Aida1010
Shiny_Rock
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- Jan 25, 2009
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I have a dilima, and I''m not sure what to do. I have been working with a private jeweler on a custom ring since February of this year. I was referred to him by a friend as it is her ex as she said he would be able to make me a beautiful ring for a very good price. He has worked with other friends of hers and they were very happy and received beautiful rings for the same price, if not better than fron online vendors, but custom made.
When i initially met with him we discussed what I wanted and he assured me he could work with my budget and give me the ring i desired. He started out by making my setting design. I posted pics on here in another thread. I didn''t understand why he didn''t start looking for my diamond first, but he wanted to get the design done. Well he completed the design in approximately April and I''ve been waiting on him to "source my stone" ever since. The problem is he is taking forever and is very slow to communicate with me. On the 6th of this month he emailed me a cushion that he found. My requirements are that it is an antique looking style with a culet. My total budget is $5,000 which i know is small. I know what I could afford if I bought off an online vendor, and like i said before he assured me we could work with my budget. He however has not given me a specific quote for my setting or band. When he emailed me a cert of hte diamond it was a modified brilliant with a 4 main pav. it''s GIA 1 C, 5.9 by 5.7, I color, VS2. I originally said that i was hoping for more of a squarish shape, but actually have come to really like ones up to a 1:2 as long as they are set east to west, as the chunky antique look is what is most important.
I emailed him back and said that i was hoping for something with a bit larger dimensions and that i have never seen a modified cushion like the one that he found, that actually has the chunky faceting. he didn''t say if it had a culet, didn''t say how much it was, or provide any other details. As the time has been dragging on I''ve been doing some looking on my own and found a GIA G colored 1.04 C that has the antique look that I want and with larger dimensions. It''s a little over my budget at 3,600 but if I bought it through the online vendor that i found it, I could get a similar setting to what I want, as well as the band, and be within my budget. After I sent him the email asking for more details regarding the diamond and voicing my concerns, I have not heard back. It''s been over two weeks and I''m really contemplating just purchasing this diamond that I found through the online vendor before someone else does. I''d be willing to still have him make my setting and set this diamond that I found, but understand if he can''t really make the setting and band that I want for around $1800. I can get similar setting from the online vendor for $1650 for both. I know that it won''t be as unique, but it is within my budget and there would be no sales tax either. Purchasing my settinig from the jeweler would also mean paying a good chunk of tax as I live in WA state.
What would you do?
When i initially met with him we discussed what I wanted and he assured me he could work with my budget and give me the ring i desired. He started out by making my setting design. I posted pics on here in another thread. I didn''t understand why he didn''t start looking for my diamond first, but he wanted to get the design done. Well he completed the design in approximately April and I''ve been waiting on him to "source my stone" ever since. The problem is he is taking forever and is very slow to communicate with me. On the 6th of this month he emailed me a cushion that he found. My requirements are that it is an antique looking style with a culet. My total budget is $5,000 which i know is small. I know what I could afford if I bought off an online vendor, and like i said before he assured me we could work with my budget. He however has not given me a specific quote for my setting or band. When he emailed me a cert of hte diamond it was a modified brilliant with a 4 main pav. it''s GIA 1 C, 5.9 by 5.7, I color, VS2. I originally said that i was hoping for more of a squarish shape, but actually have come to really like ones up to a 1:2 as long as they are set east to west, as the chunky antique look is what is most important.
I emailed him back and said that i was hoping for something with a bit larger dimensions and that i have never seen a modified cushion like the one that he found, that actually has the chunky faceting. he didn''t say if it had a culet, didn''t say how much it was, or provide any other details. As the time has been dragging on I''ve been doing some looking on my own and found a GIA G colored 1.04 C that has the antique look that I want and with larger dimensions. It''s a little over my budget at 3,600 but if I bought it through the online vendor that i found it, I could get a similar setting to what I want, as well as the band, and be within my budget. After I sent him the email asking for more details regarding the diamond and voicing my concerns, I have not heard back. It''s been over two weeks and I''m really contemplating just purchasing this diamond that I found through the online vendor before someone else does. I''d be willing to still have him make my setting and set this diamond that I found, but understand if he can''t really make the setting and band that I want for around $1800. I can get similar setting from the online vendor for $1650 for both. I know that it won''t be as unique, but it is within my budget and there would be no sales tax either. Purchasing my settinig from the jeweler would also mean paying a good chunk of tax as I live in WA state.
What would you do?
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