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Brilliant_Rock
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Well ladies, over the weekend BF and I decided it was time for another ring shopping trip! This time we are going to focus primarily on the diamond, since I already know I want a solitaire. We are mostly going to be looking at what carat weight we are looking for and how sensitive we are to color. We were just going to go to Shane Co again, but since I really wanted to look at ideal cut diamonds to determine my color sensitivity, I decided to find a local jeweler who carries AGS0 diamonds. Well, I ended up finding a jeweler downtown who sells ideal cut diamonds. From what I read on their website, these seem to be on par with ACA's or BGD's Signature stones. They use an Idealscope throughout the entire cutting process and have worked with Eightstar on their diamonds. I just called the store to see if I needed to make an appointment and I spoke with the co-owner of the store. She was super nice and friendly and very understanding that, at this point, we will only be looking and not buying.
I am just soooo excited to finally get to see some ideal cut diamonds in person!! Depending on their price points, this may be the store that we eventually purchase from. The co-owner did warn me that their ideal cut diamonds do cost more than other diamonds. So, I'm hoping that they aren't too expensive. I may take some prices from BGD and WF to see if they would consider price-matching. BF would really rather purchase from a store that we can walk into, rather than online. But, if he sees that this jeweler's prices are way too high, I'm sure he would buy from BGD or WF. But, that's thinking too far ahead.
Anyways, just needed to share my excitement with someone! We are going this Saturday and I plan to take pics so that this time I can remember what the diamond looks like on my hand. So, I will most likely be coming back to this thread after the weekend to give an update.
I am just soooo excited to finally get to see some ideal cut diamonds in person!! Depending on their price points, this may be the store that we eventually purchase from. The co-owner did warn me that their ideal cut diamonds do cost more than other diamonds. So, I'm hoping that they aren't too expensive. I may take some prices from BGD and WF to see if they would consider price-matching. BF would really rather purchase from a store that we can walk into, rather than online. But, if he sees that this jeweler's prices are way too high, I'm sure he would buy from BGD or WF. But, that's thinking too far ahead.
Anyways, just needed to share my excitement with someone! We are going this Saturday and I plan to take pics so that this time I can remember what the diamond looks like on my hand. So, I will most likely be coming back to this thread after the weekend to give an update.