What is i1 Diamond Clarity?

0.45 ct diamond ring for $120, is it a good deal?

• I found this ring at a local jewelry store. 0.45 CARAT TOTAL WEIGHT DIAMOND RING 0.35CT CENTER STONE o ROUND CUT o SI2/I1 CLARITY o G / H COLOR * .10CTW SIDE STONES o TWO ROUND CUT o SI2/I1 CLARITY o G / H COLOR o 14K MARKED SETTING o YELLOW GOLD SHANK o WHITE GOLD HEAD o SIZE 6.75 o 4.1 GRAMS The price is $120. Is it a good deal for this ring, or is it not worth the money???

• Answer:

  That's strange. I plugged the information for just the center stone (.35-ct, round, I1 clarity, G-H color) into a diamond search engine, and it said that one diamond retails for much more than that. Even if I expand the search to diamonds a little smaller and a little bigger, the lowest price I see is $182. Is it possible the offer is "too good to be true"? By the way, I used the Diamond Price Guru search engine (http://www.diamondpriceguru.com/), but there are others out there. It pulls data from about 10 different retailers.