Originally Posted by
Braindrain
Both very true comments. Buying your diamond at 50% of appraised is a minimum and often might go to 33% of appraised.
The OP's budget isn't "high end" so knowing the local market well before going to HK is a must. I'm not sure he'll find many better bargains in HK.
Good advice, and HKG is not the cheapest part of the world for buying diamonds, but cheaper than UK; what HKG does offer is high quality workmanship for a cheap price, in the gold and ring workmanship, so intricate ring with small stones will be much better value in HKG. At the OPs price point this is all that is available in any case, as most investment quality diamonds are priced over GBP 10,000 and better bought in NYC than HKG.