Hey all,
I am in the market for an engagement ring and have run into a little predicament. I am torn between buying a Celebration Ring from Zales (which I understand makes some of you cry...) and buying a quality diamond and mount online. I understand that the celebration diamond is pretty pathetic in terms of clarity, color, and probably nearly everything else... but it is one of the absolute nicest looking diamonds I have ever seen. That might simply be because of the extra facets... but I guess what I''m looking for is an answer to these questions:
- Is a better quality diamond (I''m looking at colorless, VS2+, ideal cuts) going to look better than the celebration diamond and the Leo Diamond (the Leo because it has a comparable number of facets) in a side-by-side comparison? fyi the celebration and leo are both [sadly] I-SI2-vg/ex cut.
- How/why does the celebration diamond appear to be so "sparkly", for lack of a better term. Zales claims that they have "maximum brilliance, fire, and sparkle". So how is that the case when the diamond has only a mediocre quality (or is that not the case)?
- Also, if I end up buying a quality loose diamond I am going to need a mount. Considering you guys are the experts, where can I find really good quality mounts at the best prices (best online sites? best B&M places? should i stay away from either?)
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
v/r,
Matt
I am in the market for an engagement ring and have run into a little predicament. I am torn between buying a Celebration Ring from Zales (which I understand makes some of you cry...) and buying a quality diamond and mount online. I understand that the celebration diamond is pretty pathetic in terms of clarity, color, and probably nearly everything else... but it is one of the absolute nicest looking diamonds I have ever seen. That might simply be because of the extra facets... but I guess what I''m looking for is an answer to these questions:
- Is a better quality diamond (I''m looking at colorless, VS2+, ideal cuts) going to look better than the celebration diamond and the Leo Diamond (the Leo because it has a comparable number of facets) in a side-by-side comparison? fyi the celebration and leo are both [sadly] I-SI2-vg/ex cut.
- How/why does the celebration diamond appear to be so "sparkly", for lack of a better term. Zales claims that they have "maximum brilliance, fire, and sparkle". So how is that the case when the diamond has only a mediocre quality (or is that not the case)?
- Also, if I end up buying a quality loose diamond I am going to need a mount. Considering you guys are the experts, where can I find really good quality mounts at the best prices (best online sites? best B&M places? should i stay away from either?)
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
v/r,
Matt