Eternity Ring, ID Jewelry?

[SCL]

Hi Everyone,

I am a long time lurker, first time poster!

I am in the market to shortly buy a platinum eternity ring, after looking at all the beautiful rings on pricescope from ID Jewelry I would like to order from them.

As far a TCW I'm not really sure, maybe about 3ct more if I can. I have a budget of $5,000USD however this is a bit flexible, I have a size 7 finger.

This will be an everyday ring (taken off for washing dishes, gardening etc.) so I am thinking I might want the stones set a bit lower than usual for the sake of comfort. Is my assumption that lower set stones would be more comfortable correct?

What clarity should I be after? I notice on the ID Jewelry website the standard setting is clarity of SI, should I raise the clarity to VS2 or VS1?

Also they don't mention the cut grade, what grade should I request to be included in my quote?

Is $5,000 a reasonable budget to have for a ring such as this?

If there is anything else I should consider I would be more than happy to hear your advice!

Thanks very much.

Katie

 

[Sakuracherry]

I suggest that you contact Yekutiel and tell hime you are a pricescoper and ask for a quote. I believe he uses better quality stones when a pricescoper orders a ring and the final price reflects that. The prices on websites are for their "regular" quality stones, so probably you'll pay more.

 

[SCL]

Hi! Thanks for the reply!

Do you think I should let them know my budget first and see what they come back with or don't mention the budget?

Thank you, Katie

 

[diamondseeker2006]

No, I would not mention the budget first. I would definitely specify color, clarity, and excellent cut. I'd personally want VS2 in any diamond band, but many here have gotten the SI1 stones. Wait and see what the quote is and then you can decide whether to go up or down in some of the specs to meet your price. I don't think it is wise to give the budget up front.

 

[JaneSmith]

Hi there, welcome to PS!
Unless you need mindclean stones, eyeclean SI1 is fine in melee size. Do ask for excellent cut "Pricescope quality".
Your budget is fine. This should be about $4400, roughly, for platinum and PS quality melee (eyeclean SI, F-G colour, excellent cut) 15 pointers for size 7.

Happy ordering, and come back with pictures!

 

[SCL]

Thanks so much for the replies,

I won't mention the budget. it was was my gut instinct not to tip my hand but did not really know if that was the "done thing" or not.

I will definitely be back with pictures, without other members posting their pictures I wouldn't have a clue what I wanted!

 

[Dandi]

Hi Katie, I have a full eternity ring from IDJ with 20 pointers, and I went with the SI clarity. They team at ID knows how finicky I am and all of my stones are beautiful and clean.

 

[m-2-b]

Hi Katie!

I was recently in a similar predicament for an eternity band. I contacted both ID Jewelry and WF and chose WF in the end for their ACA quality stones, ability to see the CAD's/design of the ring, very competitive pricing and great customer service! It doesn't hurt to get quotes from other companies IMO.

 

[SCL]

Thanks for the comments about the clarity DandiAndi, I will see what they have to say, I am just writing them the email now.

Mom2boys, I think I will probably end up getting a quote from a few other places, thanks for the recommendation of WF!

 

[asscher_girl]

I purchased my eternity from ERD and Mark was great to work with. Mine is made of 25 pointers, size 6.75 so it is 4.50 ctw. It was over $5K but not that much more. So if you are looking for 3.00 ctw you will be able to get that within your budget. My stones are all eye clean G/H color and I can see arrows in almost all stones.

Good luck, make sure you post pics once you get it!

 

[m-2-b]

BTW, I went w/ a closed basket design b/c they could make it with a lower, more comfortable profile. Here's a close up of my WF eternity band in platinum which is composed of their F/G, VS ACA 15pt melee:

 

[Jereni]

What a yummy eternity band, mom2boys!

 

[SCL]

Hi, me again!

Can anyone give me guidance about what setting would (generally speaking) have the lowest profile? I like the look of the "u" prongs but have the feeling that, that particular type of setting may be quite high.

Thanks for your help!

Katie

 

[SCL]

Oh and Mom2boys your ring is lovely!