small stone, plat setting on a budget

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Date: 10/14/2007 11:55:23 PM
Author: Atenay
I think I might decide to go for the cheapest temporary setting and spend my budget on the best diamond I can... while maybe trying to raise the budget about 1K. I think planning to re-set the stone makes more sense. Thoughts?

A lot of PSers go this route, but I'd ask your girlfriend, just to be sure. She said she didn't want white gold, which'll be the cheapest setting. If you were planning on upgrading to a ~.50-.70ct stone anyway, you might want compromise by getting a nice (and less expensive) palladium/platinum setting and a ~.55-.60ct stone. Trust me, with planning a wedding and all of the other expenses that come with married life, you and your girl might not want to/be able to upgrade to an MM as fast as you both might like. So with a pretty 'now' setting, you'll both be content longer than perhaps with a temp setting. Am I making sense?

Just something to think about!

 

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Date: 10/15/2007 2:22:42 PM
Author: princessleia

Date: 10/13/2007 11:24:01 PM

Author: TanDogMom

Don''t forget to check signedpieces.com, as they often have tiffany rings, authentic, pre-owned, but without as hefty of a price tag!



And if they don''t have what you want, Personally I''d get the cheaper 4 prong basic solitaire setting with as big of a diamond as you can, from WF or another vendor w/ upgrade policy, in the H-I-J range and SI1 or SI2 clarity! Ideal cut of course!

Not to get off on a different topic, but TanDogMom- where on the signed pieces website can I find pre-owned
jewelry? I''m missing it apparently

Signed Pieces Ring Sale HTH!

 

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Date: 10/14/2007 10:00:47 AM
Author: Atenay
thanks for all your help. i''ve looked at the whiteflash setting and I don''t feel like it has that same tiffany look that my girlfriend is set on. the union diamonds one looks good, but I know very little about Union diamonds and I would much rather buy from a vendor like WF that everyone seems to rave about.

I haven''t read far enough to know whether you''ve already written Union off, but I thought I''d mention that my Engagement ring and wedding band came from Union Diamonds. My husband and I actually both had a hand in choosing the ring. We had an awesome experience with Union (Of course, it is local to us,and were able to travel there in person). They were very accommodating, and we ended up with exactly what we wanted, and the pricing was certainly in our budget. Lynn and Tony are both very nice to work with. They were very willing to do whatever we asked. They showed us diamonds until "the one" appeared. I know they aren''t as widely known as other PS vendors, but we really did find them super helpful. I have seen the Tiffany setting in person, and it was very nice and classy looking.

 

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Date: 10/14/2007 3:53:37 PM
Author: Atenay
i don't know if this is worth mentioning, but my girlfriend has a size 7 finger, not really tiny, and I don't know if that would make a small stone look even smaller

Just some advice, I have a size 6.5 finger and I tried on a 0.30ct and boy did that thing look tiny and non-existent! If anything I felt like I had a fat finger

Your girlfriend will be much happier with someting bigger and sparkly in a simple platinum setting.

The MWM basket is custom made for the stone, which is why everyone on on PS says the prongs are very sturdy. Thus, Mark Morrell setting will not be a good use of your money at this time because you'll have to have it redone (so you're paying for the same setting twice).

I started off in the same situation as you, wanting the Tiffany ring. I went to numerous stores to look at rings, but most of the chain jewelers have CZ in the settings so they just looked ugly. Then when I went to Tiffany, I realized the reason I liked the tiffany so much was the fact that the stones were of much better quality. Let's just say in the end I was going to get the 1.3ct G color VS2, but found a 1.5 I VS2 for significantly less but just as sparkly. Tiffany is all about the lighting. They do all sorts of market research on the best colors and lighting and bulbs to showcase their jewelry. I have some Tiffany items and I realize they are not necessarily better than ones you can find on WF or GOG.