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1 Ct Solitaire buying in Florida

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gk172

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First time poser here can you please be gentle, i found these great forums on my search for a 1 ct ring, im from the uk and coming to florida for a fortnight and we hope to purchase a solitaire 1 ct yellow gold ring. Having read a bit with it being yellow gold we can go as low as the I or J colour wise and were not too sure about the Inclusion side of things what would we want and what would be noticable or over kill
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and also the biggie is where could/should i go as having never been to usa nevermind florida im hoping some kind people could possibly show me in the right direction please, i have seen a few online stores where you build your own ring which i love the option of but we cant do the online part so is there anywhere in florida that i can go choose everything and have the ring built? And what cost would it come in at? Also more importantly will i have time?

Ived picked up an online shop but i think its based in ny but there is a store in Florida Mall with the same name so im not sure if its the same company or offers the same service - Diamond Source
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Thanks in advance for any help and advice you can give me
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oshinbreez

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Where in FL will you be?
 

gk172

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Thanks for the replies, so many beautifull options on that site i might have chosen one allready
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we will be staying in kissimmee so that would make it just over 2 hour drive from where we will be staying, just need to find out how long it takes to build.
 

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If you're going to be in Miami, I'd check out: http://www.buchwaldjewelers.com/

"Didiamond" is a customer of theirs (do a search here, and you'll see she's a very good customer of theirs!
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) I visited them once, and though it's not in the nicest neighborhood (in sort of a 'jewelry exchange' type building) they appear to have a huge inventory.

If I were you, I'd email (or better yet telephone) the vendor first, even before leaving the UK. to get a sense of what they have, prices, how much time you'd need, etc etc. I think it's always helpful to let them know ahead of time you're a serious customer..

Good luck!
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gk172

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Thank you, we have looked at both sites and ive chosen a few differant designs from Abazias website so i think that is possibly where we will head, i have emailed them asking a few questions so hopefully they will get back to me on time scale etc. Does anyone have any more recomendations closer to kissimmee? Even if it is just a jeweller shop that offers fair prices.

Thanks for all your help
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gk172

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'Another option if you're traveling in Florida is to have the item/items sent to a trusted independent appraiser.'

Can you please giv eme a little info on cost and time scale to do this, as hopefully nearer the time i might be able to pinpoint a couple of stones.


I found this ring while having a search on Abazias which is exactly my choice. here
 

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Doing this is common so the fee is modest (relative to a diamond ring purchase). Contact the appraiser directly to find out his/her exact price. Many sellers are accustomed to sending directly to an appraiser. If you like the idea of doing this, try to reserve a meeting with your chosen appraiser far in advance and make the seller aware of the date/time that appraisal is scheduled.
 
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