Hi All,
I am asking this question more out of interest than anything else. How long did you wait for an upgrade? Did you just reset or upgrade the stone?
Recently my husband and I attended a neighborhood dinner party and the topic came up. We are approaching our 4 year anniversary and will be resetting my original engagement ring, for no other reason than I want more finger coverage, so I am haloing my diamond... I love my stone, however, if I had the budget, I would upgrade the stone too! Lol! Another woman there said she would never even consider it due to the sentimental value, and yet, another guest said she has reset her ring 3x in the 14 years she has been married... I know many of my fellow pricescopers feel the same, while we attach a certain level of sentiment to our jewelry, we also view it as simply a piece of jewelry, and have no problem upgrading it. The other woman there seemed quite "judgey," for me even considering a reset... now mind you, the social circle was in the 2.5 carat plus zone, and 2 out of the 4 women there had, had there stones reset. We ALL appreciated big diamonds. The conversation just prompted me to think about how often it happens and what the typical circumstances are... if it were up to my hubby, I would leave it as is, since he spent time with Mark at ERD having it custom made (it's a 3 stone, OMB with side bullets.) I want more sparkle and finger real estate...
Anyway, interested in your feedback...
I am asking this question more out of interest than anything else. How long did you wait for an upgrade? Did you just reset or upgrade the stone?
Recently my husband and I attended a neighborhood dinner party and the topic came up. We are approaching our 4 year anniversary and will be resetting my original engagement ring, for no other reason than I want more finger coverage, so I am haloing my diamond... I love my stone, however, if I had the budget, I would upgrade the stone too! Lol! Another woman there said she would never even consider it due to the sentimental value, and yet, another guest said she has reset her ring 3x in the 14 years she has been married... I know many of my fellow pricescopers feel the same, while we attach a certain level of sentiment to our jewelry, we also view it as simply a piece of jewelry, and have no problem upgrading it. The other woman there seemed quite "judgey," for me even considering a reset... now mind you, the social circle was in the 2.5 carat plus zone, and 2 out of the 4 women there had, had there stones reset. We ALL appreciated big diamonds. The conversation just prompted me to think about how often it happens and what the typical circumstances are... if it were up to my hubby, I would leave it as is, since he spent time with Mark at ERD having it custom made (it's a 3 stone, OMB with side bullets.) I want more sparkle and finger real estate...
Anyway, interested in your feedback...