Hey everyone! Thanks for all the help and the responses!
Allright....I found out a lot more information from Lisa''s (my gal) sister last night.
When Lisa was engaged before, her engagement ring was a round solitaire from Tiffany''s. She was very proud of the fact it was from Tiffany''s, and told everyone that her ring was from there. Her family is really into Tiffany''s and her mom has quite a bit of jewelry from there. She doesn''t want me to get her ring there (thank goodness!) but according to her sister, still wants a designer setting.
Ebree was correct....according to Lisa''s sister, she definitely doesn''t want a round and wants me to stay away from round-ish shapes if possible. She wants something completely different is how she put it.
Lisa went to Bailey, Banks and Biddle last night with her sister and one of their friends, who is also looking at engagement rings. Lisa tried on the Ritani with the halo and according to her sister really liked it. However, the ring in the store had a 1 ct round center, so it would look considerably different with a 1/2 ct asscher. I''m afraid even though she''s not really into size, the 1/2 ct asscher would face up so small that the whole ring would not look like it was anywhere near what it costs. But I''m not discouraged because....
...Lisa tried on a Tacori setting that she absolutely went nuts over! I had seen the setting at the local jeweler I am going to use but I didn''t even ask to look at it since it had gemstones in it. Lisa''s sister said her face just lit up when she tried on the ring. The saleswoman said that the setting could be ordered with all diamonds but that she thought it looked prettier with the sapphires. To my surprise, Lisa said she loved the sapphires in it. Lisa then took the ring off and said there was no way I could afford a Tacori setting (I think she thinks my budget is like $2,000) and she would be thrilled with whatever I got her.
After Lisa went to bed, her sister called me with all the details. We both sat on the internet and found the ring. I love it myself! She could wear it by itself if she wanted to and I don''t think she would have any trouble finding a band to go with it...I believe Tacori makes a band that would go with it even if it is not a complete match. The ring at the store had a 1 ct princess shape in the center...I don''t think I could get a 1 ct without going way over my budget, but I probably could get a decent princess shape for around $3,000 and go over my budget by a few hundred dollars, something I don''t mind doing if she is crazy about this particular ring. I think I will go to my local jeweler today and see what he has or what he can get me in the way of princess cut stones in my price range. I would like to see the setting up close but I think we may have a winner here.
I noticed that several people have had problems with Tacori, so I will have to talk to the jeweler about that too.
While I still like the Ritani, I think this will look like more for my money. Thoughts, opinions????? Again, thanks for the help!
Allright....I found out a lot more information from Lisa''s (my gal) sister last night.
When Lisa was engaged before, her engagement ring was a round solitaire from Tiffany''s. She was very proud of the fact it was from Tiffany''s, and told everyone that her ring was from there. Her family is really into Tiffany''s and her mom has quite a bit of jewelry from there. She doesn''t want me to get her ring there (thank goodness!) but according to her sister, still wants a designer setting.
Ebree was correct....according to Lisa''s sister, she definitely doesn''t want a round and wants me to stay away from round-ish shapes if possible. She wants something completely different is how she put it.
Lisa went to Bailey, Banks and Biddle last night with her sister and one of their friends, who is also looking at engagement rings. Lisa tried on the Ritani with the halo and according to her sister really liked it. However, the ring in the store had a 1 ct round center, so it would look considerably different with a 1/2 ct asscher. I''m afraid even though she''s not really into size, the 1/2 ct asscher would face up so small that the whole ring would not look like it was anywhere near what it costs. But I''m not discouraged because....
...Lisa tried on a Tacori setting that she absolutely went nuts over! I had seen the setting at the local jeweler I am going to use but I didn''t even ask to look at it since it had gemstones in it. Lisa''s sister said her face just lit up when she tried on the ring. The saleswoman said that the setting could be ordered with all diamonds but that she thought it looked prettier with the sapphires. To my surprise, Lisa said she loved the sapphires in it. Lisa then took the ring off and said there was no way I could afford a Tacori setting (I think she thinks my budget is like $2,000) and she would be thrilled with whatever I got her.
After Lisa went to bed, her sister called me with all the details. We both sat on the internet and found the ring. I love it myself! She could wear it by itself if she wanted to and I don''t think she would have any trouble finding a band to go with it...I believe Tacori makes a band that would go with it even if it is not a complete match. The ring at the store had a 1 ct princess shape in the center...I don''t think I could get a 1 ct without going way over my budget, but I probably could get a decent princess shape for around $3,000 and go over my budget by a few hundred dollars, something I don''t mind doing if she is crazy about this particular ring. I think I will go to my local jeweler today and see what he has or what he can get me in the way of princess cut stones in my price range. I would like to see the setting up close but I think we may have a winner here.
While I still like the Ritani, I think this will look like more for my money. Thoughts, opinions????? Again, thanks for the help!
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