College Student - Question about Tiffany''s versus others

[pqcollectibles]

Hest posted this website address for you:

http://www.gemappraisers.com/chartFrameset.htm

It's a chart on princess cuts.

The girdle is the area of the diamond that sticks out near the top, looking down from the table. <> Looks kinda like that. It's the part of the diamond that the jeweler mounts the prongs or bezel on to hold the diamond in place in the set.

 

[Hest88]

The girdle is like the waist of the diamond. It's the thin area that, as pqcollectibles said sticks out and "connects" the top and the bottom. Girdle=waist. Makes it easy to remember.

 

[pqcollectibles]

Don't despair, Upenn. There was another college student here a few weeks back working on much the same budget as you. He was also looking for a square cut. He got a very nice ring for his intended and they went to San Franciso last weekend on the "Pop the big Q" trip. Hopefully, all went as well for him in San Fran as finding his diamond. His search went really quick!

 

[Jack_Dawson007]

Wow... very insightful...

Though my girlfriend and I are far from proposals and rings - this whole discussion really fascinates me...

I find myself in a weird paradox, because my girlfriend and I haven't talked much about diamonds or engagement rings, and yes - we certainly both have our areas of shallowness, but I know she'd be content with a fruit tie from safeway - provided she knew I loved her truly, and was dedicated to her alone... the paradox is - neither of us care about diamonds, or any of that - but any time I think of it, all I can think is - "I want to get her a FAT rock from Tiffany's" if I end up proposing to her...

It's odd... because, I know she wouldn't really care if it were big, small, clear, colored, white-gold band, or platinum band. She's not into jewelry at all, and she only gets 'made up' for special occasions - which is fine by me, because she's a hottie from dusk till' dawn, regardless of what she's done to 'look pretty' - but I guess since I know I could afford something from Tiffany's - I'd want her to know I got the best I could afford... the only potential problem I could ever see is, if I got something too elaborate, I'm sure she'd punch me for spending so much on something as 'stupid, trivial, and insignifacant' as a peice of jewelry, rather than spending that cash on making memories with her.

...priorities indeed. Although I'm sure I'll end up jumping through all the hoops most guys do to find a ring suitible for their future wife, it is such a relief to know that my girlfriend would never worry about, be dissapointed by, brag about, or in any other way emotionally tie her feelings to the quality of a finite item that is supposed to signify something as everlasting.

 

[Mara]

Jack before you purchase at Tiffany, read the recent posts on 'Experience with Tiffany'. They are overpriced and don't sell anything particularly special in the way of great stones. You can get a much better deal elsewhere for about 40% less.




The best you could afford? In my opinion that's the best cut and most sparkly rock....not about what is engraved on the typical 'everyone has it 6 prong Tiffany engagement setting'.