with an individually selected pair. This way you can make sure they are a perfect match.
I’m happy to find some options for you, do you have a ballpark budget for the pair?
I am comfortable around $2,000. I can go up to a max of $4,000 but would prefer only to do so if it’s a substantial/noticeable difference. Also just to clarify I am looking at round studs. Thanks for your help!
Thank you for the info.
I found this beautiful pair for ~2k.
Blue Nile LD12375876
Blue Nile LD11807017
And this slightly larger one for almost 4k:
Blue Nile LD12409416
Blue Nile LD11982226
All of them would look fantastic as earrings.
Since it doesn’t seem as if the face up size is dramatically larger I am leaning towards the $2k pair. Unfortunately the second 0.5 diamond you sent me is unavailable. Can you make another suggestion?
Absolutely. Here you go:
Thank you. The stones look lovely. Do you all still have Blue Nile coupon codes?
Sure. Just pop this code in your shopping cart: [contact us for your own unique coupon code]. It’s for $100.
I placed the order and they should arrive next week! Thanks again for your help.
That’s great news!
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What we love about them:
- No questions asked returns within 30 days of shipment. Blue Nile will send you a paid shipping label to return the ring.
- Lifetime Warranty
- Free Shipping
- Free prong tightening, repolishing, rhodium plating and cleaning every 6 months
- Provide insurance appraisal
- One free resizing within the first year of purchase
- High quality images of about half of their diamonds
- 24/7 Customer Service
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