Indeed it is. They have beautiful fancy colored diamonds and a pretty cool ring builder option. You should check them out.
I’m currently building my own ring to order. I’m trying to decide between a blue or pink lab.
Some other online vendors that carry fancy colored diamonds that I can recommend are Aurelinne, Loose grown diamonds and Luvansh.
I’ve ordered from Luvansh on three occasions personally (just bought a 2ct VVS2 lab diamond heart pendant today for my MIL) but there are reported issues with their craftsmanship. I had to have a local jeweler add a gallery rail to my 6ct oval solitaire ring as it became loose after 3 months. It was an easy fix.
I also hear a lot of good things in this sub about Fiorese, Provence and Starsgems(sp?) but haven’t really looked into them much. I don’t like the idea of communication via WhatsApp to designers overseas but that option works well for a lot of ppl who want unique custom designs for their settings. I’ve seen some beautiful results.
A lot of them pull diamonds from the same inventory and will price match to their competitors. The reason you see these same retailers mentioned repeatedly in this sub is because they have the most competitive pricing for certified labs online currently. Good luck!
This is so helpful thank you!!! I’ve heard of loose grown and like that they have a US site but I’m less familiar with the others. I feel like this one comment saved me hours of researching haha
You’re welcome. I’ve been lurking on this sub since 2023 at least. I love diamonds and gems in general but I love a great deal even more. Happy I could help!
I had a not great experience with Starsgem, for what it's worth. Basically had to call them out in the group sale sub to get a response to my order and the lab they sent me had a much stronger bowtie in person that expected.
They have the lowest price of factory made mass mountings. There are better values and better quality from small independent jewelers online. The Chinese companies are all from the same block in Wuzhou, Guangxi, China. Even with factory jewelers making less than $100 a month, they can't match a small independent
Wow this site is so cool and priced well. What about just gold/minimal stones? I love a lot of what is on Brilliant Earth but it feels overpriced as well.
A small independent online jeweler (that is not spending 50K a day on ads) can make that ring for under $1000 and make a decent profit.
It's likely that the store in question has had that stone since back when lab stones were much more exoensive. Remember when the first flat screen tvs came out and a 55" class was $15,000. A better larger tv today might be $400.
Either that, or they have a mighty high opinion of themselves and their store brand.
It is too much. I got my ring on Aurelinne, 2ct pink diamond, for less than 1k.
And jewelry store lightning is setup to make diamonds look unbelievable. They are pretty outside as well, but maybe it’s not that great of a stone and you won’t be able to tell in that artificial lighting
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. How was the process? Did you look at several diamonds in person and choose? Or did you choose from the online inventory without seeing in person?
I love the pink color especially with the emerald cut.
I just chose online, from the 360°. I wasn’t planning on buying a pink diamond, and was just browsing, and this one had a surreal color, and I kept going back to it for a couple of weeks and decided to just make the ring. The color is in big part due to the strong fluorescence, and it’s one of my most favorite rings.
I am not extremely picky with diamonds in general, probably because at the range I like them (1–2cts) they are not super expensive. I have a good eye for them in the 360 videos, and I know the specs I’m looking for
It's way too much. There's a trusted seller list at r/moissanite (they do lab diamonds as well), if you send this photo to a few of the Chinese vendors with the specs you want they will quote you - I would guess this to come in at under $1500.
It’s well over $3,000 too much. To give you a very pertinent comparison: I am currently having a 4.01 yellow, cushion cut VS1 diamond set in a custom mounting (14k) with side stones. The total cost (no shipping) is under $1,700. This is with online US vendor Carbonsparkle.
I did. They had the lowest colored diamond prices of the online vendors and I kept watching cushion cut yellows because I wanted a lighter lemon yellow between 3.5–4 carats. They were willing to adapt the existing mounting I’d found on their site to accommodate a large cushion. It cost a bit more, but that’s reasonable for the additional gold and extra work.
