ellebelle
Shiny_Rock
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- May 23, 2018
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I'm looking to buy a 8x5 pear shape champagne sapphire for my e-ring. Well, boyfriend will be buying! We live near DTLA and found a jeweler who is an official vendor for Chatham. He was really nice and showed us a few natural options since he would have to place an order to get the Chathams. He's actually going to a gem show next week and will look for options for us. When he returns, he'll have natural and Chatham options for us to look through. While we wait, I've also looked for online vendors. I found options at Fire and Brilliance and Africagems. Fire and Brilliance had a higher mark up but the prices at AfricaGems are very tempting. Both had a 30 day return window.
My question is, would it be better to get the stone through a jeweler who order a few stones for us to pick from or order from an online vendor like Africagems? Is it reasonable to expect the jeweler to price match what we found online?
My question is, would it be better to get the stone through a jeweler who order a few stones for us to pick from or order from an online vendor like Africagems? Is it reasonable to expect the jeweler to price match what we found online?