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I am a guy but love diamonds very much.
I own several diamond rings but I like this one best, which is made with a 0.51ct I VS2 Tiffany diamond.
As many of you must know,
Tiffany $ Co. doesn't sell men's diamond rings that feature a diamond of non-melee size less than one carat.
For men, it is either a melee diamond ring or an over one carat diamond ring.
I don't like melee diamond rings but of course I wouldn't mind an over one carat diamond ring from Tiffany's.
But it is too pricey - at least for now.
And Tiffany doesn't sell loose diamonds.
So how come I have a men's diamond ring that features a 0.51ct Tiffany diamond?
I bought a Tiffany engagement ring
and had a jeweler take out the stone from the ring and make a men's ring with it.

When I first started enjoying diamonds, I was perfectly satisfied with 0.3*ct diamond rings.
But my taste changed over time and now I'm like "The bigger the better (and the higher grade the better, of course)."
And I recently bought two more men's diamond rings - one with a 0.71ct D VVS1 natural stone and the other with 1.07ct E VVS2 lab stone.
At first I thought "When those two diamond rings are delivered, my small and low grade 0.51ct I VS2 Tiffany diamond ring will be worn no more. It will be useless."
But somehow
it is still my favorite and gives me more joy than any other bigger diamonds.
I think this is Tiffany's brand power.
Or maybe I'm just a sucker for Tiffany.
I think it is funny how I am not at all even remotely interested in other famous brands - Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Bvlgari, Chanel etc - whether in a jewelry industry or in some other industries, but I am a total sucker for Tiffany & Co.
Not about their other products though.
Just about their diamonds :)
 
I love the design, and I'd love to wear a ring like it. (Full disclosure: I'm a guy with a fair collection of coloured stone rings but no diamond ones.)

But... I would not have done this. 'Names' have no magic for me. And if they did, I'd want the whole unadulterated package. If I'd lusted after a Tiffany ring with a big stone, I would have saved up my pennies until I could afford it. There would not be much TIffany magic in the stone itself.

I might have done this if, for example, I had inherited an irreparably damaged Tiffany ring from a loved relative. Then the stone would have sentimental value, and resetting it would allow me to wear it. But to buy a Tiffany ring for the purpose... no way.

What have you done with the Tiffany setting? Set with a new stone, it won't be fully authentic, and can't honestly (or even legally?) be sold as such. For the sake of your conscience, if nothing else, it may be wise to deface (or otherwise mark) the inscription.

Apologies for the negativity. As I said, it's a beautiful ring, Tiffany magic or not. I, and no doubt other PSers, would be interested to see your other rings.
 
I love this ring! It’s beautiful!

I wonder if:

A) the unused setting can be sold as an authentic Tiffany setting (I believe they can be sold as such on eBay, I remember seeing some posts on here of people who have bought them, and of course you could provide the paperwork etc to prove it). This way you’re not out the setting money for no reason.

B) if at some point you want to sell this stone, you could have the jeweler reset it back into its original setting and sell it as a Tiffany ring? Or upgrade back with Tiffany? Not sure if this can be done as of course once an external jeweler has touched it it’s technically not fully Tiffany anymore. But it could be sold as such with disclosure, couldn’t it?
 
Starstruck8 said:
I love the design, and I'd love to wear a ring like it. (Full disclosure: I'm a guy with a fair collection of coloured stone rings but no diamond ones.)

But... I would not have done this. 'Names' have no magic for me. And if they did, I'd want the whole unadulterated package. If I'd lusted after a Tiffany ring with a big stone, I would have saved up my pennies until I could afford it. There would not be much TIffany magic in the stone itself.

I might have done this if, for example, I had inherited an irreparably damaged Tiffany ring from a loved relative. Then the stone would have sentimental value, and resetting it would allow me to wear it. But to buy a Tiffany ring for the purpose... no way.

What have you done with the Tiffany setting? Set with a new stone, it won't be fully authentic, and can't honestly (or even legally?) be sold as such. For the sake of your conscience, if nothing else, it may be wise to deface (or otherwise mark) the inscription.

Apologies for the negativity. As I said, it's a beautiful ring, Tiffany magic or not. I, and no doubt other PSers, would be interested to see your other rings.
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Thank you for your reply, Sarstruck8.

In my opionion,
if it was a Cartier engagement ring, there would be no magic left after the original setting was gone because Cartier buys cut and polished diamonds from outside sources.
But at Tiffany's, they cut and polish diamonds themselves; they even grade diamonds themselves and it is said that they are as spot-on as GIA - no inflating of grades is done at the Tiffany in-house lab.
And the better part of the price of a Tiffany engagement ring (I'm guessing at least 70%?) is the price of the diamond.
So I believe plenty of Tiffany magic is still there; at least for me :)

The jeweler who made the ring bought the original Tiffany setting and gave me a scrap value.
I don't know what he did with the original Tiffany, but I believe he is an honest man.
Even if he is not, I think it is very possible that he didn't even know that it was an original Tiffany because (a) I didn't tell him and (b) when I went to fetch the finished ring and asked "Could I see the diamond inscription?" he said he didn't know that the stone had an inscription. (My Tiffany stone has a crown inscription, not a girdle inscription.) So I think it is possible that he didn't know that it was from Tiffany.

