first of all, thank you. Pricescope''s forums were a big help in forming my opinion of that the ''perfect diamond'' would be for my girlfriend. I read and read and read and then read some more and then searched for months until I found one that was right. Here''s the diamond I bought:
Radiant Cut
H color
VS2 clarity
Excellent Polish
Very Good Symmetry
7.12mmx6.81mmx4.81mm (1.05:1)
63% Table
70.6% Depth
Slightly Thick Girdle
No Culet (pointed)
Strong Blue Fluorescence
2.02 ct.
Now I just needed to find a setting. I had a few that I liked but ultimately I proposed with the naked diamond as I decided that only she could pick her ''perfect ring''. She said yes and away we went to look at the rings I liked and she didn''t really like them as much as I did (whew! I''m glad I went the route I did). On one of the sites we looked at had the Kirk Kara Charolette and she adored the Charolette with sapphires.
http://kirkkara.com/
So we went to look at it today at a local jeweler and indeed, it''s as beautiful as the picture.
All set, right? No! I was sure we wanted platinum but then the jeweler strongly suggested we go with white gold. He told me things contrary to what I believed about platinum (e.g. it''s softer than gold and more easily scratched!) so now I''m all confused. Well, we asked for a quote on the 18K white gold version and while we wait for that I hit the interwebs. I confirmed what he said but overwhelmingly the information seemed to indicate ''it depends''. Well, I play a lot of poker and I''m used to ''it depends'' answers
so here''s are all of the criteria I think it depends on and I hope you can give me more direct advice!
Radiant Cut
H color
VS2 clarity
Excellent Polish
Very Good Symmetry
7.12mmx6.81mmx4.81mm (1.05:1)
63% Table
70.6% Depth
Slightly Thick Girdle
No Culet (pointed)
Strong Blue Fluorescence
2.02 ct.
Now I just needed to find a setting. I had a few that I liked but ultimately I proposed with the naked diamond as I decided that only she could pick her ''perfect ring''. She said yes and away we went to look at the rings I liked and she didn''t really like them as much as I did (whew! I''m glad I went the route I did). On one of the sites we looked at had the Kirk Kara Charolette and she adored the Charolette with sapphires.
http://kirkkara.com/
So we went to look at it today at a local jeweler and indeed, it''s as beautiful as the picture.
All set, right? No! I was sure we wanted platinum but then the jeweler strongly suggested we go with white gold. He told me things contrary to what I believed about platinum (e.g. it''s softer than gold and more easily scratched!) so now I''m all confused. Well, we asked for a quote on the 18K white gold version and while we wait for that I hit the interwebs. I confirmed what he said but overwhelmingly the information seemed to indicate ''it depends''. Well, I play a lot of poker and I''m used to ''it depends'' answers
- cost is not a factor.
- - I want the ring to last. I mean seriously, heirloom quality here. I want this to be a ring that a grandchild could _happily_ accept and use without cannibalizing it.
- I want to preserve the details of the craftsmanship. The details in this ring are so cool and I don''t want it to get dented/smudged, etc.
- The ring is going to be worn every day and she''s a director of the special care unit at a nursing home. A bit of paperwork and a lot of activities (crafts, dancing, etc) with the residents.
- She likes ''sparkly''. Maybe I should have listed this first!