Post by liz » March 1st, 2003, 5:50 am
Well, the FedEx truck should arrive any minute now, so while I''m waiting I wanted to post about my experience with Jonathan at GOG and Juan Manuel at Van Graff. Jonathan helped me pick out a gorgeous .855 ideal cut H&A I SI1 stone at an unbeatable price. He couldn''t have been more pleasant in his e-mails, and I finally got the chance to speak with him on the phone a few days ago. He''s even sweeter in person! His staff was always very helpful and prompt in responding to my e-mails, and I was given the option of a layaway plan while waiting for my setting to be made.

After reading the posts here and on DT, I decided to have a ring custom made by Juan Manuel of Van Graff. Like Jon, Juan was a true gentleman and a pleasure to work with. His designs are incredible, and together we settled on a platinum semi-mount with pave diamonds and two small accent diamonds. Juan quoted me an amazing price for this hand-crafted ring--less than half the price of other name brand designers. When the ring was finished, he shipped it to Jon in NY to be set with my center stone. Now I''m just waiting for the moment of truth to arrive!

Here are some pics of the finished ring that Christen at GOG took for me. Thanks again to Jonathan and Juan for a wonderful engagement ring buying experience. I can''t recommend you both highly enough!
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