Let me start off by saying my bf and I did not do our research before going to buy my ring.
We recently purchased a Coast engagement ring and band from the infamous Robbins Bros. After spending 4hrs looking we almost walked out with nothing when they brought in their closer and we fell for it. They brought me a Coast Diamond ring with 3 sided pave set diamonds 1/2 way down (18k white gold). It was beautiful and sparkly so I jumped for it. I really wanted pave set diamonds for the more vintage look. They found a .50 ct diamond for my center stone (sorry, I dont have specs on the diamond with me). We looked at it under their miscroscope and it looked good and to the naked eye we couldnt see anything noticebly wrong with it. I asked for certificate and was told that they dont give those out. (I wonder why) I matched it with a 3-sided pave set 18k wg diamond band by Solana (may be exclusive to RB). The diamond cost $925, ring cost $1150 and band cost $1650, + $200 to set the centerstone and $75 for 5yr warranty=$4,000. We had to come back in a week to pick up the ring so they could set the stone. Picked it up and after wearing it for 3 days we noticed what looked like 2 little black spots on the side of the diamond and I think 1 inclusion near the prong at the top of the diamond. We were very upset and bf is mad. You can clearly see this with the naked eye and it wasnt there before. I dont know what happened here.
Needless to say we are taking it back this week and after seeing all the negative posts on RB I am going to suggest we get a refund since we are within the 30 days. We''ll see if they give us any trouble though.
I feel like we got ripped off on the diamond and the band. We felt pressured to purchase by the saleslady and after looking at the ring more closely the quality of the Coast ring isnt so great. There are clear imperfections in the millwork on the sides(uneven). After seeing all the posts about RB I feel we may have made a mistake. The whole thing makes me sad.
So we may be on the search again for a ring, but this time with more knowledge thanks to this site.
Where can we go look at rings in person in southern california? I want something classic and simple and .50 ct centerstone is fine for me. Any suggestions?
I appreciate all responses.
We recently purchased a Coast engagement ring and band from the infamous Robbins Bros. After spending 4hrs looking we almost walked out with nothing when they brought in their closer and we fell for it. They brought me a Coast Diamond ring with 3 sided pave set diamonds 1/2 way down (18k white gold). It was beautiful and sparkly so I jumped for it. I really wanted pave set diamonds for the more vintage look. They found a .50 ct diamond for my center stone (sorry, I dont have specs on the diamond with me). We looked at it under their miscroscope and it looked good and to the naked eye we couldnt see anything noticebly wrong with it. I asked for certificate and was told that they dont give those out. (I wonder why) I matched it with a 3-sided pave set 18k wg diamond band by Solana (may be exclusive to RB). The diamond cost $925, ring cost $1150 and band cost $1650, + $200 to set the centerstone and $75 for 5yr warranty=$4,000. We had to come back in a week to pick up the ring so they could set the stone. Picked it up and after wearing it for 3 days we noticed what looked like 2 little black spots on the side of the diamond and I think 1 inclusion near the prong at the top of the diamond. We were very upset and bf is mad. You can clearly see this with the naked eye and it wasnt there before. I dont know what happened here.
Needless to say we are taking it back this week and after seeing all the negative posts on RB I am going to suggest we get a refund since we are within the 30 days. We''ll see if they give us any trouble though.
I feel like we got ripped off on the diamond and the band. We felt pressured to purchase by the saleslady and after looking at the ring more closely the quality of the Coast ring isnt so great. There are clear imperfections in the millwork on the sides(uneven). After seeing all the posts about RB I feel we may have made a mistake. The whole thing makes me sad.
So we may be on the search again for a ring, but this time with more knowledge thanks to this site.
Where can we go look at rings in person in southern california? I want something classic and simple and .50 ct centerstone is fine for me. Any suggestions?
I appreciate all responses.