Hello!
An opportunity to propose has presented itself. Randomly invited to a wedding in China, managed to find cheap tickets, and neither of us have been to Asia before. Thus, the time to act is now...but we leave in 4 weeks, ack!
This is my first foray into buying jewelry, and I am very much in over my head. If only this was as simple as Plasma TVs, computer hardware, or financial investments!
Goal is to not get ripped off --hopefully the knowledgeable people on this board can help me understand enough to not do so.
Looking for princess cut sapphire, not very big, about 1ct, to eventually be put in a white gold solitaire setting.
This week has been my first week out to the local jewelers in Boston, been to a few recommended on this forum, as well as on local review sites.
Question 1!
The cuts are already confusing me. I was shown a 0.9ct princess cut that has a larger..top? square? (table?) than a 1.25ct stone. The jeweler(sales woman) said that this was possible because the 0.9ct stone is much less shallow than the larger stone, and would be better for me because it would look larger than other stones of comparable weight..and thus be cheaper
Is this the right way to be thinking about specific stone cuts? Want to make sure this is not BS to sell me something inferior.
Question 2!
Been to 4 places, asked each one about their sapphire "rating" system and prices. Most did say anything concrete about this, but from the samples I was given, it would appear that the lighter blue stones are more expensive than the darker blue...and that''s about all they would give me for info.
I want a light blue stone(yay sparkle!). A few of the jewelers referred to this color as Ceylon. I know Ceylon stones come from Sri Lanka, but does it also refer to the color?
Question 3!
The end all question.. How much should I be paying for this sucker. When I ask for a quote from all 4 jewelers, most came back at average $1000/ct for the color I was looking for, in 1ct princess cut. The online wholesalers recommended in a thread here have prices that vary tremendously, but they all appear to be well under $1000/ct.
Guess those are the nagging questions right now, thanks for all the help!
An opportunity to propose has presented itself. Randomly invited to a wedding in China, managed to find cheap tickets, and neither of us have been to Asia before. Thus, the time to act is now...but we leave in 4 weeks, ack!
This is my first foray into buying jewelry, and I am very much in over my head. If only this was as simple as Plasma TVs, computer hardware, or financial investments!
Goal is to not get ripped off --hopefully the knowledgeable people on this board can help me understand enough to not do so.
Looking for princess cut sapphire, not very big, about 1ct, to eventually be put in a white gold solitaire setting.
This week has been my first week out to the local jewelers in Boston, been to a few recommended on this forum, as well as on local review sites.
Question 1!
The cuts are already confusing me. I was shown a 0.9ct princess cut that has a larger..top? square? (table?) than a 1.25ct stone. The jeweler(sales woman) said that this was possible because the 0.9ct stone is much less shallow than the larger stone, and would be better for me because it would look larger than other stones of comparable weight..and thus be cheaper
Is this the right way to be thinking about specific stone cuts? Want to make sure this is not BS to sell me something inferior.
Question 2!
Been to 4 places, asked each one about their sapphire "rating" system and prices. Most did say anything concrete about this, but from the samples I was given, it would appear that the lighter blue stones are more expensive than the darker blue...and that''s about all they would give me for info.
I want a light blue stone(yay sparkle!). A few of the jewelers referred to this color as Ceylon. I know Ceylon stones come from Sri Lanka, but does it also refer to the color?
Question 3!
The end all question.. How much should I be paying for this sucker. When I ask for a quote from all 4 jewelers, most came back at average $1000/ct for the color I was looking for, in 1ct princess cut. The online wholesalers recommended in a thread here have prices that vary tremendously, but they all appear to be well under $1000/ct.
Guess those are the nagging questions right now, thanks for all the help!