Best Diamond Earrings under $1500
Diamond stud earrings seem to be a very popular item this holiday season, my email inbox seems to be flooded by people asking me to help them find matched pairs of round brilliant ideal cut diamonds for earrings and asking my advice for what combinations of clarity and color are best, so I decided to write a few articles which highlight pairs of diamonds for earrings in different price ranges and try to answer some of the common questions that people have about the various factors which contribute to the cost of diamond earrings, such as:
- What is the best carat weight for diamond earrings?
- What is the best clarity for diamond earrings?
- What is the best color for diamond earrings?
Be sure to read those articles since the topics discussed definitely impact the price of the diamonds which are available from Brian Gavin to be set into diamond stud earrings…
Searching for Matched Pairs of Brian Gavin Diamonds:
So when I conduct a search for matched pairs of diamonds from Brian Gavin, setting only the parameter for price to from $0 to $1500 I am presented with 22 pages of matched pairs of diamonds for my consideration, which is a bit overwhelming in terms of options to sift through, so I began to narrow the field of possibilities by narrowing the options for carat weight, color, and clarity, in that order to get an idea of how the characteristics of the diamonds affect price.
I began by placing my mouse over the word “Carat” which appears at the top of the inventory list in yellow, and clicked the left mouse button of my mouse twice, to list the diamonds in order of carat weight from largest to smallest, this let me know that the largest pair of diamond stud earrings that are available in this price range is this pair of Brian Gavin Signature round diamonds weighing 0.648 carats total weight, which are VS-2 in clarity and I-color, which are currently selling for $1,324.00 via cash / wire transfer, which leaves me enough money to have them set in the gorgeous 3 prong Martini Cocktail Earrings which are pictured above.
Now for just a few dollars more, there is this pair of Brian Gavin Signature round diamonds weighing 0.608 carats total weight, which are SI-1 in clarity and G-color, which would look equally stunning in the 3 prong Martini settings, or our extremely popular four prong basket style setting.
There is also this matched pair of Brian Gavin Signature rounds weighing 0.499 carats total weight, which are SI-1 in clarity and H-color, which are only $899.00 if paid for by cash / wire transfer, which leaves you lots of room for the settings! These are what the industry commonly refers to as “half carat total weight diamond earrings” based upon the combined total weight of the two diamonds which weigh about a quarter carat each. I think that these would look really pretty set in our 8 prong white gold studs because the symmetrical pattern of the prong design which runs all the way around the perimeter of the diamonds will make them look even larger!
Brian Gavin Signature, Beyond Ideal Cut:
Since all of the diamonds suggested here are from the Brian Gavin Signature collection, they are all graded by the American Gem Society Laboratory (AGSL) with an overall cut grade of AGS Ideal-0 on their Proprietary Light Performance grading platform, which uses Angular Spectrum Evaluation Technology (ASET) to measure the brightness of the diamonds.
This information combined with other reflector scope images, such as an Ideal Scope, and a Hearts & Arrows Scope, make it possible to judge the optical symmetry of the diamonds, which has been optimized along with the proportions to maximize the volume of light return and sparkle. It has been estimated that fewer than 0.001% of the annual production of round brilliant cut diamonds are cut to a level of precision that qualifies them for the overall cut grade of AGS Ideal-0 and enables them to exhibit a crisp and complete pattern of hearts and arrows. I believe that you will find these to be the brightest and liveliest diamond earrings that you’ve ever seen! Feel free to contact our customer service department if you’d like additional suggestions for the best diamond earrings for 1500, or any other price range.
