{"product_id":"2-5ct-round-solitaire-engagement-ring-14k-gold","title":"2.5ct Round Lab-Grown Diamond Solitaire Engagement Ring – 14K Gold","description":"\u003ch2\u003e2.5 Carat Round Lab-Grown Diamond Solitaire Engagement Ring\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 2.5ct round brilliant Lab-Grown Diamond, D–F color, VS+ clarity, IGI certified, four-prong set on a plain polished band in solid 14K gold. Made to order in 7 to 10 business days on my bench in Woodside, Queens. This is the largest round in the catalog and the size at which a solitaire needs building rather than assembling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow big is a 2.5 carat round diamond?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout 8.7mm across. A 2ct round is 8.1mm and a 1.5ct is 7.4mm, so the increments keep shrinking as the weight climbs — that is geometry. Weight grows with volume while what you see is a flat circle, so the last half carat buys you barely more than half a millimeter. On a size 6 finger an 8.7mm round covers the full width of the finger. There is no ambiguity about what it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs 2.5ct worth it over 2ct?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly if the number matters to you, and that is a legitimate reason — but I would rather you hear it straight. You are paying a substantial premium for roughly 0.6mm of visible diameter, because price per carat climbs hard past two carats. If what you actually want is maximum presence on the hand, a 2.5ct oval runs 10.5mm long and a 2.5ct marquise runs 14mm, both for the same weight and money. If what you want is a round brilliant at two and a half carats, this is it, and it is a genuinely impressive stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy does cut matter more than anything at this size?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause there is nowhere to hide. A poorly proportioned round leaks light out through the pavilion instead of returning it through the table, and at 8.7mm a dead center is plainly visible from across a room. A well-cut 2ct will outperform a badly cut 2.75ct in any lighting, from any distance. Cut is the only one of the four Cs that is entirely workmanship rather than luck, and at this weight it is worth more than the last quarter carat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat does a 2.5ct stone need from the setting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than most people realize. A stone this heavy has leverage — prongs sized for a one carat head will flex and loosen over years of wear, and a shank that tapers too thin under the head will bend. Yours is built for the weight: a heavier basket, thicker prongs, and a second gallery under the head — an extra rail of gold beneath the basket that carries the stone's weight rather than leaving all of it on the prongs. Most makers leave that gallery out. None of it shows in a photograph and all of it shows in a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat color and clarity is the diamond?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eD through F, the colorless range, and VS+ clarity, eye-clean at any angle. A round brilliant's faceting hides more than any other shape, but at two and a half carats there is simply more stone — grades that pass unnoticed at a carat begin to show. The IGI report ships with the ring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich wedding band fits it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA contoured band, and the second gallery is what decides it. A straight band meets the gallery rather than the shank, so it stands off and leaves a gap under the stone. A curved band dips at the center, clears the gallery and nests flush. I make both to order, so tell me and I will cut the pair to meet properly — or start with the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/curved-wedding-band-plain-contour\"\u003eplain contour band\u003c\/a\u003e or the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/curved-diamond-wedding-band-contour\"\u003epavé contour\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow long does it take, and can it be resized?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade to order in 7 to 10 business days, sizes 4 through 9 including halves. Resizing is complimentary within 60 days of delivery, craftsmanship carries a lifetime warranty, and you have 14 days to return it if it is not right and you have not had it engraved. It ships fully insured in our signature suede pouch with the IGI report.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWant a different weight or shape?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe same ring runs at \u003ca href=\"\/products\/1ct-round-solitaire-engagement-ring-14k-gold\"\u003e1ct\u003c\/a\u003e. To compare shapes at this weight, start with the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/diamond-shape-guide\"\u003ediamond shape guide\u003c\/a\u003e. Anything not on the site, I build custom — that is most of what I do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho makes it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI do. One bench, one pair of hands, in a workshop in Woodside, Queens. Nothing here sits in a case waiting for a buyer — yours is cast, set and finished after you order it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Pearl of Queens INC","offers":[{"title":"4 \/ 14K Yellow Gold","offer_id":50232249811082,"sku":"BPQ-RND-250-YG-040","price":2309.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 \/ 14K White Gold","offer_id":50232249843850,"sku":"BPQ-RND-250-WG-040","price":2309.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 \/ 14K Rose gold","offer_id":50232249876618,"sku":"BPQ-RND-250-RG-040","price":2309.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4 \/ Platinum","offer_id":50232249909386,"sku":"BPQ-RND-250-PT-040","price":2693.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4.5 \/ 14K Yellow Gold","offer_id":50232249942154,"sku":"BPQ-RND-250-YG-045","price":2309.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4.5 \/ 14K White 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