I thought I would take this time to post and tell everyone about my absolutely fantastic experience I had when dealing with Mr Wink Jones at Winfields as well as John Pollard and Paul Slegers at Crafted By Infinity Diamonds.
I started out in my search for an engagement ring back in August, I was really unsure of exactly what I wanted. After getting many helpful tips from the good people here at Pricescope, I started searching for various diamonds and finally narrowed down my search to a 1.20-1.25ct, F-G, VS1-VS2 diamond.
After going through the many search engines Pricescope has on its website and going through other resources (local newspapers/ads), I had finally narrowed down the diamond I wanted to a handful of possibilities – many of which I posted and got good advice from everyone here. Wink was very helpful to me on the diamonds I had posted on PS and was not pushy at all for me to buy a diamond from him.
I found a Crafted By Infinity diamond Wink had on his website at http://www.winkjones.com/ and started to ask him many questions about it, and also the kind PS members. Wink was extremely helpful to me in explaining the many questions I had regarding his inventory of diamonds, but the one thing I found very impressive was the fact that Winfields and Crafted By Infinity basically provides on their website (http://www.craftedbyinfinity.com) all the information I needed to make a knowledgeable decision on the diamonds I was looking at.
As many people are aware, the cut makes so much of a difference, but even if you think you have a good cut, needing other information, like the Idealscope Image is also very important. This information is not always available from other dealers - as I found out first hand. The fact that Wink and the Crafted By Infinity Diamonds people have no problem posting all this information made a huge difference to me. Some of you posters will know what I mean, you will post a diamond, and after the cut has been ok’d, the next question from the experienced people will be for an Idealscope image.
Once I had narrowed down the two rings I wanted, I started to get into the specifics and details of each company selling the diamonds. Wink was very straight forward, never pressured me at all, explained in detail to me the diamond in question, and further explained to me the advantages of purchasing through Winfields. Plus unlike the many other companies I was dealing with, was always answering my questions in a very timely manner. I had also planned to visit a few cities for holidays, and Wink even offered (at no charge) to ship it to a dealer in that city for me to view.
The things that stood out for me with the purchase of my diamond (and ring) by Crafted By Infinity Diamond through Winfields (Wink Jones) was that they provided me, at no additional cost:
1. Free insurance coverage for the ring (mounting and diamond) for a full year (which depending on your diamond ring, could range from $100/$200+ per year)
2. Lifetime trade-up/upgrade through Winfields, I would get full value credit for the purchase of another ring.
3. 80% buy back policy, if for some reason, I want to return the ring, I would be guaranteed 80% for what I paid for the diamond.
4. Free shipping (be careful, it’s sometimes not obvious but some companies will not pay for shipping).
5. Certificate of appraisal (some places will charge for that).
Wink and his staff were very helpful and were always communicating with me during and after the purchase of the ring, even once my ring was delivered, they made sure to contact me on how things went.
Once I received the ring, I was totally impressed with the quality of the ring, even the setting that Wink made for me was of great workmanship. I was not disappointed at all and I am sure my girlfriend/fiancée won’t be either! I'm sure we will be contacting Wink when it comes time to purchase our wedding bands, as well as a ring for myself!!
I know telling people that I purchased a ring sight unseen, they always have concerns, from first hand experience, I was very happy and not disappointed at all, and it actually exceeded my expectations. The fact that I bought an AGS certified diamond, I knew exactly what I was getting (plus I think the AGS certificate number is engraved on the diamond - haven't actually tried looking yet!), and was explained thoroughly on what I was buying - I was even more comfortable buying it from Wink rather than anyone else. Plus with all the "extras" that they provided me upon purchase, as mentioned above, I was very impressed.
Attached is the video Wink sent me regarding my ring. I also bought the diamond/jewelry cleaner from him, and Wink also has an online video (on YouTube) showing how to use it properly.
http://www.vidmails.com/playback.php?t=MjI0MDk4OTIxNzEyNzUyNjM3NjQ4OQ==
(hopefully the link works, if not copy and paste it, as the last two equal signs seems to be throwing off the link, last I looked it was working after I did a "copy" and "paste" of the link, make sure you include the two equal signs).
Thanks Wink Jones and your staff, as well as Crafted By Infinity (John Pollard and Paul Slegers) for providing me with an outstanding engagement ring, my girlfriend will be absolutely ecstatic when I finally give it to her!
