Is there such a thing as too big?

[Lorelei]

Date: 7/31/2008 9:13:39 PM
Author: hlmr
Check to make sure the clouds are not an issue in the bigger stone, which they should not be, considering the clarity. If all is good, then go for the larger stone for her 6.5 finger. She will be thrilled!

Julianna, JA's gemologist is awesome and will give you the straight answers about these stones that you need.

I agree with H, Julianna rocks and I big puffy heart her!!!

She won't steer you wrong.

As for too big? Nonsense - 2.2 on a 6.5 = perfect!

 

[Deelight]

Date: 8/1/2008 1:56:48 AM
Author: Lorelei

As for too big? Nonsense - 2.2 on a 6.5 = perfect!

Definitely that is just big enough to have a good presence but not so big that it is OTT

 

[sba771]

Here is a picture of a 2.35 on a 6.5 hand (sorry if it isn''t the best shot, it is the only one I have at work)

 

[SYC]

wow SBA - that looks great on you!! It''s perfect proportionally.

 

[dbsdiamonds]

Hi there,

My advise...if your gal wants a 2ct then you better not show up with a 1.80ct.

Women have it in their DNA, when they have a size they want they''ll go down one or two letters if they have to to get the "weight". Of course I wouldn''t advise going down in such a way that it visually impacts the stone to too much of a degree.

She''ll be happy with a 1.80ct but call me in 4 years and let me know if she didn''t squawk at you because you "shorted" her.

Remember, she''s wearing it. She''ll be talking about it daily. You''ll buy it, give it to her, then go back out on the golf course. You''ll be focused on birdies, eagles and in a month or so touchdowns. When said and done you aren''t going to care less whether 1.99 to 2.01.

HOWEVER....her impact is daily, hourly, by minute. By discussion. At work. On vacation. With her friends. The diamond you give her will be the source of conversation constantly, even after the romantic "wow" has finally worn off to her.

Ladies, don''t be mad at me!!! LOL but you know what I say is true!

Marty
CEO/Pres
www.dbsdiamonds.com

 

[diamondMary]

I know that the 2.2 carat stone will be beautiful on her finger. Women like big rings. Her ring size is perfect for the 2.2. Not to say that the 1.8 carat is anything to sneeze about.

 

[eks6426]

I have 2 suggestions for you:

1. If you want to get your lady involved, take her to a local store that has rings in both 1.8 and 2.2 carats and have her try them on while you assess size.

2. If you don''t want to get her involved, I go with the 2.2. Here''s why. If she is wanting around a 2 carat, and you get the 1.8 she''ll say to her friends things like "It''s almost 2 carats and this color & clarity." If it''s over 2 carats she will proudly say, "He got me a 2.2 carat, isn''t that amazing???"

 

[sba771]

Thank you SYC

I agree with the above poster...I know it is snobby, but someone once said, "wow that is big, 2 carats?" and I got so excited I blurted out "no, 2.35!" I know it seems so silly but I just was so overwhelmed and proud of it that I love shouting it to the world. (Not that there is anything wrong with 1.8 either since deep down we just love showing off anything from our FI and it is really the sentiments behind it that matter, I wasn''t expecting what I ended up getting and anything probably would have made be blurt out all the specs) That said, go with the bigger one if it is in your budget- no girl would turn it down!

 

[sklingem]

"Women have it in their DNA, when they have a size they want they'll go down one or two letters if they have to to get the "weight""
"She'll be happy with a 1.80ct but call me in 4 years and let me know if she didn't squawk at you because you "shorted" her"
"She'll be talking about it daily. You'll buy it, give it to her, then go back out on the golf course. You'll be focused on birdies, eagles and in a month or so touchdowns"
"HOWEVER....her impact is daily, hourly, by minute. By discussion. At work. On vacation. With her friends. The diamond you give her will be the source of conversation constantly, even after the romantic "wow" has finally worn off to her"

Excuse me, but that is the biggest load of stereotypical cr*p I have heard in a long time.
Men play golf. Buy diamond and then move on. Women focus on jewelry. They worry about getting "shorted" (with a 1.8 ct stone ...???)and only care about size, not quality. Good grief. If my jeweler tried to sell me on anything with that type of rethoric I'd be gone faster than you can say "diamond".
Come on. You can do better than that and still sell your big stones. Sheeesh.

 

[cara]

If you have "gotten the sense" that your gf would like a 2 ct stone, you should go ahead and get the 2.2. It scores a little better for cut, and it will be a lovely healthy size on her finger, presuming you think she has any sense of what 2 ct looks like and didn't just pick the number out of thin air. (If you think she just picked that number out of thin air and doesn't really know what it would look like, then maybe some additional education or input is warrented.)

If you had gotten the sense she wanted at least 1 ct and were thinking of surprising her, we then could debate a bit more if she would find the 2.2 to be too much. If the 1.8 were a better cut, we could have a ps debate on size vs. sparkle. If your girlfriend had indicated she really really wanted colorless, and you were deciding between 1.8 D/VS and 2.2 I/VS, we would probably be recommending you give her what she asked for and go smaller. But with these facts and stones to guide us? 2.2.

