whew... okay:
first of all, hello everyone this is my first post. (but i have been guilty of lurking for some time)
secondly, i would love to have all of your opinions on my situation.
i got engaged to my boyfriend this fall w/ a beautiful 1.03 ct d color si1 radiant cut diamond set in a pave setting that was part of a wedding set (although we have yet to make the official announcement to our families-- his sister just got engaged, and then set her wedding for february, so we didn''t want to "steal her thunder", and then this whole fiasco happened) well, we went to christmas at his parents'' house, so i took off my ring and put it in the glove compartment of my car. long story short on the way home we got in a horrible car accident in which our vehicle flipped mulitple times and the ring was lost. the first ring that we purchased, we were really unsure about what we liked, so we opted for a b&m local jewelry store and i think all things considered got a fair value.
well, after the ring was lost (luckily it was insured!!!) and given the fact that we both now had an idea of what we liked in diamonds, we decided to upgrade and go the online route. this time around, we purchased a 1.72 ct e color si2 radiant cut diamond solitare from uniondiamond.com. when it arrived, my fiance immediately said he believed something was wrong with it. i dismissed him, dazzled by the larger size of the diamond, but we planned on taking it to be looked at by a jeweler here, anyways.... well i''m glad we did! because the jeweler stated that the corner of the diamond had been chipped when it was set and we could clearly see it under magnification. needless to say, the ring went back. and from the sort of snotty response i got over the phone, i don''t think i will do business w/ union diamond again.
anyways, in searching and searching, i happened upon this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250203704063
and fell in love! but, given all that ive read here on the site regarding ebay purchases, i, of course, am leary at best.
i really think that i have found "the ring" in terms of the look. now is just finding it... i have searched and searched but can''t seem to find the trapezoid setting anywhere but the mdc place without going completely custom (which scares me).
i have a budget of about $8-9000 for both the ring and the stone (maaaaaaybe more, but would like to stay in that range), and want a more rectangular radiant cut center stone (L/W ratio of AT LEAST 1.10) and would like to get as big as possible w/out sacrificing quality... Can anyone help out?
All comments, suggestions, etc are GREATLY appreciated.
THANK YOU!
first of all, hello everyone this is my first post. (but i have been guilty of lurking for some time)
secondly, i would love to have all of your opinions on my situation.
i got engaged to my boyfriend this fall w/ a beautiful 1.03 ct d color si1 radiant cut diamond set in a pave setting that was part of a wedding set (although we have yet to make the official announcement to our families-- his sister just got engaged, and then set her wedding for february, so we didn''t want to "steal her thunder", and then this whole fiasco happened) well, we went to christmas at his parents'' house, so i took off my ring and put it in the glove compartment of my car. long story short on the way home we got in a horrible car accident in which our vehicle flipped mulitple times and the ring was lost. the first ring that we purchased, we were really unsure about what we liked, so we opted for a b&m local jewelry store and i think all things considered got a fair value.
well, after the ring was lost (luckily it was insured!!!) and given the fact that we both now had an idea of what we liked in diamonds, we decided to upgrade and go the online route. this time around, we purchased a 1.72 ct e color si2 radiant cut diamond solitare from uniondiamond.com. when it arrived, my fiance immediately said he believed something was wrong with it. i dismissed him, dazzled by the larger size of the diamond, but we planned on taking it to be looked at by a jeweler here, anyways.... well i''m glad we did! because the jeweler stated that the corner of the diamond had been chipped when it was set and we could clearly see it under magnification. needless to say, the ring went back. and from the sort of snotty response i got over the phone, i don''t think i will do business w/ union diamond again.
anyways, in searching and searching, i happened upon this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250203704063
and fell in love! but, given all that ive read here on the site regarding ebay purchases, i, of course, am leary at best.
i really think that i have found "the ring" in terms of the look. now is just finding it... i have searched and searched but can''t seem to find the trapezoid setting anywhere but the mdc place without going completely custom (which scares me).
i have a budget of about $8-9000 for both the ring and the stone (maaaaaaybe more, but would like to stay in that range), and want a more rectangular radiant cut center stone (L/W ratio of AT LEAST 1.10) and would like to get as big as possible w/out sacrificing quality... Can anyone help out?
All comments, suggestions, etc are GREATLY appreciated.
THANK YOU!
thanks for all your input! 
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