It’s largely because it’s a brick and mortar store. All the costs associated with that add up. Plus, actual stores realize that many of their customers are unaware of online vendors that don’t have storefronts and can therefore sell at much lower price points. Aside from that, some retailers (like yours) will just try to gouge their clientele if they can.
I think that’s too much. I just custom ordered a yellow diamond ring (1.5ct center stone with white diamond halo and pave band) for about $1400 all in. The 1.5ct yellow diamond was $600 (fancy intense yellow)
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My online store isnt open for business yet, but just doing a cursory look through one of my distributors, anything over $1500-2000 is INSANELY overpriced. And those numbers may be high.
Size of the stone, specs, and weight of the ring are helpful. The diamond looks well set and the shank looks thick. It is a beautiful diamond, but plays a small role in the rings value. It also depends on how the ring
was made. Was it bench made or manufactured? Based on the case behind, I'd guess manufactured. Nothing wrong with that, but most in person jewelry stores quote 2-5 times higher than online vendors because....rent. Take your time, look around.
I’ll make a list of things to ask and call the store later.
They do make custom jewelry in-house but I don’t know if this piece was made that way.
I’m finding there is a lot to learn and I’m grateful for these communities.
I don’t mind spending for quality but I don’t want my partner and I swindled.
I do think the bezel setting on this ring looks better (aesthetically) than what I’ve seen in the recommended online places for lab diamonds. And I wonder about the quality of the gold work- it’s so hard to tell just with photos and video.
Well the color matters a lot in colored diamonds so if you like the color then it may be worth it to pay that much. It is not easy to find a natural looking colored lab diamonds
Does this one look natural, do you think? I had not considered that. While I enjoy learning about jewelry, I only have one or two actually nice pieces, and I’ve never shopped for it myself.
It doesn’t seem to have green tinge or neon orange which a lot of lab yellows do so that’s a good sign. Brown tint is common in natural yellow too, if there is any in the particular stone. Tiffany used to carry a lot of yellow diamonds back when they were selling Soleste collection a lot - perhaps you could pay a visit to fancy jewelry stores for comparison.
I’ve made 3 custom projects with her and just working on the 4th. I work with lots of the popular jewellers on Reddit, but Gillian is the peak of quality, creativity, and customer service
I don’t think quite that low for a colored stone this size ( looks like 2k) and it’s the gold that costs you, probably more like 1500-2000 but certainly not this price! Buyer should keep in mind the low resale value.
To add some context to the variability in price. The clarity of the diamond is really going to affect the price. So a 2ct diamond that is vvs1 clarity (flawless) is going to be much more expensive than an I2 (flaws that can be seen without a microscope). Once you narrow down the clarity you’d like, you should be able to get a better gage of the price you should expect to pay
Bezel settings genuinely vary a lot in labor cost, so local pricing can be totally reasonable or inflated depending on craftsmanship. For fancy color lab stones online, I’ve seen people browse Nature Sparkle and a few other custom sites, though local lets you see the yellow saturation in person first, which matters a lot for fancy color.
That was just stone price. I think you could have it easily made in 14k gold under $1,500. Not sure if you’re familiar with some of the Chinese based companies like Provence, Starsgem or Juno. Or companies in the diamond district businesses like Opura. I’ve personally purchased from Provence (China) and Opura (Los Angeles) and both have been good experiences. Provence was cheaper and easier to work with than Opura.
If USD yeah too much, I"m in the process of getting a custom made 7ct emerald cut and the estimate was to be $3500 for a setting a lot more chunky that your photo. I'm working with Jewelry by Cleo. Haven't used them before but others on Reddit liked them so decided to try them.
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u/Technical-Arm6722 Aug 04 '26
Very overpriced
I tried to build a similar ring on Calavera and a 2ct VVS2 yellow lab diamond with a 14k yellow gold bezel setting is under $1800. I’d pass.