Concierge Service: Best 1 Ct Natural and 1.5 Ct Lab Round Diamonds Under AU$8000

Brief
Type: Natural / Lab Created
Cut: Round Brilliant
Carat: 1 ct natural, 1.5 ct lab created
Color Range: Near Colourless natural / lab created colourless
Clarity: Eye-clean
Budget: AU$8,000

1 Ct Natural Diamonds

DiamondPriceVendorMy Overall Score

1.00-Carat Round Cut Diamond
Ideal Cut | J Color | VS2 Clarity		AU$7,449.20

inc GST		100%

1.00 Carat Round Cut Diamond
K Color | VS1 Clarity		AU$6,249.10

inc GST		98%

1.04 Carat Round Cut Diamond
J Color SI1 Clarity		AU$7477.80

inc GST		97.9%

1.5 Ct Lab Created Diamonds

DiamondPriceVendorMy Overall Score

1.50 Carat Round Cut Diamond
F Color | VS2 Clarity		AU$5310.80

inc GST		99%

1.53 Carat Round Cut Diamond
F Color VS2 Clarity		AU$5214.00

inc GST		98%

My Overall Score is a measure combining a number of factors including:

  • the AGS cut guidelines potential cut grade; What is AGS? See this article; The AGS cut grade takes into consideration fire, brilliance, contrast and light performance.
  • how confident I am that the recipient will absolutely love love love the diamond;
  • good contrast
  • optical precision
  • the value I believe it represents;
  • must be deemed eye-clean by me;
  • how well it fits the brief.

Thomas J Stevens GIA DG CSG

Blue Nile is GST registered in Australia and therefore their prices include GST on their site for viewers in Australia. I have multiplied the other vendors’ prices by 1.1 to show the price including GST, though the GST component will not be due until the item is received by you.

**The Art of Jewels has a $US50 fee for shipping to Australia which I have not included in the price. However they do currently have Valentine’s Day coupon codes which will offset the price by a lot more than $50.

Prices may vary if exchange rates move.