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Brilliant_Rock
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well, I gather you have already decided to keep it, but I did have some thoughts that might be relevant.
If what you quoted is what she actually said, that those took her breath away without any specific mention of the Tiffany name brand or a particular ring style, I cant help but think that it was the visual performance of the diamond that was taking her breath away. so the way that I interpreted what she said, right or wrong, was that she wants a diamond that sparkles and looks beautiful more than she wants size, and not knowing much about cut and knowing that tiffany diamonds accomplish just that, then that would lead to the logical conclusion that though there is a premium for them she would rather have the smaller diamond that sparkles than the larger dull one. But because she didnt say anything that sounded like it was really the brand itself that was taking her breath away--though obviously she trust TCO craftsmanship and I dont believe there is any reason to try to change that--then getting a larger diamond that sparkles just as should be a pretty safe gamble, given what you quoted at any rate.
But, one important thing to consider is why did they take her breath away. I believe it was probably largely due to the lighting. It sounds to me like, while white light return is a beautiful thing to appreciate when living with a diamond, what she really wants to see is fire and scinitilattion. So, one important thing to remember in your initial presentation is that she is not just comparing your diamond to a Tiffany diamond, she is comparing your diamond in the particular lighting environment in which you present the diamond against the Tiffany diamond in optimal store lighting conditions.
Thus, have a more beautiful diamond and change the lighting and the poorer cut diamond in the Optimal lighting will surely win out. Sunset, if not too late, should accomplish your goal.
One piece of advice would be to be sitting down so the her body will not cast a shadow over the diamond when you propose. If there isnt any direct light shining on the diamond it is sure to be white and gorgeous, but not comparable in performance to what she saw in the tiffany lighting.
Second, make sure that the diamond is facing the sun, and that it isnt too low and dispersed.
Third, whatever the lighting is outside...as some of it will obviously be out of your control because of clouds, etc...make plans to go somewhere for dinner, or a coffee house, nail parlor, somewhere that has alot of pinpoint halogen or other open light sources.
Take her somewhere afterward that she can sit down and silently observe her diamond in optimum lighting conditions
while doing something else. Since this is an upgrade and is largely about the diamond I think it would be perfectly reasonable to devise a romantic evening based somewhat on lighting environments, and in that way your diamond should take her breath away just as easily as the tiffany diamonds did in store, and be larger--most likely a pretty fair trade for the Tiffany name brand--since she didnt specify any actual earnest desire for that particular namebrand diamond, but only a desire for a breathtaking stone.
If what you quoted is what she actually said, that those took her breath away without any specific mention of the Tiffany name brand or a particular ring style, I cant help but think that it was the visual performance of the diamond that was taking her breath away. so the way that I interpreted what she said, right or wrong, was that she wants a diamond that sparkles and looks beautiful more than she wants size, and not knowing much about cut and knowing that tiffany diamonds accomplish just that, then that would lead to the logical conclusion that though there is a premium for them she would rather have the smaller diamond that sparkles than the larger dull one. But because she didnt say anything that sounded like it was really the brand itself that was taking her breath away--though obviously she trust TCO craftsmanship and I dont believe there is any reason to try to change that--then getting a larger diamond that sparkles just as should be a pretty safe gamble, given what you quoted at any rate.
But, one important thing to consider is why did they take her breath away. I believe it was probably largely due to the lighting. It sounds to me like, while white light return is a beautiful thing to appreciate when living with a diamond, what she really wants to see is fire and scinitilattion. So, one important thing to remember in your initial presentation is that she is not just comparing your diamond to a Tiffany diamond, she is comparing your diamond in the particular lighting environment in which you present the diamond against the Tiffany diamond in optimal store lighting conditions.
Thus, have a more beautiful diamond and change the lighting and the poorer cut diamond in the Optimal lighting will surely win out. Sunset, if not too late, should accomplish your goal.
One piece of advice would be to be sitting down so the her body will not cast a shadow over the diamond when you propose. If there isnt any direct light shining on the diamond it is sure to be white and gorgeous, but not comparable in performance to what she saw in the tiffany lighting.
Second, make sure that the diamond is facing the sun, and that it isnt too low and dispersed.
Third, whatever the lighting is outside...as some of it will obviously be out of your control because of clouds, etc...make plans to go somewhere for dinner, or a coffee house, nail parlor, somewhere that has alot of pinpoint halogen or other open light sources.
Take her somewhere afterward that she can sit down and silently observe her diamond in optimum lighting conditions
while doing something else. Since this is an upgrade and is largely about the diamond I think it would be perfectly reasonable to devise a romantic evening based somewhat on lighting environments, and in that way your diamond should take her breath away just as easily as the tiffany diamonds did in store, and be larger--most likely a pretty fair trade for the Tiffany name brand--since she didnt specify any actual earnest desire for that particular namebrand diamond, but only a desire for a breathtaking stone.
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