Please help a very confused husband pick an anniversary ring for his lovely wife.
All joking aside I really am in this situation. I have spent a few days reading this forum and have looked over the wiki diamond guide. Some excellent advise but I am still lost and would greatly appreciate the help of the great experts in this amazing forum. There are so many things to consider when choosing a ring and I see people in this forum identifying minute things about stones that I can't even understand.
To give a little context, my wife and I are approaching our 10 year anniversary in one month. When we got engaged we were both working on our masters and really did not have much money to invest in a ring. I did get her a decent diamond ring but now would like to replace it with a much nicer one. So this new ring would not complement her current one, it will replace it (I guess I will have to figure out what to do with the diamonds in her current one later). She has been through a lot over the last few years with health problems and her dad passing so I am trying to do something very special for her.
A few helpful things:
Budget is around $15K
She is not tall and has small hands - ring size 6 1/2.
She loves classic/vintage looking jewelry. Nothing too flashy or contemporary looking.
Probably solitaire or halo settings - see, I have learned a thing or two on this forum
Most of the budget should go towards color and carat
White gold ring (or other "silver" colored metal)
I am not sure how I feel about buying online vs. in store so advice would be appreciated. We live in Chicago so any store recommendations would be great (I am comfortable going to jeweler's row if that is the place to go).
Thank you for reading and thank you in advance for any advice you can provide!!!
All joking aside I really am in this situation. I have spent a few days reading this forum and have looked over the wiki diamond guide. Some excellent advise but I am still lost and would greatly appreciate the help of the great experts in this amazing forum. There are so many things to consider when choosing a ring and I see people in this forum identifying minute things about stones that I can't even understand.
To give a little context, my wife and I are approaching our 10 year anniversary in one month. When we got engaged we were both working on our masters and really did not have much money to invest in a ring. I did get her a decent diamond ring but now would like to replace it with a much nicer one. So this new ring would not complement her current one, it will replace it (I guess I will have to figure out what to do with the diamonds in her current one later). She has been through a lot over the last few years with health problems and her dad passing so I am trying to do something very special for her.
A few helpful things:
Budget is around $15K
She is not tall and has small hands - ring size 6 1/2.
She loves classic/vintage looking jewelry. Nothing too flashy or contemporary looking.
Probably solitaire or halo settings - see, I have learned a thing or two on this forum
Most of the budget should go towards color and carat
White gold ring (or other "silver" colored metal)
I am not sure how I feel about buying online vs. in store so advice would be appreciated. We live in Chicago so any store recommendations would be great (I am comfortable going to jeweler's row if that is the place to go).
Thank you for reading and thank you in advance for any advice you can provide!!!