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Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Oct 3, 2017
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Tl;dr
- WG vs platinum for a DBTY necklace...pros/cons, opinions?
- Where should I get a custom DBTY and why (considering diamond quality, bezel quality, price, etc)?
Long version:
I have been wanting a DBTY necklace for years, and feel like the time is right to take the plunge. I have scoured the boards looking for pictures and reviews and opinions, but I have more questions I hope you lovely people may be able to weigh in on.
Specs: 9 evenly-spaced 15-pointers (I wouldn't say no to larger but don't want to go under 15) on a 16 inch chain. Thanks @orbaya, @ac117, @diamondseeker2006, @RunningwithScissors (though I know you have 20 pointers!) for their pictures and reviews, because I basically want what you've all got (and it's not lost on me that they're all from the same place)!
Questions:
1) This seems like a dumb one, but WG versus platinum? I know that WG can yellow over time but I've never noticed that with any necklace I've ever had (though I certainly see it with some rings I own, especially when worn in a stack with platinum).
2) The biggest question of all...where to purchase? WF, BGD, IDJ...somewhere else?! I reached out to WF and have a quote, but perusing the other designers' sites as well as other PS posts discussing DBTYs suggest that their quotes may be significantly lower. For example, IDJ has a similar necklace (not exact...theirs is 7 20-pointers as opposed to 9 15-pointers) for almost half the price of WF's. I suspect the price difference is going to come down largely to the ACA melee in the WF necklace, but are stones this small going to visually perform THAT much better than the other designers'? Does anyone have photos or experience with respect to these designer's bezel work in comparison to each other (@Bliss does have a post about loving her IDJ DBTY replacement after accidentally throwing away her WF DBTY, but states she likes the thicker bezels but I'm hoping for dainty/fine bezels; I haven't seen any pictures of bezels compared).
- WG vs platinum for a DBTY necklace...pros/cons, opinions?
- Where should I get a custom DBTY and why (considering diamond quality, bezel quality, price, etc)?
Long version:
I have been wanting a DBTY necklace for years, and feel like the time is right to take the plunge. I have scoured the boards looking for pictures and reviews and opinions, but I have more questions I hope you lovely people may be able to weigh in on.
Specs: 9 evenly-spaced 15-pointers (I wouldn't say no to larger but don't want to go under 15) on a 16 inch chain. Thanks @orbaya, @ac117, @diamondseeker2006, @RunningwithScissors (though I know you have 20 pointers!) for their pictures and reviews, because I basically want what you've all got (and it's not lost on me that they're all from the same place)!
Questions:
1) This seems like a dumb one, but WG versus platinum? I know that WG can yellow over time but I've never noticed that with any necklace I've ever had (though I certainly see it with some rings I own, especially when worn in a stack with platinum).
2) The biggest question of all...where to purchase? WF, BGD, IDJ...somewhere else?! I reached out to WF and have a quote, but perusing the other designers' sites as well as other PS posts discussing DBTYs suggest that their quotes may be significantly lower. For example, IDJ has a similar necklace (not exact...theirs is 7 20-pointers as opposed to 9 15-pointers) for almost half the price of WF's. I suspect the price difference is going to come down largely to the ACA melee in the WF necklace, but are stones this small going to visually perform THAT much better than the other designers'? Does anyone have photos or experience with respect to these designer's bezel work in comparison to each other (@Bliss does have a post about loving her IDJ DBTY replacement after accidentally throwing away her WF DBTY, but states she likes the thicker bezels but I'm hoping for dainty/fine bezels; I haven't seen any pictures of bezels compared).