ERD or LM?

[bryceman]

Hi Everyone,

First of all thanks for the advice that''s everyone has already provided me. Now that I''ve selected a diamond, I''d be curious to hear people''s opinion about the quality and design differences between ERD and LM in the construction of the ring. I originally was going to go with LM for the design as I think his rings are beautiful and it sound from everyone I''ve heard on this board that his quality is excellent, but I''ve also received a price quote from ERD for the construction of the ring and it''s $1500 cheaper.

The design is going to be similar to the Tiffany Legacy ring. Any advice??? Has anyone had rings made by ERD?

Thanks!

 

[lesco]

If budget is not an obstacle, although EDR has done some beautiful work, I would go with LM. To me, he is worth every penny. Just my humble opinion.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Let me immediately say that Leon will NOT want to make a Legacy repro. If you see one of his designs that you want, then that would be great. I think Mark does great work. But I''d probably go with Maytal Hannah for a Legacy repro. She has worked for Tiffany and knows their work. She is also a perfectionist and her work shows it.

http://www.maytalhannah.com/

 

[lesco]

Date: 10/4/2008 10:40:45 AM
Author: diamondseeker2006
Let me immediately say that Leon will NOT want to make a Legacy repro. If you see one of his designs that you want, then that would be great. I think Mark does great work. But I''d probably go with Maytal Hannah for a Legacy repro. She has worked for Tiffany and knows their work. She is also a perfectionist and her work shows it.

http://www.maytalhannah.com/

Oh I did not know this. Never mind.

 

[neatfreak]

There are many BEAUTIFUL legacy and harry winston type rings coming out of Mark's shop. Do a search and you will find many. My ring is very different from the legacy, but ERD did a fabulous job with my custom design requests and the end result was just what I wanted. So I personally would recommend Mark in a heartbeat. Maytal's work IS also fabulous though, so check her out too!

 

[CharmyPoo]

I think many PSers would put Leon in a class of his own. I did take a look at all three mentioned in this thread and decided to go with Maytal Hannah although we bought our diamond from ERD. I think ERD does good work but Maytal was a better fit for my boyfriend in terms of designing the setting. It doesn't hurt to do the price comparisons - I was surprised at how big the price difference was between the three.