I''m somewhat new here--I posted earlier:
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/advice-requested-engagement-ring-budget-5-000.109438/
I''m thinking about the following for an engagement ring. I originally budgeted around $5,000 for this purchase. I was looking for a nice stone around 1 ct (or above) with a traditional, Platinum solitaire setting. This is what I''ve lately turned up with. Your thoughts would be most appreciated:
STONE
0.942 ct I VS2 Whiteflash ACA ($4,545.00)
http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/Whiteflash-ACA-cut-diamond-1982358.htm
Item Code: AGS-10222501
Report: AGS
Shape: Whiteflash ACA
Carat: 0.942
Depth %: 61.5
Table %: 56.9
Crown Angle: 34.9
Crown %: 15
Star : 53
Pavilion Angle: 40.9
Pavilion %: 43.2
Lower Girdle %: 78
Girdle: Thin to Medium
SETTING
Classic tiffany style Knife Edge Diamond Engagement Ring ($1,275.00)
http://www.whiteflash.com/Engagement-Rings/Styles/Solitaire/Classic-tiffany-style-Knife-Edge_1137.htm#
TOTAL COST = $4,545.00 + $1,275.00 = $5,820
Do I need to ask whether a VS2 is eyeclean? I assume not.
Originally, I was thinking of getting a different setting:
6-Prong tiffany style Diamond Engagement Ring ($600.00)
http://www.whiteflash.com/Engagement-Rings/Styles/Solitaire/6-Prong-tiffany-style-Diamond-Solitaire_993.htm
But on second glance, it doesn''t look all that much like the Tiffany setting:
http://www.tiffany.com/Engagement/Item.aspx?GroupSKU=GRP10001#f+0/0/2001/3001/0/3001
Nor is it as attractive. However, the price is far more attractive. Purchasing the more expensive setting, however, brings me a little under 1k above what I had originally planned to spend. But this might be alright.
Before committing to purchase this engagement ring, I''d love to hear your thoughts. I would have been fine purchasing from almost any vendor that was reputable, but I was having difficulty finding what seemed to me (from first impressions on the board) to be a reputable vendor that also sold a solitaire setting that looked like the traditional Tiffany type (which I actually find quite attractive, although I am rather ignorant regarding jewelery). I also need to do the following things:
- put the stone on hold
- inquire about the PS discount
- determine that there will be no problems purchasing with a Mastercard bank card instead of a Credit Card
- determine shipping/processing time
- try to negotiate an increased return time (see https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/comment-on-whiteflash-policies.90433/)
- arrange for an in-setting appraisal after for the period after receiving the ring
Do I seem to be overlooking something? My apologies, but this is the most significant (and sentimental) purchase that I will be making in my 22+ years of life.
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/advice-requested-engagement-ring-budget-5-000.109438/
I''m thinking about the following for an engagement ring. I originally budgeted around $5,000 for this purchase. I was looking for a nice stone around 1 ct (or above) with a traditional, Platinum solitaire setting. This is what I''ve lately turned up with. Your thoughts would be most appreciated:
STONE
0.942 ct I VS2 Whiteflash ACA ($4,545.00)
http://www.whiteflash.com/hearts_arrows/Whiteflash-ACA-cut-diamond-1982358.htm
Item Code: AGS-10222501
Report: AGS
Shape: Whiteflash ACA
Carat: 0.942
Depth %: 61.5
Table %: 56.9
Crown Angle: 34.9
Crown %: 15
Star : 53
Pavilion Angle: 40.9
Pavilion %: 43.2
Lower Girdle %: 78
Girdle: Thin to Medium
SETTING
Classic tiffany style Knife Edge Diamond Engagement Ring ($1,275.00)
http://www.whiteflash.com/Engagement-Rings/Styles/Solitaire/Classic-tiffany-style-Knife-Edge_1137.htm#
TOTAL COST = $4,545.00 + $1,275.00 = $5,820
Do I need to ask whether a VS2 is eyeclean? I assume not.
Originally, I was thinking of getting a different setting:
6-Prong tiffany style Diamond Engagement Ring ($600.00)
http://www.whiteflash.com/Engagement-Rings/Styles/Solitaire/6-Prong-tiffany-style-Diamond-Solitaire_993.htm
But on second glance, it doesn''t look all that much like the Tiffany setting:
http://www.tiffany.com/Engagement/Item.aspx?GroupSKU=GRP10001#f+0/0/2001/3001/0/3001
Nor is it as attractive. However, the price is far more attractive. Purchasing the more expensive setting, however, brings me a little under 1k above what I had originally planned to spend. But this might be alright.
Before committing to purchase this engagement ring, I''d love to hear your thoughts. I would have been fine purchasing from almost any vendor that was reputable, but I was having difficulty finding what seemed to me (from first impressions on the board) to be a reputable vendor that also sold a solitaire setting that looked like the traditional Tiffany type (which I actually find quite attractive, although I am rather ignorant regarding jewelery). I also need to do the following things:
- put the stone on hold
- inquire about the PS discount
- determine that there will be no problems purchasing with a Mastercard bank card instead of a Credit Card
- determine shipping/processing time
- try to negotiate an increased return time (see https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/comment-on-whiteflash-policies.90433/)
- arrange for an in-setting appraisal after for the period after receiving the ring
Do I seem to be overlooking something? My apologies, but this is the most significant (and sentimental) purchase that I will be making in my 22+ years of life.
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