Hey all,
New to the forum here, but it seems like the most active and supportive place as far as diamonds go. My story goes a little like this: I''ve been on the warpath shopping for an engagement ring for my fiancee to be. She''s given me some ideas and a ring size, but totally left the purchase up to me, saying she''d like to be surprised. I set out a budget of $10-15k for myself (she doesn''t know this), which is probably on the high end for someone my age, but she means the world to me and I would love nothing more than to give her a goregous diamond. I narrowed my choices down to ~1 ct, ideal or H&A cut round in either a platinum solitare or something similarly elegant and classy (key here is not too busy). I''ve been working with a jeweler at the mall here, but they''re only a chain in the sense that they have a few local stores. After seeing a bunch of stones and having different ones shipped in over the past few months, we agreed on a price and I essentially made the purchase today (financed half through them at 0%, paid cash for the other half).
Here are the specs:
AGS
1.01 ct
cut grade 0,0,0
G
VVS2
Ideal polish
Ideal symmetry
This stone has a ton of sparkle....absolutely beautiful. Problem is after all the negotiation I could possibly get to, I agreed to a price of $13250 including a platinum tiffany-style solitare setting. I know this is much higher htan I would see online, but I can''t stand the possiblity of not seeing the stone before buying it.
I''m having second thoughts about this. I''m in the perfect location to drive two hours south into NYC, but I''m intimidated by the thought of the diamond district, and I''m not sure how I could verify what I''m getting. I have a good idea of what prices should be but I have no eye for what to really look for so I''d need to trust this person. I was also considering having the stone set by Mark Morrell who is highly touted on this board. I''m dead center between New York and Mark, so I could feasable handle both portions of this purchase in person. Anyone here think I can feasably get a good deal on a loose stone and have it set by Mark for less than or equal to the price I''m paying? How can I be confident or find a dealer in NYC that I can trust?
Please, don''t let me make a fool of myself!
DM
New to the forum here, but it seems like the most active and supportive place as far as diamonds go. My story goes a little like this: I''ve been on the warpath shopping for an engagement ring for my fiancee to be. She''s given me some ideas and a ring size, but totally left the purchase up to me, saying she''d like to be surprised. I set out a budget of $10-15k for myself (she doesn''t know this), which is probably on the high end for someone my age, but she means the world to me and I would love nothing more than to give her a goregous diamond. I narrowed my choices down to ~1 ct, ideal or H&A cut round in either a platinum solitare or something similarly elegant and classy (key here is not too busy). I''ve been working with a jeweler at the mall here, but they''re only a chain in the sense that they have a few local stores. After seeing a bunch of stones and having different ones shipped in over the past few months, we agreed on a price and I essentially made the purchase today (financed half through them at 0%, paid cash for the other half).
Here are the specs:
AGS
1.01 ct
cut grade 0,0,0
G
VVS2
Ideal polish
Ideal symmetry
This stone has a ton of sparkle....absolutely beautiful. Problem is after all the negotiation I could possibly get to, I agreed to a price of $13250 including a platinum tiffany-style solitare setting. I know this is much higher htan I would see online, but I can''t stand the possiblity of not seeing the stone before buying it.
I''m having second thoughts about this. I''m in the perfect location to drive two hours south into NYC, but I''m intimidated by the thought of the diamond district, and I''m not sure how I could verify what I''m getting. I have a good idea of what prices should be but I have no eye for what to really look for so I''d need to trust this person. I was also considering having the stone set by Mark Morrell who is highly touted on this board. I''m dead center between New York and Mark, so I could feasable handle both portions of this purchase in person. Anyone here think I can feasably get a good deal on a loose stone and have it set by Mark for less than or equal to the price I''m paying? How can I be confident or find a dealer in NYC that I can trust?
Please, don''t let me make a fool of myself!
DM
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