ONE BOULDER or several rocks!?

[Sizzle]

Right now I have three diamonds that are 1.5 carats or larger (2 princesses, 1 pear). If I sell two, I can use the money to upgrade the one from Whiteflash. I have not decided yet what I will do. So I''m curious as to what others would do (yes, I know the choice is ultimately mine, yada yada yada. So the question is would you rather have one big bling (2cts or more) or several nice sized riings? ( 1 1/2 carats used to be considered huge!)

 

[Lorelei]

Oh this is an easy one for me to answer - definitely a boulder.

 

[geckodani]

I would definitely rather have one big, quality rock than several smaller ones.

I''m actually in the process of selling all my random jewelry and upgrading to a few high quality pieces.

 

[Deelight]

I had the same choice when I got my e-ring I could have got the same ct weight diamond just lower clarity and colour and a smaller cushion diamond for the same price as the one I picked FI and I stayed with the original one we picked.

I might be the lone voice but really is is up to you and what ultimately makes you happy .

 

[Catmom]

One big boulder of good quality for me please!

 

[tlh]

omg, when I saw this it reminded me of that saying... over the shoulder boulder holder... SORRY. I am SOOO ODD!

Answer: ONE BIG BLING!

 

[Erin]

Date: 1/22/2009 8:50:04 AM
Author: tlh
omg, when I saw this it reminded me of that saying... over the shoulder boulder holder... SORRY. I am SOOO ODD!

Answer: ONE BIG BLING!

It reminded me of the best name ever on PS: Doorknob Solitaire
Such a sad ending.

 

[NewEnglandLady]

I want a stone of every shape and for me 1.5 carats is a nice size, so I''d probably go with several 1.5 carat stones over one big stone.

I would attempt to trade in one of the princess stones, though, since you have two. Did one of the princesses come from Whiteflash? If so, you could trade it in for another shape

It sounds like two of these stones don''t have a trade-in policy and one does. My only fear is that if you sell the two without any trade-in policy, you won''t get anything near what you paid. I know that isn''t your primary concern and at least they''d be going towards a WF stone with a trade-in policy, I just hate to see you lose money by going the "one stone" route.

 

[Madam Bijoux]

Hi! When I decided to start a collection, I knew that I wanted at least 1 stone of each shape. In order to do that, I knew I would have to get smaller sized stones - so - I voted for the 3 smaller stones rather than 1 large one.

 

[Sizzle]

Date: 1/22/2009 9:00:08 AM
Author: NewEnglandLady
I want a stone of every shape and for me 1.5 carats is a nice size, so I''d probably go with several 1.5 carat stones over one big stone.

I would attempt to trade in one of the princess stones, though, since you have two. Did one of the princesses come from Whiteflash? If so, you could trade it in for another shape

It sounds like two of these stones don''t have a trade-in policy and one does. My only fear is that if you sell the two without any trade-in policy, you won''t get anything near what you paid. I know that isn''t your primary concern and at least they''d be going towards a WF stone with a trade-in policy, I just hate to see you lose money by going the ''one stone'' route.

I guess I lucked out since the other two were reasonable ebay aquisitions, but yeah, you lose so much money. A local jeweler offered me 2K for the pear. It just seems so low

 

[chrono]

My concern is that you are going to lose a lot of money by selling/trading it in without a buy/trade-in policy. It might be best to just leave them alone.

 

[laurel25]

As long as the three you have are nice quality, I''d go for the three vs. the one larger stone. That way you can switch between them when you want a different look or you can wear one as an e-ring and one as a RHR. I''m not a huge stone person though. Having said that, if the 3 are low quality, then I''d go for the bigger good quality single stone.

I also agree that if one of the princesses is the one from WF that maybe you could see about trading that in and getting a different shape.

 

[Sizzle]

Date: 1/22/2009 10:31:21 AM
Author: laurel25
As long as the three you have are nice quality, I''d go for the three vs. the one larger stone. That way you can switch between them when you want a different look or you can wear one as an e-ring and one as a RHR. I''m not a huge stone person though. Having said that, if the 3 are low quality, then I''d go for the bigger good quality single stone.

I also agree that if one of the princesses is the one from WF that maybe you could see about trading that in and getting a different shape.

Currently my WHITEFLASH princess is in my three stone, although the other princess fits that mounting as well, SOOO the other possiblity is to sell the pear, swith the princesses and upgrade the WHITEFLASH stone to a solitaire with the pear proceeds.

 

[SparklyLibra]

I like variety so I would go for the 3 rings....

 

[Burk]

I''d go with the boulder as well! Please keep us posted on what you do!!

 

[Circe]

Date: 1/22/2009 11:15:42 AM
Author: Sizzle

Date: 1/22/2009 10:31:21 AM

Author: laurel25

As long as the three you have are nice quality, I''d go for the three vs. the one larger stone. That way you can switch between them when you want a different look or you can wear one as an e-ring and one as a RHR. I''m not a huge stone person though. Having said that, if the 3 are low quality, then I''d go for the bigger good quality single stone.


I also agree that if one of the princesses is the one from WF that maybe you could see about trading that in and getting a different shape.

Currently my WHITEFLASH princess is in my three stone, although the other princess fits that mounting as well, SOOO the other possiblity is to sell the pear, swith the princesses and upgrade the WHITEFLASH stone to a solitaire with the pear proceeds.

I voted for the one big boulder, but two big rocks sounds like the perfect balance between size and variety. If you were to sell the pear and trade one of the princesses, which shape would you get?

 

[Harriet]

ONE!

 

[CdnBlingGal]

Definatley One Boulder!!!!

 

[coatimundi_org]

Oh--I was in this position... If you don''t wear them, and you don''t need options--I vote one.

Ultimately, I decided I need options, so I have 2 stones that I will upgrade over time, and one permanent. My upgrades will mainly be shape changes--rather than size jumps.

Do you feel you''ll need options in the future, Sizzle?

 

[AmberGretchen]

I really think it depends on the person. While I love the look of big stones on others, really huge stones look odd on my small, somewhat stubby hands. So I''d take several medium-large stones instead of one big one, but that doesn''t mean that should be the same for everyone.

 

[2Artists]

I would rather have one because I prefer the simplicity of having less stuff and because I would always gravitate toward my favorite one anyways.

Mrs.2Artists

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Three. I''d never wear a big boulder. Just not my style.

With the three, one would go into a ring and the other two would go into a pair of earrings.

 

[AprilBaby]

ONE BIG boulder for me!

 

[kittybean]

One big stone for me! If you''re going to have three, though, I think you need a step cut

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[DiamanteBlu]

Both.

 

[puffy]

i''ll take the boulder as well.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

I like the ability to mix and match, so I would likely go with the 3 ring option.

 

[Haven]

Boulder, please.

 

[Mrs Mitchell]

I''m not a boulder lover, so I voted for three. I love having options!

Jen

 

[Bliss]

Boulder!

I would think you'd be reaching for it more often... I know I would! It's nice to have several options, but I think the one big sparkly stone would make you forget the others...forget....wha? What was I saying??? That's what happens when I see Harriet's avatar, at least. LOL.

BUT I would not do so at the cost of losing $$$ on trading in the other stones. I'd save up for the big yummy and keep the others.