coldasice88
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Feb 16, 2017
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Hi Everyone!
First time poster here and I’m reaching out for your advice as I get ready to purchase an engagement ring here in the next couple weeks. I’ve spent the past month or so poring over these threads and can’t thank this community enough for the help you’ve provided to others and me.
In two weeks, I’ll be traveling to Texas for work and while I’m there, I figured it would be fun and beneficial to choose the diamond in person. I plan to visit WF and BGD and am looking for guidance as to what questions to ask and things to look out for/beware of during the in-store experience.
Cut is key for me, so I am set on purchasing a WF-ACA or BGD-Signature or Blue. With these signature super ideals meeting the standards for their name, should I be confident in a purchase regardless? Or do I need to consider depth/table/crown/pavilion specs beyond the HCA?
Secondly, I would love your input on which settings this community prefers from WF and BGD. Through speaking with her friends and family, I have the following guidelines to work with:
• 4 or 6 Prong
• Pave (not in the true meaning necessarily)
• Platinum or White Gold
• “Dainty” (leads me to avoid a channel setting)
She is fairly tall, thin, and early 30’s.
For further help on the setting, I’ve posted links to images from her Pinterest below. Keep in mind, I do not know how long ago these were pinned.
Here are the diamond specs I will be aiming for:
Round
Carat : .9 - 1.1
Color : H – I
Clarity : VS1 – Anything Eye-Clean
While I don’t think she would raise a stink, personally, I’m not sure if I’m OK with an I color yet, will need to see in person and would be more comfortable doing so if a medium-strong flour was involved. Please let me know if an I color would be a concern in a pave setting.
Budget is flexible. If I find the “perfect” diamond (1.0+, H/I, Med-Very Strong Blue Flour, Eye-Clean) I believe that would put me close to $7,500 total with a reasonable setting. I’m fine with spending around $9k though.
Pinterest Links for setting ideas:
http://bit.ly/2nnXEuN
http://bit.ly/2lLW9KB
http://bit.ly/2m9vu62
http://bit.ly/2mKfICr
http://bit.ly/2nnOnDl
http://bit.ly/2nelTwi
http://bit.ly/2no46lG
http://bit.ly/2mbM3Pv
Thank you so much!
First time poster here and I’m reaching out for your advice as I get ready to purchase an engagement ring here in the next couple weeks. I’ve spent the past month or so poring over these threads and can’t thank this community enough for the help you’ve provided to others and me.
In two weeks, I’ll be traveling to Texas for work and while I’m there, I figured it would be fun and beneficial to choose the diamond in person. I plan to visit WF and BGD and am looking for guidance as to what questions to ask and things to look out for/beware of during the in-store experience.
Cut is key for me, so I am set on purchasing a WF-ACA or BGD-Signature or Blue. With these signature super ideals meeting the standards for their name, should I be confident in a purchase regardless? Or do I need to consider depth/table/crown/pavilion specs beyond the HCA?
Secondly, I would love your input on which settings this community prefers from WF and BGD. Through speaking with her friends and family, I have the following guidelines to work with:
• 4 or 6 Prong
• Pave (not in the true meaning necessarily)
• Platinum or White Gold
• “Dainty” (leads me to avoid a channel setting)
She is fairly tall, thin, and early 30’s.
For further help on the setting, I’ve posted links to images from her Pinterest below. Keep in mind, I do not know how long ago these were pinned.
Here are the diamond specs I will be aiming for:
Round
Carat : .9 - 1.1
Color : H – I
Clarity : VS1 – Anything Eye-Clean
While I don’t think she would raise a stink, personally, I’m not sure if I’m OK with an I color yet, will need to see in person and would be more comfortable doing so if a medium-strong flour was involved. Please let me know if an I color would be a concern in a pave setting.
Budget is flexible. If I find the “perfect” diamond (1.0+, H/I, Med-Very Strong Blue Flour, Eye-Clean) I believe that would put me close to $7,500 total with a reasonable setting. I’m fine with spending around $9k though.
Pinterest Links for setting ideas:
http://bit.ly/2nnXEuN
http://bit.ly/2lLW9KB
http://bit.ly/2m9vu62
http://bit.ly/2mKfICr
http://bit.ly/2nnOnDl
http://bit.ly/2nelTwi
http://bit.ly/2no46lG
http://bit.ly/2mbM3Pv
Thank you so much!
I'd stick with a solitare setting with either pave or plain shank.
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