need help deciding what to do

[pacifier1er]

I am very new to the world of jewelery and am not certain who is telling me the best advice.

I have been talking with two jewelers I found online through searches for fair trade diamonds. I have decided to go with a Canadian fair trade diamond that is mined, cut, and polished in Canada by people earning a living wage(very important for both me and my sweetheart). When I started to discuss this with different jewelers I was told to consider the rings origin too, as many are made by child laborers in developing nations. So I went back to research more.

I am debating between Leber Jewelers and Security Jewelers. I have seen postings of rings from Leber''s on this site when I searched, but none from Security Jewelers. I see a few people have asked about Security Jewelers, but I have seen no responses.

I need to make a decision soon, and would love any feedback on either of these Jewelers or any advice on the best place to get a fair trade ring.

One more thing Leber makes each ring by hand from recycled metal and has a 5 to 8 week delivery time, Security can get anything in a day or two using Hoover and Strong''s eco jewelery (recycled metal as well). How thick should I look for in the ring? They had anything from 2mm up.

Has anyone gotten a hoover and strong ring and what is the quality like? I believe they are made in America is this true?

Thanks for any help.

I have been reading the last couple days and hope someone can help make sure I get the right ring, as my sweetheart deserves something special (clinical social worker helping transition formerly homeless people).

 

[Regular Guy]

Date: 7/10/2007 1:35:56 PM
Author:pacifier1er

I need to make a decision soon, and would love any feedback on either of these Jewelers or any advice on the best place to get a fair trade ring.

A woman who works with Rappaport''s people, who know something about this, recommended this Jeweler. By way of style, they may not be your cup of tea...but even if they''re not what you had in mind, their site has links to other places you might like to follow.

BTW, not sure how close to finishing your process you are, but at least coincidentally, Paul of Infinity diamonds deals with a fair amount of Canadian rough.

 

[JulieN]

I don''t think anything engagement-sized is polished by children; they usually do smalls.

 

[Trelala]

Congrats on the engagement (or engagement to be)!
I only have enough knowledge to comment on the thickness of the ring. I think 2mm is fine if that''s what she wants. Both my wband and ering are 2mm thick so when I wear them together it''s 4mm of metal.
Perhaps you might want to take her finger size into consideration. Since my hands are very small (size 3 finger) I didn''t want my rings to look chunky or out of proportion with my hand.