Need a ring with a small good diamond.

[irinaalexandrovna]

I am looking for a ring with a small diamond to make a gift around $200. Something like this one:
http://www.worldjewels.net/_e/Solitaire_Diamond_Ring/product/r%2D6/14k_White_Or_Yellow_Gold_Diamond_Solitaire_25_Carat.htm

However the $220 price for a 0.25ct (G-H, SI???) diamond seems to me too low or the real quality of diamonds on this site is bad. Any ideas or links to what I am looking for are appreciated.
Many thanks, Irina.

 

[the other Jake]

thats a neat little ring... for $200 bucks- I say why not?

 

[irinaalexandrovna]

Thanks, what do you think about this one:
http://www.szul.com/product_details.asp?ProdId=RGF5758&CategoryId=134

At list they honestly say that the weight is 0.1, color: I-J and clarity: I1-I2. This is more likely a true quality for a $185 price than 0.25ct G-H and SI for nearly the same $220 at WJ.

 

[the other Jake]

in a size that small the inclusions would likely be un-noticable... I can''t speak for the color because the ring does show alot of the stone. Its a tough call... Maybe you could call and ask about each ring to try and get a better feel for the company? I still think for the price its worth the risk. I like those designs.

 

[irinaalexandrovna]

Thanks a lot for sharing your opinion.
This one is totally different in style, but I like the combination of pink and white gold. Pink color is the most common color of gold in Russia where I am going to send the ring to.
http://www.ice.com/customer/product_detail.jsp?product=95103231

 

[irinaalexandrovna]

Finally I bought these two rings at Overstock.com
http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?page=product&prod_id=1864239
http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?page=product&prod_id=1888424

Surprisingly the rings appeared to be even better than on the pictures. Now I do not know which one to leave for a gift and which one to send back. What do you think?
By the way, Overstock provides a very good service, unlike WorldJewelry which I had a very bad experience with. The items were shipped by Overstock next day after placing the order. The overall quality is very decent. They also have a nice feature of live online help.

Irina

 

[Ellen]

Hi irina,

That''s hard to say, they are very different from each other! I personally like the first one. If you''re not sure of the recipients taste to know which one they''d like, it might be the safer one to go with.

Hopefully more will chime in with opinions!

 

[metro]

Hmm, that''s a hard one since they both look nice.

But my vote is for the 1st ring.

 

[irinaalexandrovna]

Thanks a lot you for your opinions!
After thinking for a day, I decided to go with the second one: tri color pave diamond ring. Why? It looks very nice on a finger, especially because I know that the young lady wears a pink gold wedding band. So the rose petals of the ring of my choice will go very well with the pink color of her band. The pure whiteness of the first ring seems to me little boring and too formal. I think she will like the unusual combination of colors and design of the second ring. By the way, she is a wife of my beloved nephew. They got married a half year ago, and a month later her engagement ring was stolen. It was not an expensive ring, but the fact itself was very unpleasant. She will turn 25 years old this April, so I want to make a nice present for her.

Irina

Here is the picture of the ring on my hand :

 

[darling]

It''s a very nice gesture on your part, I am sure she will be thrilled.

 

[irinaalexandrovna]

Thanks to everybody!!!!

I changed my mind again after talking to my colleagues at work. Everybody liked the first one, a simple white gold with three diamonds. Regarding the tri-tone ring, it seems to me that the different colors of the ring details actually are made not of a solid gold but just pink/yellow gold plated. At least it looks like that. In addition to that the quality of the small pave diamonds is worse than the three stones of the first ring. One of my friends said that this flower-looking multi-color ring is too girlish. Again, I am in doubts… Any opinion is appreciated. The picture of my latest choice is attached

Thanks,

Irina

 

[the other Jake]

I vote for the 14k White Gold hands down... i think it is much more elegant and classy

 

[poptart]

I like this last one you posted a lot better than the other one, personally.

*M*

 

[irinaalexandrovna]

Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!
The decision has been made!
Tomorrow will return the tri-color and keep the white one.

Irina