Californiadreaming
Rough_Rock
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- Sep 17, 2014
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Hi - I went to Smith & Green when I went to Hatton Garden two weeks ago! They seemed great and were so helpful. However the price still comes in so much higher than buying from James Allen or GOG.
They quoted me £5400 all in for an F .90 VVS and platinum setting (stone not yet sourced). If I buy the F .90 VS1 stone I like from GOG, it will cost me £4000 all in including setting and tax. (I know it's slightly nuts comparing two arbitrary stones of same size and colour when they can be so different in look).
I totally know what you mean about the risks and costs of buying from America, trust me I am very nervous!
A friend strongly recommended Blue Nile UK site as the prices are really similar to US prices (same diamond stocks I believe?) but I don't want to buy blind.
And Good Old Gold do show you great quality pics, videos, assets.
However it is frankly hilarious that I am holding myself up as any kind of expert on either choosing or purchasing diamonds - I am a complete dunce truth be told!
They quoted me £5400 all in for an F .90 VVS and platinum setting (stone not yet sourced). If I buy the F .90 VS1 stone I like from GOG, it will cost me £4000 all in including setting and tax. (I know it's slightly nuts comparing two arbitrary stones of same size and colour when they can be so different in look).
I totally know what you mean about the risks and costs of buying from America, trust me I am very nervous!
A friend strongly recommended Blue Nile UK site as the prices are really similar to US prices (same diamond stocks I believe?) but I don't want to buy blind.
And Good Old Gold do show you great quality pics, videos, assets.
However it is frankly hilarious that I am holding myself up as any kind of expert on either choosing or purchasing diamonds - I am a complete dunce truth be told!