Anonymous6
Shiny_Rock
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So, here are the details... I'd really just like to be pointed somewhere to do as much research as I can. I am a major deal shopper in everything, but I know very little about diamonds besides the 4 Cs and their ratings... I've been introduced to table and depth ratios as well...
We went shopping around and she fell in love with this ring at a wholesaler in Dallas (Diamond Broker was the name of the place). I've gotten great word of mouth and recommendations to use them so we did them first.
It's basically a recreation of the Tiffany ring, Novo for the band... and a circle cut as the main piece. The one we looked at was fairly large like 1.87 carats and the diamond was going for $8,000 which seemed really cheap to me for that size. The specs on the 4 Cs were between medium to good on all 4 of them. I didn't get into too many other details (that will be for the 2nd trip, as we primarily wanted to just narrow down to style and shape our first time out)
I'm just wondering what all I need to look into if this is what she wants.
1.) a good sized diamond 1.4-2.0 carats between $10,000 to $15,000 max
2.) circle cut (round cut)
3.) good quality with good sparkle but understanding that these traits may decline with size... we're wanting to find something good in the middle as is everyone I'm sure. I'd say she's primarily focused on size like all girls are, but a good size ring with bad traits will look yellow and not sparkle (we've seen first hand)... so I'd like it to be in the middle of her size range with good specs to fully sparkle and shine and look great when she compares it to her friends and what not
4.) Does getting platinum or white gold matter? I can't decide if it's worth the money, so any thoughts on that would be great
5.) Is wholesale jeweler a good way to go? Or is online the best?
6.) Any good walkthroughs or specification check throughs to go through? I feel so naive and dumb and don't want to get hustled :/
I'll gather up the EXACT specs of the 1.87 carat diamond we looked at and see what you guys think. I'll get as many specs as I can beyond the 4 Cs (again, any kind of walkthrough here or a checklist would be great... maybe something I can just bring the place and ask them to fill out everything so I can come back here for further review) I know there's so much more to diamonds then the 4 Cs, table, and depth ratio...
That's it for now. Sorry for the long message. Here is a picture of the Tiffany Novo band (but imagine it with a circle cut diamond unlike the one in the picture)
Also, please be blunt and honest with me... am I naive in thinking I can get a good quality ring 1.4-2.0 carats for my price range of $10-$15,000? Good quality being with great sparkle, not lackluster in comparison to other rings, etc...
We went shopping around and she fell in love with this ring at a wholesaler in Dallas (Diamond Broker was the name of the place). I've gotten great word of mouth and recommendations to use them so we did them first.
It's basically a recreation of the Tiffany ring, Novo for the band... and a circle cut as the main piece. The one we looked at was fairly large like 1.87 carats and the diamond was going for $8,000 which seemed really cheap to me for that size. The specs on the 4 Cs were between medium to good on all 4 of them. I didn't get into too many other details (that will be for the 2nd trip, as we primarily wanted to just narrow down to style and shape our first time out)
I'm just wondering what all I need to look into if this is what she wants.
1.) a good sized diamond 1.4-2.0 carats between $10,000 to $15,000 max
2.) circle cut (round cut)
3.) good quality with good sparkle but understanding that these traits may decline with size... we're wanting to find something good in the middle as is everyone I'm sure. I'd say she's primarily focused on size like all girls are, but a good size ring with bad traits will look yellow and not sparkle (we've seen first hand)... so I'd like it to be in the middle of her size range with good specs to fully sparkle and shine and look great when she compares it to her friends and what not
4.) Does getting platinum or white gold matter? I can't decide if it's worth the money, so any thoughts on that would be great
5.) Is wholesale jeweler a good way to go? Or is online the best?
6.) Any good walkthroughs or specification check throughs to go through? I feel so naive and dumb and don't want to get hustled :/
I'll gather up the EXACT specs of the 1.87 carat diamond we looked at and see what you guys think. I'll get as many specs as I can beyond the 4 Cs (again, any kind of walkthrough here or a checklist would be great... maybe something I can just bring the place and ask them to fill out everything so I can come back here for further review) I know there's so much more to diamonds then the 4 Cs, table, and depth ratio...
That's it for now. Sorry for the long message. Here is a picture of the Tiffany Novo band (but imagine it with a circle cut diamond unlike the one in the picture)
Also, please be blunt and honest with me... am I naive in thinking I can get a good quality ring 1.4-2.0 carats for my price range of $10-$15,000? Good quality being with great sparkle, not lackluster in comparison to other rings, etc...
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