We have just started ring shopping for my 50th(YIKES!) Birthday present.. I have always loved Emerald Cut Diamonds and thought that was what I really wanted. Have done my research and have looked online and at mall stores for ideas on settings. This was one of my favorites, hope it links.
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We have a long time family jeweler that we prefer to do business with. I have always checked his prices and they seem to be good. But this ring is going to be a much more sizable purchase than usual! So I want to make sure I''m getting a good ring at a fair price.
While I would love a D Flawless stone..We do have a budget and I have decided size is more important than perfection. I was thinking 2.5-3Ct, G color, VS2 or SI1 stone.
Today we went by our jeweler, who really has a nice selection of settings. The first ring that popped out at me was a 2.75ct Emerald cut with 16 small baguettes, totalling 1.6ct. They were all approx equal in size, set in two rows of 4 each, in an invisable setting. It was very nice, but the quality of center diamond was a little less than I had hoped, and it is NOT professionaly graded yet. He will have this done upon purchase. He grades it as an H/I color and VS2. The dimensions are 9.32 x 6.57. I don''t know the depth etc. This ring had the "look" I loved and was the right size and price.(actually even a little lower than our budget)This was the only larger emerald stone he had.
But he said he also had a very nice larger Radiant cut I might like. This radiant was more rectangular, and the setting it was in was spectacular. This ring had a 3ct F SI1 center stone. Even with the scope, from the top you could see no flaws, only from a side look. The dimension are 9.48 x 7.52 x 5.26. Depth 70% Then I thought the grading said width? But something else was 78% Crown was 8% and the pav. depth was 60%. The setting had 12 stepped down emerald cuts in a unusual slightly curved channel setting, totalling 3 cts. The first 2 stones, next to the center cut were .60 each. This was one of the most spectacular settings I have seen anywhere! And I HAVE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE! Of course... this ring was 50+% more than the first.
If I had not seen the 2nd ring, I would have loved the first ring. Since I was thinking G colors, don''t know if I should be that concered about H/I? just bothered me a little, guess if it came back H, i would feel better. I really do have a hard time even when I kept looking other colors right next to it!
I would really like some other opinions.
I have not listed prices, as I am curious as to what others might think each would/should go for.
Our options are many! Take either of the 2 rings as is. We could spend the extra $$, just don''t know if ring 2 is worth that much more. We could swap the emerald diamond to the other setting. That setting was more than twice as much than the first.(for good reason) This might be the best option, after emerald cut is graded. OR wait until he gets more diamonds in. This isn''t a huge jewelry store, so he doesn''t keep a large inventory of 2.5-3ct diamonds, but he said now that he knows what we''re looking for he could get more in. BUT the two diamonds we saw today, he has had for a while, and they would be priced much better than a new one he has to buy.
HELP!
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We have a long time family jeweler that we prefer to do business with. I have always checked his prices and they seem to be good. But this ring is going to be a much more sizable purchase than usual! So I want to make sure I''m getting a good ring at a fair price.
While I would love a D Flawless stone..We do have a budget and I have decided size is more important than perfection. I was thinking 2.5-3Ct, G color, VS2 or SI1 stone.
Today we went by our jeweler, who really has a nice selection of settings. The first ring that popped out at me was a 2.75ct Emerald cut with 16 small baguettes, totalling 1.6ct. They were all approx equal in size, set in two rows of 4 each, in an invisable setting. It was very nice, but the quality of center diamond was a little less than I had hoped, and it is NOT professionaly graded yet. He will have this done upon purchase. He grades it as an H/I color and VS2. The dimensions are 9.32 x 6.57. I don''t know the depth etc. This ring had the "look" I loved and was the right size and price.(actually even a little lower than our budget)This was the only larger emerald stone he had.
But he said he also had a very nice larger Radiant cut I might like. This radiant was more rectangular, and the setting it was in was spectacular. This ring had a 3ct F SI1 center stone. Even with the scope, from the top you could see no flaws, only from a side look. The dimension are 9.48 x 7.52 x 5.26. Depth 70% Then I thought the grading said width? But something else was 78% Crown was 8% and the pav. depth was 60%. The setting had 12 stepped down emerald cuts in a unusual slightly curved channel setting, totalling 3 cts. The first 2 stones, next to the center cut were .60 each. This was one of the most spectacular settings I have seen anywhere! And I HAVE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE! Of course... this ring was 50+% more than the first.
If I had not seen the 2nd ring, I would have loved the first ring. Since I was thinking G colors, don''t know if I should be that concered about H/I? just bothered me a little, guess if it came back H, i would feel better. I really do have a hard time even when I kept looking other colors right next to it!
I would really like some other opinions.
I have not listed prices, as I am curious as to what others might think each would/should go for.
Our options are many! Take either of the 2 rings as is. We could spend the extra $$, just don''t know if ring 2 is worth that much more. We could swap the emerald diamond to the other setting. That setting was more than twice as much than the first.(for good reason) This might be the best option, after emerald cut is graded. OR wait until he gets more diamonds in. This isn''t a huge jewelry store, so he doesn''t keep a large inventory of 2.5-3ct diamonds, but he said now that he knows what we''re looking for he could get more in. BUT the two diamonds we saw today, he has had for a while, and they would be priced much better than a new one he has to buy.
HELP!
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