I started out in my search for an engagement ring back in August, I was really unsure of exactly what I wanted. After getting many helpful tips from the good people here at Pricescope, I started searching for various diamonds and finally narrowed down my search to a 1.20-1.25ct, F-G, VS1-VS2 diamond.
After going through the many search engines Pricescope has on its website and going through other resources (local newspapers/ads), I had finally narrowed down the diamond I wanted to a handful of possibilities – many of which I posted and got good advice from everyone here. Wink was very helpful to me on the diamonds I had posted on PS and was not pushy at all for me to buy a diamond from him.
I found a Crafted By Infinity diamond Wink had on his website at http://www.winkjones.com/ and started to ask him many questions about it, and also the kind PS members. Wink was extremely helpful to me in explaining the many questions I had regarding his inventory of diamonds, but the one thing I found very impressive was the fact that Winfields and Crafted By Infinity basically provides on their website (http://www.craftedbyinfinity.com) all the information I needed to make a knowledgeable decision on the diamonds I was looking at.
As many people are aware, the cut makes so much of a difference, but even if you think you have a good cut, needing other information, like the Idealscope Image is also very important. This information is not always available from other dealers - as I found out first hand. The fact that Wink and the Crafted By Infinity Diamonds people have no problem posting all this information made a huge difference to me. Some of you posters will know what I mean, you will post a diamond, and after the cut has been ok’d, the next question from the experienced people will be for an Idealscope image.
Once I had narrowed down the two rings I wanted, I started to get into the specifics and details of each company selling the diamonds. Wink was very straight forward, never pressured me at all, explained in detail to me the diamond in question, and further explained to me the advantages of purchasing through Winfields. Plus unlike the many other companies I was dealing with, was always answering my questions in a very timely manner. I had also planned to visit a few cities for holidays, and Wink even offered (at no charge) to ship it to a dealer in that city for me to view.
The things that stood out for me with the purchase of my diamond (and ring) by Crafted By Infinity Diamond through Winfields (Wink Jones) was that they provided me, at no additional cost:
1. Free insurance coverage for the ring (mounting and diamond) for a full year (which depending on your diamond ring, could range from $100/$200+ per year)
2. Lifetime trade-up/upgrade through Winfields, I would get full value credit for the purchase of another ring.
3. 80% buy back policy, if for some reason, I want to return the ring, I would be guaranteed 80% for what I paid for the diamond.
4. Free shipping (be careful, it’s sometimes not obvious but some companies will not pay for shipping).
5. Certificate of appraisal (some places will charge for that).
Wink and his staff were very helpful and were always communicating with me during and after the purchase of the ring, even once my ring was delivered, they made sure to contact me on how things went.
Once I received the ring, I was totally impressed with the quality of the ring, even the setting that Wink made for me was of great workmanship. I was not disappointed at all and I am sure my girlfriend/fiancée won’t be either! I'm sure we will be contacting Wink when it comes time to purchase our wedding bands, as well as a ring for myself!!
I know telling people that I purchased a ring sight unseen, they always have concerns, from first hand experience, I was very happy and not disappointed at all, and it actually exceeded my expectations. The fact that I bought an AGS certified diamond, I knew exactly what I was getting (plus I think the AGS certificate number is engraved on the diamond - haven't actually tried looking yet!), and was explained thoroughly on what I was buying - I was even more comfortable buying it from Wink rather than anyone else. Plus with all the "extras" that they provided me upon purchase, as mentioned above, I was very impressed.
Attached is the video Wink sent me regarding my ring. I also bought the diamond/jewelry cleaner from him, and Wink also has an online video (on YouTube) showing how to use it properly.
http://www.vidmails.com/playback.php?t=MjI0MDk4OTIxNzEyNzUyNjM3NjQ4OQ==
(hopefully the link works, if not copy and paste it, as the last two equal signs seems to be throwing off the link, last I looked it was working after I did a "copy" and "paste" of the link, make sure you include the two equal signs).
Thanks Wink Jones and your staff, as well as Crafted By Infinity (John Pollard and Paul Slegers) for providing me with an outstanding engagement ring, my girlfriend will be absolutely ecstatic when I finally give it to her!
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