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[Ziggles]

My man Leon Mege...

Haven't gotten back to you since last week because when I have free time to search the web, my girlfriend is usually within earshot. Many thanks for the feedback. Today I am in the office and have some free time. So this is what I know so far:

My girl has always been partial to simple settings. She raves about Tiffany since I've known her and ANYTIME my boy's name comes up, since he proposed to his girl with a Tiffany ring. The ring he got her, its nice "sparkly" (as she says) and all that, I am not going to take that away, but the stone is smaller than I'd like. I think .87ct. I know my girl is hoping for something larger (1.5-1.7) but I'd like to try for 1.7-1.9+...2ct might be pushing it, after what you all told me last week. This all means that Tiffany is probably out of the question, which sux. The stone is something I am still searching for but the setting keeps changing. I told her to drop me hints and now I get an email that she likes this guy Leon's work. So this leads me to believe Tiffany is not that important to her. Is this a safe assumption? Ladies?

So what can you tell me about Leon? I work in NYC, so getting there isn't a problem. I want to surprise her but I need to know what she wants to get the ball rolling. If she weren't so particular about everything, this would be a breeze but, SHE IS. I am trying to propose by Mid-August. Am I losing it to think I can get a ring ordered and finished by then?

To reiterate: Budget is $12-16k (max)

 

[purrfectpear]

My suggestion? Spend it all on the stone and have it set in a 6 prong tiffany type mounting for $300. Let HER pick out the final setting. She''ll be thrilled to have the proposal and sounds like the type to enjoy having a lot of input in the final look of the ring.

 

[Skippy123]

I would get the biggest stone possible and find out what setting she likes best from Leon. That is very sweet!

 

[SparkleSparkle]

You might want to look for a stone in the $10-12,000 range so you''ll have enough money left over for one of those Leon masterpieces!

 

[purrfectpear]

Leon plain solitaire = $2000 aprox.
Leon pave halo = $5500+

Unless she wants the plain solitaire you''ll be hard pressed to buy a 1.7 to 2.0 stone, and a pave setting from Leon. Lead time varies from 4 to 6 weeks.

 

[Ziggles]

You all are good, thanks! Now, what is halo? PurrfectPear? I don''t know much as you can see. She loves the tiffany setting. Simple with a nice stone. She wants to showcase the stone, she often says that and I agree, being that her style is more simple than extravagant. The Leon one she emailed me is simple too and to her is completely different from Tiffany but to be honest I don''t see how it is so different? I haven''t had a lot of time to research but will try in the next few days.

Have any of you been to see Leon Mege? Is his work worth the extra money? I checked out some Mark Morrell settings she sent me a few weeks ago but think I like Leon better. It just seems more like her.

 

[Cocosgirl]

Chiming in here -- I agree with purfectpear -- max your budget on the stone, simple setting and let her pick out it''s final home!

 

[Ziggles]

Interesting. The majority are saying to let her pick the setting. Do you think it will have the same effect when she sees it? She tends to change her mind a lot so maybe letting her take her time and choose what she wants is a good idea.

 

[mel047]

I agree with a temp setting and letting her choose, especially since you say she''s particular and indecisive (much like me).

I haven''t worked with Leon, but his work is amazing! BF and I were looking into Leon but decided against it only because of the distance and price.

I think the temp setting idea is great because you can propose with a great stone and work on the setting together. My BF let me have a considerable amount of input on the setting design, which I am thrilled with!

So, IMHO, letting her work with Leon might just be the way to go...