Tiffany 6-prong replica v.s. traditional solitaire from WF

[hasegawa]

Hello everyone!

Me and my girlfriend are currently looking for an engagement ring and we have been absorbing a lot of information on pricescope's forum. Thanks everyone for bringing forth such a great community!

With the help of a gemologist from whiteflash, we have picked a fabulous stone within our expectation. 1.11ct H VS2, expert selection. Now when it comes to the setting, we would like a 6-prong solitaire, and WF provides two choices, a tiffany replica like this:
http://www.whiteflash.com/engagement-rings/solitaire/classic-tiffany-style-knife-edge-solitaire-engagement-ring-713.htm#

and a more conventional one like this:
http://www.whiteflash.com/engagement-rings/solitaire/6-prong-tiffany-style-solitaire-engagement-ring-582.htm

As you might observe from the URLs both of them are marked as "tiffany-style" but they look vastly different, at least from the side, and the former one (I'll call it tiffany replica) resembles the one on tiffany's website more than the latter (I'll call it "conventional one"). The 14K conventional one fits our budget, but we would like the design of the tiffany replica. However the tiffany replica only comes in 18K white gold, and is more than twice of the 14K traditional 6-Prong setting. I asked the gemologist from WF and he told me they can make a 14K tiffany replica for nearly the same price of the 18K, which defeats the purpose of choosing 14K economy-wise.

Our original plan is to put as much as possible toward the stone rather than the setting. I know there are plenty of you that got the tiffany replica from whiteflash, but does it worth twice the money as the conventional 6-Prong? Do you think it is a good idea to try the traditional setting first, and then upgrade the setting later?

Any feedback would be appreciated, thank you all!



Also just out of curiosity, how does the WF tiffany replica stand compared to the following JamesAllen 6-Prong setting? Judging from price, I would guess the JA 6-prong is similar to WF's traditional 6-prong.
http://www.jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/solitaire/14k-white-gold-2mm-knife-edge-solitaire-engagement-ring-six-prong-item-7990

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Re: Tiffany 6-prong replica v.s. traditional solitaire from

The one that is in the $300 range is a common setting carried by every jeweler in the country, basically. The other is a replica of the actual Tiffany six prong solitaire setting. However, I will tell you that WhiteFlash even carries one more, the one I have, which is the Vatche U-113 and is one of the best Tiffany replicas available today. It probably runs higher than the WF replica.

http://www.whiteflash.com/engagement-rings/solitaire/6-prong-solitaire-engagement-ring-by-vatche-1778.htm

(other sizes of diamonds in the setting are pictured toward the bottom of the webpage)

My opinion is that if your budget does not currently allow you to go with one of the platinum actual replicas, then I'd just go with the 6 prong lowest cost setting. That way she can change to a nicer setting later on, if desired. If she ends up loving a solitaire, she could change to one of the replica settings, but she might decide she likes something totally different like a 3 stone or halo setting.

 

[hasegawa]

Re: Tiffany 6-prong replica v.s. traditional solitaire from

Thank you so much for your reply, diamondseeker! I really appreciate your opinion.

After much discussion with my girlfriend, I decide to do the same thing as you suggested. I am still a student without much to spare, and I shall invest most money on what is most important. As long as the setting is secure, I would like to get her a simple solitaire setting first, and upgrade when I afford more, and the new setting would give her a fresh feeling about the stone as well.

Or, as you suggested, she might want something a bit fancier later in life, then it surely would be a great choice to upgrade the setting!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Re: Tiffany 6-prong replica v.s. traditional solitaire from

I think that is very wise! In fact, I had a basic setting just like that but with 4 prongs for 30 years! Then my husband bought me a whole new ring for our anniversary!