Is this a good deal? Is buying a ring just to reset it a bad idea?

[memondragon]

Is buying a ring just to have the diamonds put into a different setting a bad idea? I have found a ring where I LOVE the 4 c's of all the diamonds but I just dont LOVE the setting. It is a pave setting with 60 smaller diamonds that cover the band and circle the center diamond. Is $23,000 a good deal for this ring? I thought it is but I would appreciate some advice from the experts. Thanks!

Here are the details of the center diamond:

Carat- 2.07
Color- Fancy Yellow Diamond
Cut-Radiant
Clarity- VVS 2
Fluorscence-None
Polish/Symmetry- Excellent/Very Good
Girdle-Thick
Culet- None

And here are the details of the smaller diamonds that flank the center diamond and band:

Color-Near colorless G-H
Cut- 64 round brilliant cut
Clarity- VS1-VS2
Polish/Symmetry-Good/Good

[Yosef]

When spending as much money as that, it's important to know who graded the center stone. Who says it's a fancy yellow diamond? There are different classifications. For example:

fancy vivid yellow
fancy intense yellow
fancy yellow
fancy light yellow
...

I'm assuming yours is the 3rd one. I think the price is more or less fair, but I also think you could do better if you shopped for just the diamond alone. You could probably get a fancy intense yellow for the same price.

[Mervyn L. Cohn ASA]

Is buying a ring just to have the diamonds put into a different setting a bad idea? I have found a ring where I LOVE the 4 c's of all the diamonds but I just dont LOVE the setting. It is a pave setting with 60 smaller diamonds that cover the band and circle the center diamond. Is $23,000 a good deal for this ring? I thought it is but I would appreciate some advice from the experts. Thanks!

Here are the details of the center diamond:

Carat- 2.07
Color- Fancy Yellow Diamond
Cut-Radiant
Clarity- VVS 2
Fluorscence-None
Polish/Symmetry- Excellent/Very Good
Girdle-Thick
Culet- None

And here are the details of the smaller diamonds that flank the center diamond and band:

Color-Near colorless G-H
Cut- 64 round brilliant cut
Clarity- VS1-VS2
Polish/Symmetry-Good/Good

Wouldn't you emagine that the seller is considering the value of the mounting with it's small diamonds into the selling price, if you don't want them would you be willing to give them to me?