Parachute07
Rough_Rock
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- May 4, 2013
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Hello everyone,
I'm not sure if this is the right spot for this -- so forgive me if it isn't.
I spent many months lurking here and reading and reading to glean the information that armed me to make a great decision on a diamond for my fiancee. We got engaged just over a year ago and we're getting married next July.
We've looked long and hard at wedding rings -- both online and in-person....to no avail. I'm not sure exactly what we're looking for -- but ideally, something that isn't the same style available everywhere. She's looking vintage-ish. My parents talked me out of milgrain for her wedding ring and I shouldn't have let them do that -- I think we're going to end up adding it to her engagement ring. She likes carved/engraved/milgrain type stuff. I'm not really sure what I'm looking for beyond being two-tone.
We went to the diamond district in Chicago when we were there a few weeks ago and looked around and saw a couple of things we liked. She saw one ring she particularly liked and we took a picture. Prices weren't all that bad actually -- except, of course, on the one she liked....but at least one jeweler there asked where we were from and when I said New York, she moaned a bit and said she can't really compete with NY prices.
We happen to be going to the city tomorrow (we live upstate) and we're going to do a quick shopping jaunt tomorrow afternoon. I initially thought the diamond district just to be able to walk one booth to the next and compare stuff and get a feel for it. I understand the caveat emptor there -- though I'm hopeful that we're a bit better off in looking at wedding rings as opposed to diamond shopping.
We're only going to get to the city mid-afternoon, so we'll only have a couple of hours. We'll be there on Saturday also, but I figure a lot of places may be closed. Is the diamond district the most efficient use of our time for wedding ring shopping, or should we concentrate on another area? I'd also be very open to suggestions on specific places any of you have had success with. I know a lot of people mention GOG on LI for diamonds -- we're just not going out there this trip. Budget for the wedding rings is somewhere between $1k-$2k each. We've each seen rings we liked somewhat for anywhere between $700-$2200 so far. About half a carat in total weight looks about right on her finger -- she seems to like alternating princess and baguette stones channel set, but that's not "set it stone" (pun intended). Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance for any insight!
I'm not sure if this is the right spot for this -- so forgive me if it isn't.
I spent many months lurking here and reading and reading to glean the information that armed me to make a great decision on a diamond for my fiancee. We got engaged just over a year ago and we're getting married next July.
We've looked long and hard at wedding rings -- both online and in-person....to no avail. I'm not sure exactly what we're looking for -- but ideally, something that isn't the same style available everywhere. She's looking vintage-ish. My parents talked me out of milgrain for her wedding ring and I shouldn't have let them do that -- I think we're going to end up adding it to her engagement ring. She likes carved/engraved/milgrain type stuff. I'm not really sure what I'm looking for beyond being two-tone.
We went to the diamond district in Chicago when we were there a few weeks ago and looked around and saw a couple of things we liked. She saw one ring she particularly liked and we took a picture. Prices weren't all that bad actually -- except, of course, on the one she liked....but at least one jeweler there asked where we were from and when I said New York, she moaned a bit and said she can't really compete with NY prices.
We happen to be going to the city tomorrow (we live upstate) and we're going to do a quick shopping jaunt tomorrow afternoon. I initially thought the diamond district just to be able to walk one booth to the next and compare stuff and get a feel for it. I understand the caveat emptor there -- though I'm hopeful that we're a bit better off in looking at wedding rings as opposed to diamond shopping.
We're only going to get to the city mid-afternoon, so we'll only have a couple of hours. We'll be there on Saturday also, but I figure a lot of places may be closed. Is the diamond district the most efficient use of our time for wedding ring shopping, or should we concentrate on another area? I'd also be very open to suggestions on specific places any of you have had success with. I know a lot of people mention GOG on LI for diamonds -- we're just not going out there this trip. Budget for the wedding rings is somewhere between $1k-$2k each. We've each seen rings we liked somewhat for anywhere between $700-$2200 so far. About half a carat in total weight looks about right on her finger -- she seems to like alternating princess and baguette stones channel set, but that's not "set it stone" (pun intended). Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance for any insight!
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