ok... so after cheating my wife out of her birthright 4 years ago while i was in the army... i am now ready to somewhat make up for it by buying her a diamond ring.i work on 57th in manhattan and took a walk down to 47th today to scope things out.... first off, i know NOTHING about diamonds and i am no impulse buyer so you better believe i will be well informed when i am ready to buy. the first place i went to (R&R Jewelry)... the lady was VERY nice and showed me what I should be looking for and what the ratings meant.i have pretty much decided what i want after visiting the district and surfing the net...approx .50 (give or take) marquis cut. i like the whiter stones so I want go go with something H or better and i finally looked at a diamond under the loop thing and learned what an inclusion is... and i dont like 'em (hehe) so i guess i will be wanting something in the VS area. i might like to go for a complete platinum setting but i am not sure yet. today I was given a price of $1250 for a .51ct H/VS marquis in a white gold setting with platinum prongs.i walked down the block a few stores and got another price of $1000 for a .50ct G marquis (he didn't give me the clarity rating on it (i guess because i wasn't ready to buy.if anyone can help me out here and let me know what i should be looking for or point me in the right direction.... please do so. i REALLY dont want to get jacked. i would like to feel comfortable knowing my wife has something she loves and i was comfortable buying it.i really want to give this to my patient wife on our anniversary (1 May). so the sooner the info, the better.thanks,
keith
keith