You don't have to get a 10 carat diamond tennis bracelet for it to look good on your arm. In fact you can get a lot of complements on a rather inexpensive or even CHEAP bracelet. A filled heart diamond tennis bracelet make use a few diamonds on the connecting links and may even come in 10kt gold rather than 14kt gold.
The set of the diamonds in a less expensive piece is very important. The sparkle depends on reflection of light from various angles. A large and perfect diamond can stand on its own but lesser quality stones might need a little help. A 10 carat diamond tennis bracelet constructed out ofth flawed, muddy or low quality diamonds may be more difficult to set in a way that will camouflage the defects than a bracelet set with smaller diamonds.
There are cases where bigger is not better and you may find that this holds especially true in the world of fine jewelry. A 10 carat diamond tennis bracelet sounds great in theory but may not look nearly as good as a 2 carat diamond bracelet you actually see it on your arm. A finely styled bracelet in the two carat diamond range is much more attractive in my opinion. Of course there are those people that aren't that interested in style and just want bragging rights and certainly bling sizes are running larger than life right now.
Expect to pay big bucks for a 10 carat diamond tennis bracelet set with diamonds of good color, cut and clarity. Recently I have seen appraisals for diamond tennis bracelets of this type for upwards of $18,000.00. Of course you might find one for sale at a discount on auction but be certain that you get buyer's insurance so that you are covered in case that the dream 10 carat diamond tennis bracelet doesn't turn into a nightmare.
