RayzeR
Rough_Rock
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- Jun 5, 2012
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Hello everyone,
I will be proposing very soon in lovely Aruba. I'm in the hunt for the ring. I have saved $11K for this and need it to encompass the whole wedding set. I have done alot of reading up on diamonds over the past few months, and know most of the things I'm looking for.
Recently while shopping in the US we stopped at JARED, I was highly hesitant, but decided I really needed to judge more of what SHE wanted in the ring. The sales staff was obviously more than delighted to show us. Apparently their Peerless collection is the "precision cut". We had 2 stones out, a AGS 1.01ct Peerless(~$9,900?) and a IGI 1.45ct G/SI2 VG-cut VG-polish EX-sym(~$9000?). She would have preferred the 1.45ct over the 1.01ct peerless stone. I wasn't comfortable purchasing a stone rated by IGI and one that didn't have a full long report, and even though I've read about diamonds I've never REALLY looked at them.
Anyways - has anyone had experience with the Diamond Vault of Troy (Michigan, USA)? They have very good reviews, and apparently good prices almost comparable to online. They do have a website ( www.diamondvaultoftroy.com ) but reports aren't viewable to use the HCA tool. I do plan to go into the store, but will want to use the HCA tool also to make sure I don't wind up with a poor performer.
I'm now thinking of something in the 1.20-1.30ct, G-H, SI1-SI2, with GIA EXcut or AGS 0.
I will be proposing very soon in lovely Aruba. I'm in the hunt for the ring. I have saved $11K for this and need it to encompass the whole wedding set. I have done alot of reading up on diamonds over the past few months, and know most of the things I'm looking for.
Recently while shopping in the US we stopped at JARED, I was highly hesitant, but decided I really needed to judge more of what SHE wanted in the ring. The sales staff was obviously more than delighted to show us. Apparently their Peerless collection is the "precision cut". We had 2 stones out, a AGS 1.01ct Peerless(~$9,900?) and a IGI 1.45ct G/SI2 VG-cut VG-polish EX-sym(~$9000?). She would have preferred the 1.45ct over the 1.01ct peerless stone. I wasn't comfortable purchasing a stone rated by IGI and one that didn't have a full long report, and even though I've read about diamonds I've never REALLY looked at them.
Anyways - has anyone had experience with the Diamond Vault of Troy (Michigan, USA)? They have very good reviews, and apparently good prices almost comparable to online. They do have a website ( www.diamondvaultoftroy.com ) but reports aren't viewable to use the HCA tool. I do plan to go into the store, but will want to use the HCA tool also to make sure I don't wind up with a poor performer.
I'm now thinking of something in the 1.20-1.30ct, G-H, SI1-SI2, with GIA EXcut or AGS 0.
Shopping from my living room was pretty darn awesome, though.
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