Marsha Ayers
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My sister is having her e-ring designed. She started the process and without talking to me first, which is totally allowed since she's an adult, lol. Unfortunately what it means is she has put a deposit down for the designer to find a gemstone without proof that the the designer can find a good stone. Further, the designer, who is making this custom ring told her she would charge them $600 to "set a stone" if the stone is not purchased from her, which seems weird to me, since it's a completely custom ring. (Is that normal? I've only had rings made by DK.)
My reason for posting today is to talk about the stone that was offered as an option. Sis wants a round aquamarine, between 6.5 to 8 mm, but she's leaning towards the smaller side for her delicate hands. She also likes the lighter color aquas, more sky blue than saturated. Her budget is $1000. She was supposed to get a few options to chose from but this is the only stone that the designer has offered, so far. She was disappointed by the stone and I tend to agree.
Does that feel like a high price for a not great stone? (That's also looks to be chipped.) This doesn't look like a good cut to me but I thought I would confirm that with those of you with more experience.
Link to the video: https://gem.azureedge.net/sapphires/imaged/afg5972b/afg5972b.html
My other question for those who may know, does a $1000 budget seem reasonable to find a good round aqua in that size? She does have room to raise the budget if need be. I just don't want her to overpay for a stone that isn't very nice and doesn't make her happy.
Thank you in advance for your sage advice,
Marsha
My reason for posting today is to talk about the stone that was offered as an option. Sis wants a round aquamarine, between 6.5 to 8 mm, but she's leaning towards the smaller side for her delicate hands. She also likes the lighter color aquas, more sky blue than saturated. Her budget is $1000. She was supposed to get a few options to chose from but this is the only stone that the designer has offered, so far. She was disappointed by the stone and I tend to agree.
Does that feel like a high price for a not great stone? (That's also looks to be chipped.) This doesn't look like a good cut to me but I thought I would confirm that with those of you with more experience.
Link to the video: https://gem.azureedge.net/sapphires/imaged/afg5972b/afg5972b.html
My other question for those who may know, does a $1000 budget seem reasonable to find a good round aqua in that size? She does have room to raise the budget if need be. I just don't want her to overpay for a stone that isn't very nice and doesn't make her happy.
Thank you in advance for your sage advice,
Marsha
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