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Old 04-23-2008, 09:13 PM   #1
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Pink Diamonds

So I'm thinking of proposing to my girlfriend later this year and was thinking about getting a pink diamond for her engagement ring.

I did some research online, and didnt find many options. Most of them seemed pretty expensive, but I wasnt sure if that was just the retailer or the actual price.

Would anyone know where to even begin shopping for these?
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Old 04-23-2008, 09:28 PM   #2
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Go to the Diamond District in New York..I'm sure you'll find a ton of gems you'll love-at great prices!
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Old 04-23-2008, 10:02 PM   #3
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Pink diamonds are awesome but crazy expensive. Way more so than white diamonds.
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Old 04-23-2008, 11:33 PM   #4
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And Congrats and good luck.
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Old 04-24-2008, 06:09 AM   #5
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Hey, congrats! You might want to look at a synthetically grown diamond - here's a little blurb about mined pink diamonds:

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The Argyle mine in Australia is the world's most important source of intensely colored natural pink diamonds. It produces 30 million carats of diamonds per year. Of that, less than 10,000 carats of rough are pink. Less than 1,000 carats are of a size over 1/5 of a carat. Buyers can expect to pay up to $1 million per carat for a mined stone of exceptional quality.


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Just google 'pink synthetic diamond'.
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Old 04-24-2008, 08:16 AM   #6
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Holy smokes those pink diamonds are more expensive to the nth degree!!

I found I had much better luck with regards to price and quality from independent dealers. (As in folks whose "shop" was their home.)
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