Best Diamonds Under $1,000 USD

At the $1,000 USD price point, you have access to 3,192,791 diamonds across natural and lab-grown options. Lab-grown diamonds make up 58% of available options at this budget.

Top by shape under $1,000 USD, Natural

For each shape, here is the highest-scoring natural diamond under $1,000 USD the market is currently offering.

Top Round
0.29ct Round E IF
Natural · GIA
$338 USD
ScoreA+
Available855,879
Avg price$588 USD
Avg carat0.40ct
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Top Oval
0.31ct Oval E IF
Natural · GIA
$373 USD
ScoreA+
Available104,637
Avg price$615 USD
Avg carat0.47ct
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Top Cushion
0.38ct Cushion F IF
Natural · GIA
$367 USD
ScoreA+
Available31,623
Avg price$665 USD
Avg carat0.58ct
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Top Princess
0.33ct Princess E IF
Natural · GIA
$354 USD
ScoreA+
Available40,983
Avg price$635 USD
Avg carat0.52ct
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Top Emerald
0.51ct Emerald E IF
Natural · GIA
$602 USD
ScoreA+
Available98,988
Avg price$619 USD
Avg carat0.49ct
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Top Pear
0.50ct Pear D IF
Natural · GIA
$653 USD
ScoreA+
Available101,621
Avg price$586 USD
Avg carat0.46ct
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Top Marquise
0.62ct Marquise D IF
Natural · GIA
$997 USD
ScoreA+
Available54,195
Avg price$585 USD
Avg carat0.41ct
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Top Radiant
0.45ct Radiant D IF
Natural · GIA
$599 USD
ScoreA+
Available16,346
Avg price$678 USD
Avg carat0.53ct
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Top Asscher
0.43ct Asscher E VVS1
Natural · GIA
$474 USD
ScoreA+
Available11,116
Avg price$715 USD
Avg carat0.62ct
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Top Heart
0.54ct Heart D VVS1
Natural · GIA
$602 USD
ScoreA+
Available33,047
Avg price$652 USD
Avg carat0.52ct
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Top by shape under $1,000 USD, Lab-grown

For each shape, here is the highest-scoring lab-grown diamond under $1,000 USD the market is currently offering.

Top Round
2.35ct Round D FL
Lab Grown · GIA
$852 USD
ScoreA+
Available520,473
Avg price$553 USD
Avg carat2.04ct
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Top Oval
2.10ct Oval D VS1
Lab Grown · GIA
$578 USD
ScoreA+
Available258,750
Avg price$609 USD
Avg carat2.19ct
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Top Cushion
1.43ct Cushion D VVS1
Lab Grown · GIA
$396 USD
ScoreA+
Available130,241
Avg price$605 USD
Avg carat2.13ct
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Top Princess
2.54ct Princess E IF
Lab Grown · IGI
$864 USD
ScoreA+
Available85,338
Avg price$565 USD
Avg carat2.07ct
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Top Emerald
1.70ct Emerald D IF
Lab Grown · GIA
$468 USD
ScoreA+
Available143,496
Avg price$581 USD
Avg carat2.28ct
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Top Pear
2.04ct Pear D IF
Lab Grown · IGI
$349 USD
ScoreA+
Available157,259
Avg price$567 USD
Avg carat1.96ct
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Top Marquise
2.07ct Marquise E IF
Lab Grown · IGI
$700 USD
ScoreA+
Available155,408
Avg price$589 USD
Avg carat2.05ct
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Top Radiant
1.90ct Radiant D VVS1
Lab Grown · GIA
$449 USD
ScoreA+
Available152,855
Avg price$633 USD
Avg carat2.09ct
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Top Asscher
2.05ct Asscher D IF
Lab Grown · IGI
$601 USD
ScoreA+
Available36,230
Avg price$592 USD
Avg carat2.18ct
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Top Heart
2.75ct Heart D IF
Lab Grown · IGI
$974 USD
ScoreA+
Available51,718
Avg price$525 USD
Avg carat1.88ct
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Natural vs Lab-Grown at This Budget

Natural

Available1,352,930

Lab Grown

Available1,839,861

With a $1,000 USD budget, lab-grown gives you access to larger stones and higher grades compared to natural diamonds at the same price.

Shape & price at $1.0K

Average price per shape within this budget, compared between natural and lab-grown options.

NaturalLab-Grown
Radiant
$678
$631
Asscher
$715
$591
Cushion
$667
$608
Oval
$616
$609
Emerald
$619
$581
Princess
$635
$565
Heart
$652
$533
Marquise
$585
$588
Pear
$587
$570
Round
$588
$554

Best Natural Shapes

Round

Diamonds856,948
Avg price$588 USD
Avg. Score78.0

Oval

Diamonds105,384
Avg price$616 USD
Avg. Score74.0

Pear

Diamonds102,500
Avg price$587 USD
Avg. Score73.0

Emerald

Diamonds99,311
Avg price$619 USD
Avg. Score74.0

Marquise

Diamonds54,382
Avg price$585 USD
Avg. Score74.0

Princess

Diamonds41,078
Avg price$635 USD
Avg. Score74.0

Heart

Diamonds33,258
Avg price$652 USD
Avg. Score74.0

Cushion

Diamonds32,101
Avg price$667 USD
Avg. Score74.0

Radiant

Diamonds16,809
Avg price$678 USD
Avg. Score75.0

Asscher

Diamonds11,159
Avg price$715 USD
Avg. Score76.0

Best Lab-Grown Shapes

Round

Diamonds537,322
Avg price$554 USD
Avg. Score78.0

Oval

Diamonds284,502
Avg price$609 USD
Avg. Score78.0

Pear

Diamonds186,442
Avg price$570 USD
Avg. Score77.0

Radiant

Diamonds175,288
Avg price$631 USD
Avg. Score76.0

Marquise

Diamonds163,489
Avg price$588 USD
Avg. Score78.0

Emerald

Diamonds155,750
Avg price$581 USD
Avg. Score77.0

Cushion

Diamonds147,268
Avg price$608 USD
Avg. Score78.0

Princess

Diamonds89,639
Avg price$565 USD
Avg. Score78.0

Heart

Diamonds61,274
Avg price$533 USD
Avg. Score77.0

Asscher

Diamonds38,887
Avg price$591 USD
Avg. Score79.0

Our Recommendations

Natural Asscher · 38,887 available, avg $591 USD, score 79.0View in Explorer →Natural Round · 856,948 available, avg $588 USD, score 78.0View in Explorer →Natural Round · 537,322 available, avg $554 USD, score 78.0View in Explorer →Natural Oval · 284,502 available, avg $609 USD, score 78.0View in Explorer →Natural Marquise · 163,489 available, avg $588 USD, score 78.0View in Explorer →
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