BTW, I wear a 6.5 and would be happy with either size and H/VS is my sweet spot! But I do give the edge to the 2.2 for the slightly better cut and to avoid future shrinkage issues, if the cost is not a dealbreaker... Good luck!

 

[NewEnglandLady]

Date: 8/1/2008 3:52:02 PM
Author: rob09
''Women have it in their DNA, when they have a size they want they''ll go down one or two letters if they have to to get the ''weight''''
''She''ll be happy with a 1.80ct but call me in 4 years and let me know if she didn''t squawk at you because you ''shorted'' her''
''She''ll be talking about it daily. You''ll buy it, give it to her, then go back out on the golf course. You''ll be focused on birdies, eagles and in a month or so touchdowns''
''HOWEVER....her impact is daily, hourly, by minute. By discussion. At work. On vacation. With her friends. The diamond you give her will be the source of conversation constantly, even after the romantic ''wow'' has finally worn off to her''

Excuse me, but that is the biggest load of stereotypical cr*p I have heard in a long time.
Men play golf. Buy diamond and then move on. Women focus on jewelry. They worry about getting ''shorted'' (with a 1.8 ct stone ...???)and only care about size, not quality. Good grief. If my jeweler tried to sell me on anything with that type of rethoric I''d be gone faster than you can say ''diamond''.
Come on. You can do better than that and still sell your big stones. Sheeesh.

Sometimes you just have to laugh at some of these comments

 

[sklingem]

"Sometimes you just have to laugh at some of these comments"
Well ... I think they were made in all seriousness ... I have a great sense of humor but certain things just bother me. Laughing things off can just perpetuate this kind of bullsh*t. Kind of scary to think that you can sell stuff nowadays with such attitudes. Would epxect that more in a John Deere type store.

 

[purrfectpear]

There have more than a FEW pricescope posts from women with EXACTLY that attitude. Let''s not get all huffy and pretend that there''s no basis in the stereotype. A stereotype does not represent ALL women, but it does represent a fairly significant percentage.

Example; In aerospace manufacturing, not all engineers are socially repressed, just the majority of them. The "geek" stereotype exists for a reason

 

[miraclesrule]

Date: 8/1/2008 3:57:27 PM
Author: NewEnglandLady

Date: 8/1/2008 3:52:02 PM
Author: rob09
''Women have it in their DNA, when they have a size they want they''ll go down one or two letters if they have to to get the ''weight''
''She''ll be happy with a 1.80ct but call me in 4 years and let me know if she didn''t squawk at you because you ''shorted'' her''
''She''ll be talking about it daily. You''ll buy it, give it to her, then go back out on the golf course. You''ll be focused on birdies, eagles and in a month or so touchdowns''
''HOWEVER....her impact is daily, hourly, by minute. By discussion. At work. On vacation. With her friends. The diamond you give her will be the source of conversation constantly, even after the romantic ''wow'' has finally worn off to her''

Excuse me, but that is the biggest load of stereotypical cr*p I have heard in a long time.
Men play golf. Buy diamond and then move on. Women focus on jewelry. They worry about getting ''shorted'' (with a 1.8 ct stone ...???)and only care about size, not quality. Good grief. If my jeweler tried to sell me on anything with that type of rethoric I''d be gone faster than you can say ''diamond''.
Come on. You can do better than that and still sell your big stones. Sheeesh.

Sometimes you just have to laugh at some of these comments

Um, yeah pretty laughable. Because I will be the one in front of the T.V. with the remote during football season for away games. And at the stadium for all home games. The last thing I have ever thought about is ring size...or real jewels.
I suppose he might be a bit jaded. But that didn''t just stereo type women, but a bunch of men as well. My daughter''s DH doesn''t even consider golf a sport.

 

[NewEnglandLady]

^^^^^^ Agreed. And I''m an avid golfer.

Sorry to threadjack. My answer to the original question is to go with the AGS0 regardless of which size it is.

 

[sklingem]

"There have more than a FEW pricescope posts from women with EXACTLY that attitude. Let''s not get all huffy and pretend that there''s no basis in the stereotype. A stereotype does not represent ALL women, but it does represent a fairly significant percentage.
Example; In aerospace manufacturing, not all engineers are socially repressed, just the majority of them. The "geek" stereotype exists for a reason"

Well - I guess you''d have to show me that the overall percentage of golf-playing men who can afford a 2.2 ct stone and could care less about it after they buy it is "a fairly significant percentage". The bigger question is whether you want to/should use these male/female stereotypes as your main sales-pitch. I''d rather have someone (especially in the diamond business) give me the advice that I should buy a stone that corresponds to my GF''s preferences (whatever those may be - not those of some sterotypical woman out there) and not some lame comments about the fact that she only cares about size and that it may come back and bite me later. Does it mean that all stereotypes are baseless? No. But let''s not resort to them when it comes to important decisions for a loved one, including the purchase of a diamond.

 

[Futuremrss]

Please go with the 2.2. It sounds like an awesome stone.