Post by KateV.V. » October 10th, 2005, 9:25 am
I am about to get engaged, but after weeks of searching we still haven't found the right ring.  I like the colorless diamonds, but have found that I am in LOVE with Fancy Yellow colored diamonds.  I've been educating myself and talking with several jewelers but still haven't found what I'm looking for.

I have yet to meet a jeweler who really knows what I'm looking for, so its been a frustrating process.  I am willing to invest a lot of money into this ring and I want it to last a lifetime. The large jewelers who seem to specialize in colored stone just charge too much (i.e. Graff).

Any advice on who to talk to (I live in Chicago) or references to refer to?   I want to find a stone soon!

We're willing to put about $28,000 into the center stone.  I am looking for Fancy Yellow or Fancy Intense Yellow radiant-cut stone. We'd like something around 3 cts. 
PLEASE HELP!

(And in case you're curious, I'm planning to surround the yellow stone by two colorless, radiant cut Trapezoids.)