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Rough_Rock
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- Dec 7, 2006
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First of all reading this forum has been immensely helpful in narrowing down my selection of an engagement ring over the past few months. You all deserve a pat on the back.
This could get kinda long so bear with me.
I plan to buy a diamond off Blue Nile with these approximate characteristics: brilliant, 0.70ct, Ideal cut, E, VS1. That turned out to be the easy part. I''m going to purchase a 14k white gold setting locally and have it set but I''m worried about blowing it on this part. She wants a ring with accent stones on the side; nothing too fancy, just a half carat or so of small diamonds. I''ve seen several settings that I like, generally with a total of 10 or 12 small round channel-set diamonds spread on either side of the center stone. I''ve narrowed my search down to two jewelers. Jeweler #1 has grading information for the accent stones on all their settings (usually G/H in color and SI1 in clarity) while Jeweler #2 did not have grading info for the accents but said he had no problem appraising them. I''m strongly leaning towards Jeweler #2 (much less pushy, very accomodating to my questions/requests, cheaper due to lower overhead and no advertising) and I just about fell in love with a particular setting he had. This setting had a total of 8 brilliants totaling 0.32 ct and 8 baguettes totaling 0.14 ct.
My question is this: should I worry about the accent stones being so different in color from my E center stone that it''ll be noticeable? Should I demand that a certain minimum color of stone be used for the accents at Jeweler #2? Or will this be inconsequential since the stones are so small (all at 0.04 ct or smaller)?
I''m about a month away from pulling the trigger on the ring purchase and I''d appreciate any guidance on this matter. Thanks!
This could get kinda long so bear with me.
I plan to buy a diamond off Blue Nile with these approximate characteristics: brilliant, 0.70ct, Ideal cut, E, VS1. That turned out to be the easy part. I''m going to purchase a 14k white gold setting locally and have it set but I''m worried about blowing it on this part. She wants a ring with accent stones on the side; nothing too fancy, just a half carat or so of small diamonds. I''ve seen several settings that I like, generally with a total of 10 or 12 small round channel-set diamonds spread on either side of the center stone. I''ve narrowed my search down to two jewelers. Jeweler #1 has grading information for the accent stones on all their settings (usually G/H in color and SI1 in clarity) while Jeweler #2 did not have grading info for the accents but said he had no problem appraising them. I''m strongly leaning towards Jeweler #2 (much less pushy, very accomodating to my questions/requests, cheaper due to lower overhead and no advertising) and I just about fell in love with a particular setting he had. This setting had a total of 8 brilliants totaling 0.32 ct and 8 baguettes totaling 0.14 ct.
My question is this: should I worry about the accent stones being so different in color from my E center stone that it''ll be noticeable? Should I demand that a certain minimum color of stone be used for the accents at Jeweler #2? Or will this be inconsequential since the stones are so small (all at 0.04 ct or smaller)?
I''m about a month away from pulling the trigger on the ring purchase and I''d appreciate any guidance on this matter. Thanks!