I am a dedicated lurker, but hardly a fine jewelry collector. I am thinking about adding a diamond and sapphire band to my very small collection, and I’m wondering how the PS crew goes about shopping for pieces like this. Are you going to a super ideal vendor to get pieces with top of the line melee? Or are you less exacting and sort of just picking by eye?
I like the look of this Brian Gavin piece https://www.briangavindiamonds.com/products/sapphire-and-diamond-bezel-5434 but found it too dainty for my larger figures. A quote using ~5 pointers was out of my price range though. A local store (nice quality, not a ”maul” jeweler”) has a nice piece that is closer to my price range, with ~6 pointers and in platinum, but I’m not going to get much in the way of guaranteed specs.
I guess this question is maybe too broad and everyone will have a different opinion. But I’d love to hear whether you focus on absolutely the best, perfect specs or you pick this sort of thing by eye and what fits in your budget. If it makes any difference, I have a 5 stone band that I bought before I knew about PS and so it’s certainly not super ideal, but it’s sparkly enough for me and I love it.
I like the look of this Brian Gavin piece https://www.briangavindiamonds.com/products/sapphire-and-diamond-bezel-5434 but found it too dainty for my larger figures. A quote using ~5 pointers was out of my price range though. A local store (nice quality, not a ”maul” jeweler”) has a nice piece that is closer to my price range, with ~6 pointers and in platinum, but I’m not going to get much in the way of guaranteed specs.
I guess this question is maybe too broad and everyone will have a different opinion. But I’d love to hear whether you focus on absolutely the best, perfect specs or you pick this sort of thing by eye and what fits in your budget. If it makes any difference, I have a 5 stone band that I bought before I knew about PS and so it’s certainly not super ideal, but it’s sparkly enough for me and I love it.