Hi BC-Date: 12/26/2006 4:08:21 AM
Author: bargaincrazy
Date: 12/24/2006 9:45:22 AM
Author: Dani
Date: 12/24/2006 3:26:15 AM
Author: bargaincrazy
Thank you Dani! I wanted to trade in the pear (1.64 D VVS2), but was so low balled by some dealers (not Mark T), that I still have it. Mark said he'd try to help me sell it, but everyone keeps saying to make it into a pendant. I know it would make a gorgeous pendant, but I just feel guilty NOT putting the value towards the new ring. My husband thinks I'm trying to sabotage his early retirement planI'm not sure what I'll do. Still thinking about it. I might just keep it and do a pendant for our 10th wedding anniversary in 2009.
Bummer. Would you have felt sentimental about trading your orig e-ring in though? I often think about that- I would eventually love to upgrade, ( I have a 1.7 EC) but I always wonder if I will feel bad giving away my original e-ring (although I myself did pick the stone out)!!! Whenver I mention the whole upgrading process to my friends/family, they seem shocked, like, 'OMG- you would give up your orig ring???!!' Most of the time I say that I would be fine with it, it is only a diamond, and then sometimes I think, 'well, this IS the ring FI proposed to me with....'
I say if you can't get a good price for your stone, make it into a pendant and wear it around your neck...that would look beautiful!!!!
It's a dilemma. I can totally understand that people have an emotional attachment to an original e-ring. I hope it doesn't mean I'm cold and unfeeling that I have a very logical and pragmatic approach to an upgrade. I also picked out my original e-ring stone and setting. It's not like the stone was passed down generations through DH's family. If money were no object, of course I'd keep it. I don't know. Still pondering. I guess I have enough of an attachment to it to not let it go for thousands less than it's worth (to me), but if someone offered the right price, I'd probably sell it.
How a stone looks on YOUR hand really depends on YOUR hand. RBs don''t look good on me but they look great on other folks. What size a diamond appears to be depends on the mm size. So it''s not about ct weight it''s all about mm size! And then your finger size too of course. LOL
Moneyshot!!! Wow, gorgeous cushion!
Date: 1/6/2007 3:29:40 AM
Author: jayrenay9
Wow! Your ring is gorgeous!!!In a perfect world, I would have one of those too!
I didn''t read the thread, so forgive me if you''ve already mentioned it, but do you know the L/W ratio of your diamond?
Date: 2/6/2007 7:14:12 PM
Author: honeybee
bargaincrazy, your ring is gorgeousI thought nothing would ever beat my Ritani obsession, but I think your beauty has officially done it . I read through the thread but didn''t see any mention of width. How wide is your e-ring band ??
Wow, the width is just perfect and I think that it would be beautiful paired w/ a wider band. (maybe a plain platinum band) it would really set off yourDate: 2/6/2007 7:27:42 PM
Author: bargaincrazy
Date: 2/6/2007 7:14:12 PM
Author: honeybee
bargaincrazy, your ring is gorgeousI thought nothing would ever beat my Ritani obsession, but I think your beauty has officially done it . I read through the thread but didn''t see any mention of width. How wide is your e-ring band ??
Thank you very much honeybee! I originally asked for a 2.5 mm wide band, but it turned out to be about exactly 2 mm wide...very delicate. I recently posted on another thread about what kind of WB to get, and I think I will go wider with the WB (2.5 - 3 mm). I like the contrast and I want to be able to wear the WB alone on occasion. I''m still undecided though on style, width, etc.
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