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BUDGET & GUIDANCE

What budget for an engagement ring?

Whatever your budget, there is a stone that suits you. My role is to help you find it, with no pressure, no judgement, and full transparency about the trade-offs involved.

1. Budget first, stone second

Sharing a budget is never uncomfortable, it's actually the most useful starting point. It lets me show you only realistic stones, rather than having you compare diamonds out of reach. No budget is too modest to deserve time and proper advice.

2. An ideal stone at every budget

Rather than quoting prices that never reflect the real diversity of the market, here's how I approach each budget level, always adjusting the right levers, never at random.

Modest budget

The goal is to preserve what matters most: an excellent cut and a serious certification, even if it means slightly adjusting weight or clarity. A smaller, perfectly cut diamond always shines more than a larger, poorly cut one.

Mid-range budget

This is often where balance comes most naturally: a real choice of shapes and colours opens up, and the setting can start to express real style without excessive constraint on the stone.

Comfortable budget

More room to manoeuvre lets you prioritise what truly matters to you: a near-colourless grade, high clarity, or a more generous weight, based on your priorities, not mine.

No particular constraint

At this level, the search becomes one for an exceptional stone: D colour, rare clarity, or a fancy colour diamond. This is where my experience buying rough mine production truly comes into its own, sourcing a genuinely singular stone.

3. Diamond or setting: where should priority go?

As a general rule, most of the budget should go to the diamond itself. A simple setting can always be enhanced later, a diamond's quality, however, cannot be changed after purchase.

4. The D Collection: an answer at every budget

This is precisely the spirit behind the D Collection: a selection of D-colour diamonds, the highest standard of whiteness, at different weights, so there's always an option at your budget level, without ever compromising on that colour standard.

If you'd rather explore a different path, the Fancy Colors collection offers a different approach, where the stone's colour becomes the subject itself rather than a criterion to maximise.
Discover the D Collection Discover Fancy Colors

5. Frequently asked questions

Let's talk about your project, at your own pace

No judgement, no pressure, just honest advice to find the stone that suits you.

A question?

Leave me a message or ask to be called back, personal reply within 24h.

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