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Rough_Rock
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- Dec 11, 2013
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First up reading these forums has been invaluable. Without them, I think my man would have walked into a shopping centre jeweller and bought the first stone that met our (very basic at the time) specs. Thanks to PS we've moved on and he's okayed me to do the research and design my dream ring. Any advice and thoughts on the below are much appreciated. Despite a lot of reading I still feel very much a newbie!
Budget
About $7000US for both diamond and setting. We're in Australia, so we’ll be buying purely online (although would consider getting it set locally). This gets us to approx $8500AUS with the exchange rate and adding on GST.
Setting
Want a bit of a vintage look.
I love Leon’s Heidy r5682 https://www.leonmege.com/index.php/portfolio/view-all/heidy-halo-pave-engagement-platinum-ring-millgrain-pave-detail but with a single row of pave, however it’s a bit out of our price range at $4-5k just for the setting. So now I’m looking at the Gabriel & Co victorian halo http://www.gabrielny.com/engaged/style/ER7527W44JJ
The Diamond
Cushion cut – do not like modified cushions with the crushed ice look at all.
0.75-1 ct
H+
eyeclean SI+
Here’s what we’ve come up with.
Blue Nile http://www.bluenile.com/au/diamond-search?pt=setform&track=NavDiaSeaCU#diamonds_pid=LD01265198 No pics or ASET through bluenile (correct?) but the plot looks to be an 8-main (from my limited knowledge?) and the table and depth are in CharmyPoo’s recommended range.
GOG
Obviously pictures and ASET are both available from GOG and we could buy the diamond and have it set with the G&Co setting in the same place.
http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/10782/ I colour, depth is a little out of the rec range and it might be pushing the budget a little.
http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/11116/ AVC! but smallest and an I
http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/11562/ Brellian cushion but depth is out of range and might be a problem???
Do your worst people!
Budget
About $7000US for both diamond and setting. We're in Australia, so we’ll be buying purely online (although would consider getting it set locally). This gets us to approx $8500AUS with the exchange rate and adding on GST.
Setting
Want a bit of a vintage look.
I love Leon’s Heidy r5682 https://www.leonmege.com/index.php/portfolio/view-all/heidy-halo-pave-engagement-platinum-ring-millgrain-pave-detail but with a single row of pave, however it’s a bit out of our price range at $4-5k just for the setting. So now I’m looking at the Gabriel & Co victorian halo http://www.gabrielny.com/engaged/style/ER7527W44JJ
The Diamond
Cushion cut – do not like modified cushions with the crushed ice look at all.
0.75-1 ct
H+
eyeclean SI+
Here’s what we’ve come up with.
Blue Nile http://www.bluenile.com/au/diamond-search?pt=setform&track=NavDiaSeaCU#diamonds_pid=LD01265198 No pics or ASET through bluenile (correct?) but the plot looks to be an 8-main (from my limited knowledge?) and the table and depth are in CharmyPoo’s recommended range.
GOG
Obviously pictures and ASET are both available from GOG and we could buy the diamond and have it set with the G&Co setting in the same place.
http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/10782/ I colour, depth is a little out of the rec range and it might be pushing the budget a little.
http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/11116/ AVC! but smallest and an I
http://www.goodoldgold.com/diamond/11562/ Brellian cushion but depth is out of range and might be a problem???
Do your worst people!