Hello everyone,
This is my very first post after viewing everyone else's for months now...
I am having a dilemma. Recently I lost my mind and decided to purchase a Neil Lane oval double halo setting from Kay Jewelers. My husband and I saw it originally at Jared, but decided to purchase the setting from Kay since they were having a sale and we were able to get it for around $1700.00 US. I thought this was a steal, so we went for it despite everything I read on PS. I asked them at the time how large of a center stone the setting could accommodate, since it is typically set with a 1/2 ct. oval ( I knew I wanted something larger). They told me up to a 3/4ct, so we ended up purchasing a .63 oval diamond from Blue Nile.
Fast forward... My husband took the diamond in to be set and they told him it would take about 2 weeks since they would need to sent it off. I thought...2 weeks? That seem a bit long, but okay. Then the two weeks came and went, and of course nothing. Kay came up with some excuse that they needed to get a larger head to accommodate my stone and that it would be another 10 days. At this point I had a feeling that something was wrong. Finally I called them on the day that my ring was supposed to be back in and they broke down and told me that they couldn't set the stone because it wouldn't fit in the setting. I was livid. I mean why waste my time??? This was a totally waste of my time and money (even though they did give me a full refund).
Now I'm back to square one looking for another oval double halo setting with a split shank for my oval diamond. I've looked at James Allen, but I'm nervous that the setting sits too low on the finger and will look more like a shield. The one at Kay had more of a cathedral base. I also checked out Lauren B jewelers in NYC, but they were asking around $4500.00 for the setting in WG. That's wayyyy out of my budget as I don't want to go over $2300.00. Any ideas are more than welcomed.
Thanks!
This is my very first post after viewing everyone else's for months now...
I am having a dilemma. Recently I lost my mind and decided to purchase a Neil Lane oval double halo setting from Kay Jewelers. My husband and I saw it originally at Jared, but decided to purchase the setting from Kay since they were having a sale and we were able to get it for around $1700.00 US. I thought this was a steal, so we went for it despite everything I read on PS. I asked them at the time how large of a center stone the setting could accommodate, since it is typically set with a 1/2 ct. oval ( I knew I wanted something larger). They told me up to a 3/4ct, so we ended up purchasing a .63 oval diamond from Blue Nile.
Fast forward... My husband took the diamond in to be set and they told him it would take about 2 weeks since they would need to sent it off. I thought...2 weeks? That seem a bit long, but okay. Then the two weeks came and went, and of course nothing. Kay came up with some excuse that they needed to get a larger head to accommodate my stone and that it would be another 10 days. At this point I had a feeling that something was wrong. Finally I called them on the day that my ring was supposed to be back in and they broke down and told me that they couldn't set the stone because it wouldn't fit in the setting. I was livid. I mean why waste my time??? This was a totally waste of my time and money (even though they did give me a full refund).
Now I'm back to square one looking for another oval double halo setting with a split shank for my oval diamond. I've looked at James Allen, but I'm nervous that the setting sits too low on the finger and will look more like a shield. The one at Kay had more of a cathedral base. I also checked out Lauren B jewelers in NYC, but they were asking around $4500.00 for the setting in WG. That's wayyyy out of my budget as I don't want to go over $2300.00. Any ideas are more than welcomed.
Thanks!