Click here for my 1.07ct E VVS2 Whiteflash lab-grown diamond ring.
And the following is my 0.54ct D VS1 diamond ring from Victor Canera (both the stone and the setting are from Victor Canera).
 

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AllAboardTheBlingTrain said:
I love this ring! It’s beautiful!

I wonder if:

A) the unused setting can be sold as an authentic Tiffany setting (I believe they can be sold as such on eBay, I remember seeing some posts on here of people who have bought them, and of course you could provide the paperwork etc to prove it). This way you’re not out the setting money for no reason.

B) if at some point you want to sell this stone, you could have the jeweler reset it back into its original setting and sell it as a Tiffany ring? Or upgrade back with Tiffany? Not sure if this can be done as of course once an external jeweler has touched it it’s technically not fully Tiffany anymore. But it could be sold as such with disclosure, couldn’t it?
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Thank you for your reply.
I love your username : All Aboard the Bling Train :)

As I told Starstruck8,
I wasn't interested in what I could do with the original setting.
I just sold it to my jeweler for a scrap value of the metal.
 
pws said:
Thank you for your reply, Sarstruck8.

In my opionion,
if it was a Cartier engagement ring, there would be no magic left after the original setting was gone because Cartier buys cut and polished diamonds from outside sources.
But at Tiffany's, they cut and polish diamonds themselves; they even grade diamonds themselves and it is said that they are as spot-on as GIA - no inflating of grades is done at the Tiffany in-house lab.
And the better part of the price of a Tiffany engagement ring (I'm guessing at least 70%?) is the price of the diamond.
So I believe plenty of Tiffany magic is still there; at least for me :)

The jeweler who made the ring bought the original Tiffany setting and gave me a scrap value.
I don't know what he did with the original Tiffany, but I believe he is an honest man.
Even if he is not, I think it is very possible that he didn't even know that it was an original Tiffany because (a) I didn't tell him and (b) when I went to fetch the finished ring and asked "Could I see the diamond inscription?" he said he didn't know that the stone had an inscription. (My Tiffany stone has a crown inscription, not a girdle inscription.) So I think it is possible that he didn't know that it was from Tiffany.

Click here for my 1.07ct E VVS2 Whiteflash lab-grown diamond ring.
And the following is my 0.54ct D VS1 diamond ring from Victor Canera (both the stone and the setting are from Victor Canera).
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Thank you for your reply. I now see where you are coming from. (I still would not have done it myself, but each to his own.)

All three of your rings have great design. I love them all. You might like to add them to the Men's Bling Eyecandy Folder, pinned near the top of this board. Over the years, I have found this a great resource for design inspiration, and the more good rings there, the better.
 
Very pretty rings! I love your style!
 
I think it’s looks amazing. Good for you! Enjoy your firecracker!
 
I love the rings and your taste. The Tiffany diamond would still be awesome to me, even in a different setting. I recently bought a pre-loved Tiffany band and setting and had my James Allen GIA diamond set in it. I love it! It feels special to me just to have something from Tiffany's, even it's my diamond it's holding. :)
 
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pws said:
Thank you for your reply, Sarstruck8.

In my opionion,
if it was a Cartier engagement ring, there would be no magic left after the original setting was gone because Cartier buys cut and polished diamonds from outside sources.
But at Tiffany's, they cut and polish diamonds themselves; they even grade diamonds themselves and it is said that they are as spot-on as GIA - no inflating of grades is done at the Tiffany in-house lab.
And the better part of the price of a Tiffany engagement ring (I'm guessing at least 70%?) is the price of the diamond.
So I believe plenty of Tiffany magic is still there; at least for me :)

The jeweler who made the ring bought the original Tiffany setting and gave me a scrap value.
I don't know what he did with the original Tiffany, but I believe he is an honest man.
Even if he is not, I think it is very possible that he didn't even know that it was an original Tiffany because (a) I didn't tell him and (b) when I went to fetch the finished ring and asked "Could I see the diamond inscription?" he said he didn't know that the stone had an inscription. (My Tiffany stone has a crown inscription, not a girdle inscription.) So I think it is possible that he didn't know that it was from Tiffany.

Click here for my 1.07ct E VVS2 Whiteflash lab-grown diamond ring.
And the following is my 0.54ct D VS1 diamond ring from Victor Canera (both the stone and the setting are from Victor Canera).
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Oh my goodness! I love this diamond! That cut is tdf!
 
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DejaWiz said:
This is Mrs. DejaWiz, yes, he should get a diamond. The problem is, I can't surprise him like he did me. I have to ask for HIS help in finding the right one. Do you know what it's like being married to a diamond genius? It's like trying to buy Santa a toy as Christmas.
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This would not be easy, but you can create a new account and low key ask for help selecting a diamond...who is going to know who you are? :D

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MMtwo said:
This would not be easy, but you can create a new account and low key ask for help selecting a diamond...who is going to know who you are? :D

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Screenshotted and sent to my wife!
 
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