Hi girls,
I just signed up here. Last weekend, my girlfriend and I were walking around downtown Vancouver and she kept craning her neck looking at the window displays of diamond rings. We visited a few stores and she initially fell in love with the Tiffany Soleste. The ring we looked at was a 1.21 ct, H, VVS2 for $23,100 which is at the very top of my budget. We've talked about marriage plenty and she knows that she can go up to $25,000. I'm letting her pick the ring out because there is no way in a million years that I would have got it right.
Anyways, the Soleste was her favorite but it wasn't quite perfect. She wanted something with more vintage detailing etc. Also, after speaking with her friends, she decided that we could get more value for our money by going custom. She doesn't care at all about the brand name.
After Googling for a while, I came across this site and learned about Victor Canera. I viewed a lot of his rings and they're absolutely beautiful and he comes extremely highly rated. I showed her his website and she loves both the Anna Marie (which is very similar to the Soleste) but she's actually leaning towards the Emilya with Filigree profile at this point in time.
I noticed that the Emilya's tend to be set with center stones around 2.0 ct in size. They look beautiful like this. The Anna Marie's tend to have smaller center stones. I know that an Anna Marie with a 1.5 ct center is right at the top of my budget because I saw one for sale like that on his website; however, I couldn't find a price for an Emilya with a 2.0 ct center.
I guess my question is, am I shooting well above my price point with a ring like this?
I just signed up here. Last weekend, my girlfriend and I were walking around downtown Vancouver and she kept craning her neck looking at the window displays of diamond rings. We visited a few stores and she initially fell in love with the Tiffany Soleste. The ring we looked at was a 1.21 ct, H, VVS2 for $23,100 which is at the very top of my budget. We've talked about marriage plenty and she knows that she can go up to $25,000. I'm letting her pick the ring out because there is no way in a million years that I would have got it right.
Anyways, the Soleste was her favorite but it wasn't quite perfect. She wanted something with more vintage detailing etc. Also, after speaking with her friends, she decided that we could get more value for our money by going custom. She doesn't care at all about the brand name.
After Googling for a while, I came across this site and learned about Victor Canera. I viewed a lot of his rings and they're absolutely beautiful and he comes extremely highly rated. I showed her his website and she loves both the Anna Marie (which is very similar to the Soleste) but she's actually leaning towards the Emilya with Filigree profile at this point in time.
I noticed that the Emilya's tend to be set with center stones around 2.0 ct in size. They look beautiful like this. The Anna Marie's tend to have smaller center stones. I know that an Anna Marie with a 1.5 ct center is right at the top of my budget because I saw one for sale like that on his website; however, I couldn't find a price for an Emilya with a 2.0 ct center.
I guess my question is, am I shooting well above my price point with a ring like this?
I contacted VC about the Anne Marie for my round in a cushion halo and he said it would look great, as the original Anne Marie's stone was a very "round" cushion... and he does the Emilya in a cushioned halo as well. You would be able to go lower in color since rounds show less tint than cushions, and you would definitely get more size for the money this way. 
If she likes the chunky cushion faceting, an OEC or AVR would be really pretty too!! 
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