I have a debate going with myself about what size to get.
The background is that while I"m still some months (6 at least) away from purchasing anything, there has been a lot of talk and I''ve begun to save up. My girlfriend really liked a tiffany ring with a round cut diamond and channel set accent diamonds. The ring said it was around 2500, which makes me think that it''s either a smallish diamond or not the greatest in terms of quality. I''m not buying from them anyway, because I want to get it from somewhere like Igloo Diamonds who can offer something a bit more ethical.
Anyway. She doesn''t want anything too big. To me that says that I should find one with excellent brilliance instead. The problem with ''not too big'' though is that she doesn''t have slender fingers. I forget what size we''re talking about, perhaps a 6-7, but they''re short fingers. I know that''s going to make the diamond look small, but there''s also the channel set which will help distract from that. Or will it make it look even smaller in comparison?
What are the recommendations for size here people? Big enough to not look silly on larger fingers, but not so big as to be oversize. Is that .7 carat? 6mm? 1 carat?
The background is that while I"m still some months (6 at least) away from purchasing anything, there has been a lot of talk and I''ve begun to save up. My girlfriend really liked a tiffany ring with a round cut diamond and channel set accent diamonds. The ring said it was around 2500, which makes me think that it''s either a smallish diamond or not the greatest in terms of quality. I''m not buying from them anyway, because I want to get it from somewhere like Igloo Diamonds who can offer something a bit more ethical.
Anyway. She doesn''t want anything too big. To me that says that I should find one with excellent brilliance instead. The problem with ''not too big'' though is that she doesn''t have slender fingers. I forget what size we''re talking about, perhaps a 6-7, but they''re short fingers. I know that''s going to make the diamond look small, but there''s also the channel set which will help distract from that. Or will it make it look even smaller in comparison?
What are the recommendations for size here people? Big enough to not look silly on larger fingers, but not so big as to be oversize. Is that .7 carat? 6mm? 1 carat?