daboyzmomi
Shiny_Rock
- Joined
- Sep 29, 2003
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Ok I am sorry for the delay it has taken in getting my ring and story out there. Been busy renewing the vows in Vegas this last weekend with Elvis!
Our shopping for the new 10 year ring started in late August much to my dismay due to hubby being under the assumption that it would be no problem for our long time jeweler to come up with the wonderful stones we had envisioned. We instructed him we wanted a 2-2.20 ct RB nothing less then an SI1 with F-G color. Simple right? NOPE. He couldn''t seem to come up with anything that was eyeclean first off, and of most importance cut properly either. Now, he knew that I was a Diamond Consultant in my former non-mommy life and he knew how extremely fussy my diamond eye is but he just wasn''t getting the job done for us. My husband was getting a little irritated as well because we had to keep getting sitters and drive an hour one way each time he would come up with 1 stone to view. Frustrating to say the least. To my jewelers defense he did try his hardest, found one stone that was ok, but EGL certed and definately not the stone I was wanting.
We decided it was time to view some other options at the dreaded local Robbins Bros. Once again, nothing to my liking. One thing about Robbins Bros sales tactics that I found truely disheartening was the fact that they keep the certificates to all the stones away from you and ask you to "fall in love with the stone" not the paperwork. Now this was so wrong in my opinion, I want to see what I want to see,,especially if I am paying the kind of money we are talking here. I was able to find every single inclusion in their SI1 stones to the tee,,could have plotted them myself but didn''t want to embarass the salesgirl too much. Once again, we left just as frustrated as we had been.
Then I came upon Pricescope, did a little research and started purusing the vendors here. I was very impressed with GOG and Whiteflash and would check in daily on their sites looking for a stone to consider. One lonely Saturday I happen upon the Expert Selection key at Whiteflash as I had seen a sweet Cushion Cut I had been admiring and wanted to share with hubby. I came across a new stone added to the section, a 2.01 G SI1 AGS certed stone, and immediately was intrigued and hit the HOLD KEY asap
. I was contacted by Lesley the following day and spoke with Brian at length regarding the stone. I had found one more stone to compare it to as well and Brian did a superb job of getting me all the info on both and talking with me several times in regards to both. I had been leaning towards the original but the thought of purchasing over the internet such a pricey piece was starting to make me and hubby nervous. Brians easy going and laid back demeanor was the only reason we decided to go with an internet purchase. He was not pushy to say the least. He said that the 2.01 was graded hard by AGS and should have been considered an A Cut Above stone, but since it was graded the way it was by AGS, it was to my benefit.
We bit the bullet, and decided to go for it with only a week an half to get the ring done. Brian began work on the custom ring we had discussed and hand picked the 4 side stones to go with. A picture of the wax mold was sent to us for approval and the next day the ring was cast and set. In one week the entire ring took shape and was shipped! WOW!
We picked the ring up at the Fed Ex hold station and tore into it in the car...and OMGGGGGGGGGG it was FABULOUS,GORGEOUS and way beyond words! I was so in awe I couldn''t even speak. It was so beautiful!
We took the ring to the appraisers and he appraised it out as an AGS 000 F color and was very impressed with the entire piece.
I would HIGHLY recommend Whiteflash to anyone thinking of purchasing a diamond ring in the near or distant future. they are a top notch organization and Brians keen eye for quality and beauty are second to none. I look forward to having him make the matching band to my new bauble next year for my 11th anniversary. Thanks Brian and Lesley for making my dream ring come true!
Our shopping for the new 10 year ring started in late August much to my dismay due to hubby being under the assumption that it would be no problem for our long time jeweler to come up with the wonderful stones we had envisioned. We instructed him we wanted a 2-2.20 ct RB nothing less then an SI1 with F-G color. Simple right? NOPE. He couldn''t seem to come up with anything that was eyeclean first off, and of most importance cut properly either. Now, he knew that I was a Diamond Consultant in my former non-mommy life and he knew how extremely fussy my diamond eye is but he just wasn''t getting the job done for us. My husband was getting a little irritated as well because we had to keep getting sitters and drive an hour one way each time he would come up with 1 stone to view. Frustrating to say the least. To my jewelers defense he did try his hardest, found one stone that was ok, but EGL certed and definately not the stone I was wanting.
We decided it was time to view some other options at the dreaded local Robbins Bros. Once again, nothing to my liking. One thing about Robbins Bros sales tactics that I found truely disheartening was the fact that they keep the certificates to all the stones away from you and ask you to "fall in love with the stone" not the paperwork. Now this was so wrong in my opinion, I want to see what I want to see,,especially if I am paying the kind of money we are talking here. I was able to find every single inclusion in their SI1 stones to the tee,,could have plotted them myself but didn''t want to embarass the salesgirl too much. Once again, we left just as frustrated as we had been.
Then I came upon Pricescope, did a little research and started purusing the vendors here. I was very impressed with GOG and Whiteflash and would check in daily on their sites looking for a stone to consider. One lonely Saturday I happen upon the Expert Selection key at Whiteflash as I had seen a sweet Cushion Cut I had been admiring and wanted to share with hubby. I came across a new stone added to the section, a 2.01 G SI1 AGS certed stone, and immediately was intrigued and hit the HOLD KEY asap
We bit the bullet, and decided to go for it with only a week an half to get the ring done. Brian began work on the custom ring we had discussed and hand picked the 4 side stones to go with. A picture of the wax mold was sent to us for approval and the next day the ring was cast and set. In one week the entire ring took shape and was shipped! WOW!
We picked the ring up at the Fed Ex hold station and tore into it in the car...and OMGGGGGGGGGG it was FABULOUS,GORGEOUS and way beyond words! I was so in awe I couldn''t even speak. It was so beautiful!
We took the ring to the appraisers and he appraised it out as an AGS 000 F color and was very impressed with the entire piece.
I would HIGHLY recommend Whiteflash to anyone thinking of purchasing a diamond ring in the near or distant future. they are a top notch organization and Brians keen eye for quality and beauty are second to none. I look forward to having him make the matching band to my new bauble next year for my 11th anniversary. Thanks Brian and Lesley for making my dream ring come true!
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