Hi Everyone,
I went to Robbins Bros with my fiancee to look at rings and after trying loads on she chose this engagement ring
http://www.robbinsbrothers.com/Engagement-Rings/Ring-With-Sidestones/Scott-Kay-i25887.ring
and this wedding band
http://www.robbinsbrothers.com/Wedding-Rings/Diamond-Wedding-Ring/Robbins-Brothers-i10829.ring
BUT
after reading everything on PS about Robbins Bros I obviously do not want to buy our rings from there because they rob you blind on the centre stone (according to many many posters here)
Neither my fiancee or I care whether the ring is actually a Scott Kay or whether it is a local jeweler copy and as both the e ring and wedding band are so VERY simple I jut want to know where I should go to actually get her rings. We live in Santa Monica and I''d rather choose somewhere quite close to home and would really prefer somewhere in Los Angeles County - although we would go down to Orange County as we go there from time to time.
I want to buy a round cut diamond for the centre stone and my budget for that is US$5k - can all you good people on PS please help me understand what I should expect to get for that.
With regards to size my fiancee really wants a 1 carat - but is a nice 1 carat possible at this price or is that only possible at Robbins Bros because their stones aren''t so good?
Everyone says local jewelery stores will be better value than superstores with huge advertising costs like Robbins Bros but when I went to 23rd Street jewelers on Wilshire (which gets rave reviews on PS) the rings seemed a LOT more expensive.
Please help us!
I went to Robbins Bros with my fiancee to look at rings and after trying loads on she chose this engagement ring
http://www.robbinsbrothers.com/Engagement-Rings/Ring-With-Sidestones/Scott-Kay-i25887.ring
and this wedding band
http://www.robbinsbrothers.com/Wedding-Rings/Diamond-Wedding-Ring/Robbins-Brothers-i10829.ring
BUT
after reading everything on PS about Robbins Bros I obviously do not want to buy our rings from there because they rob you blind on the centre stone (according to many many posters here)
Neither my fiancee or I care whether the ring is actually a Scott Kay or whether it is a local jeweler copy and as both the e ring and wedding band are so VERY simple I jut want to know where I should go to actually get her rings. We live in Santa Monica and I''d rather choose somewhere quite close to home and would really prefer somewhere in Los Angeles County - although we would go down to Orange County as we go there from time to time.
I want to buy a round cut diamond for the centre stone and my budget for that is US$5k - can all you good people on PS please help me understand what I should expect to get for that.
With regards to size my fiancee really wants a 1 carat - but is a nice 1 carat possible at this price or is that only possible at Robbins Bros because their stones aren''t so good?
Everyone says local jewelery stores will be better value than superstores with huge advertising costs like Robbins Bros but when I went to 23rd Street jewelers on Wilshire (which gets rave reviews on PS) the rings seemed a LOT more expensive.
Please help us!