I have a tendency to be long-winded, to for brevity''s sake, I won''t blame you if you choose only to read the bold sections of this post.
Imagine my delight at discovering that a treasure trove such as this website existed. I''ve been plotting recently to propose to my girlfriend, and would like to do something about it late this summer, but the more I try and learn, the more I am frustrated by commissioned sales people and websites designed to sell, not educate. Pricescope has been a breath of incredibly fresh air.
That being said; Pricescope has also been a little bit overwhelming. Sifting through pages is starting to give me a bit of a headache, so I thought I might as well try my luck with you fine people.
I have found that, as far as I know, there is a wide selection of reasonably priced diamonds at Blue Nile. I think I have learned enough here to pick a good one, but this also brings me to my first question: My girlfriend is petite. Very, very petite, and she has very slender fingers (size 4, and even that is a tiny bit loose). On the other hand (no pun intended), she is a pianist and has pretty long fingers. I would like to find a diamond between a 1/2 ct. and 1 ct. (I know, the carat is not an accurate measurement of size. Humor me.), because I fear anything larger would look gaudy on her finger. And I''m poor. My question, then, is simply whether or not you agree with that thinking, or whether I should go larger (or smaller)? I realize that size is totally a matter of preference, but I would like to get her the most tastefully-sized diamond I can, not necessarily the largest.
Secondly, though I think that I like the diamond selection at Blue Nile, I have found their selection of bands to be a bit lacking. I did, however, find a number of bands that I like at Shane Co. In particular, this one: http://www.shaneco.com/Catalog/ProductDetail.aspx?X=41043531&I=32&C0=1&C1=3 And by "I like this one", I mean "My girlfriend picked this one out herself". I know that the Shane Co. doesn''t have the greatest reputation, and that, combined with the face that their settings seem too affordable to be true, so my question is this: Are the settings at Shane Co. trustworthy? If yes, what is your opinion on the one I have picked out? I am a fan of that design, but I can''t seem to find many of them. Is that bad? Also, if a diamond and band are purchased from separate online vendors, does it cause complications during the mounting process?
Finally, I was wondering which color/clarity/etc. you personally considered to be ideal, acceptable, and bare minimum for a beautiful diamond. I realize that budget plays a factor, but I don''t think I''m going to give you mine in this instance. I am looking simply for what you, as a consumer, refuse to sacrifice for the sake of penny pinching.
Thank you so much, everyone. Again, I don''t know where I would be without this website. Hopefully some day I can return the favor. I''ll tell you what, if you need someone to sing at your wedding, give me a shout and I''ll cut you a steep discount.
Imagine my delight at discovering that a treasure trove such as this website existed. I''ve been plotting recently to propose to my girlfriend, and would like to do something about it late this summer, but the more I try and learn, the more I am frustrated by commissioned sales people and websites designed to sell, not educate. Pricescope has been a breath of incredibly fresh air.
That being said; Pricescope has also been a little bit overwhelming. Sifting through pages is starting to give me a bit of a headache, so I thought I might as well try my luck with you fine people.
I have found that, as far as I know, there is a wide selection of reasonably priced diamonds at Blue Nile. I think I have learned enough here to pick a good one, but this also brings me to my first question: My girlfriend is petite. Very, very petite, and she has very slender fingers (size 4, and even that is a tiny bit loose). On the other hand (no pun intended), she is a pianist and has pretty long fingers. I would like to find a diamond between a 1/2 ct. and 1 ct. (I know, the carat is not an accurate measurement of size. Humor me.), because I fear anything larger would look gaudy on her finger. And I''m poor.
My question, then, is simply whether or not you agree with that thinking, or whether I should go larger (or smaller)? I realize that size is totally a matter of preference, but I would like to get her the most tastefully-sized diamond I can, not necessarily the largest. Secondly, though I think that I like the diamond selection at Blue Nile, I have found their selection of bands to be a bit lacking. I did, however, find a number of bands that I like at Shane Co. In particular, this one: http://www.shaneco.com/Catalog/ProductDetail.aspx?X=41043531&I=32&C0=1&C1=3 And by "I like this one", I mean "My girlfriend picked this one out herself". I know that the Shane Co. doesn''t have the greatest reputation, and that, combined with the face that their settings seem too affordable to be true, so my question is this: Are the settings at Shane Co. trustworthy? If yes, what is your opinion on the one I have picked out? I am a fan of that design, but I can''t seem to find many of them. Is that bad? Also, if a diamond and band are purchased from separate online vendors, does it cause complications during the mounting process?
Finally, I was wondering which color/clarity/etc. you personally considered to be ideal, acceptable, and bare minimum for a beautiful diamond. I realize that budget plays a factor, but I don''t think I''m going to give you mine in this instance. I am looking simply for what you, as a consumer, refuse to sacrifice for the sake of penny pinching.
Thank you so much, everyone. Again, I don''t know where I would be without this website. Hopefully some day I can return the favor. I''ll tell you what, if you need someone to sing at your wedding, give me a shout and I''ll cut you a steep discount.
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