Hi everyone!
great forum here i must confess. please help me with any ideas or suggestions you might have.
i''m getting ready to propose to my better half and my budget is about 10K for the ring. if i''m correct that leaves me with 7.5-8K for the stone, since i haven''t chosen a ring design yet.
to put it very short and simple i''d like to get her the best looking rock for my money. period. i really don''t care what can be seen under any magnificaiton, just what i and she can see with our naked eys. based on my research that puts me in SI1-SI2 range. colorwise i think H-J should do it, although i haven''t seen anything in person yet, so i''d need advice here. as for the size I saw some stones in 1.3-1.5 range around 8K that were stated to be top cuts.
so above all said, what are my chances of getting a great looking rock close to 1.5 and under 8K?
i have just started looking and was only online so far. i''m about to go to a few B&M''s and try to compare some colors and cuts. what would be your suggestions on finding the right stone? i have about 2 weeks or so.
i know that there are some awsome signature cuts that are priced at a premium. but will i see the difference between them and just a very good or ideal cut that isn''t a signature? is it worth to for it extra?
i spoke to a jeweller i got a few things in the past from. he said that he''ll find me the stone and it''ll cost just what the RAP says. he wants to make his 10% and that''s it. when i asked his opinion on getting it online he got a bit upset saying that there''s enough scam online and you can get a different stone than you''ve ordered and then you won''t be able to return it.
please let me know what are my best options here.
thanks a million.
great forum here i must confess. please help me with any ideas or suggestions you might have.
i''m getting ready to propose to my better half and my budget is about 10K for the ring. if i''m correct that leaves me with 7.5-8K for the stone, since i haven''t chosen a ring design yet.
to put it very short and simple i''d like to get her the best looking rock for my money. period. i really don''t care what can be seen under any magnificaiton, just what i and she can see with our naked eys. based on my research that puts me in SI1-SI2 range. colorwise i think H-J should do it, although i haven''t seen anything in person yet, so i''d need advice here. as for the size I saw some stones in 1.3-1.5 range around 8K that were stated to be top cuts.
so above all said, what are my chances of getting a great looking rock close to 1.5 and under 8K?
i have just started looking and was only online so far. i''m about to go to a few B&M''s and try to compare some colors and cuts. what would be your suggestions on finding the right stone? i have about 2 weeks or so.
i know that there are some awsome signature cuts that are priced at a premium. but will i see the difference between them and just a very good or ideal cut that isn''t a signature? is it worth to for it extra?
i spoke to a jeweller i got a few things in the past from. he said that he''ll find me the stone and it''ll cost just what the RAP says. he wants to make his 10% and that''s it. when i asked his opinion on getting it online he got a bit upset saying that there''s enough scam online and you can get a different stone than you''ve ordered and then you won''t be able to return it.
please let me know what are my best options here.
thanks a million.