Tiffany Legacy... Help Please!

[SB621]

have you talked to your girlfriend about this in detail?

The reason why I ask is because in college my roomate and I loved Tiffanys! i mean it was everything we wanted. We both got engaged around the same time. her boyfriend bought her a small legacy ring that cost a fortune while I got a much larger stone at half the price. Since my husband and I share finances I was thrilled with his decision. I love my ring and now my old roomate is constantly complaining about how small hers is compared to mine, but she can''t upgrade because their upgrade policy is $$$ too. I think you should really discuss with your girlfriend what she wants. Some of the replicas in my opinion are nicer then Tiffanys.

Goodluck!

 

[risingsun]

I think it would be a better option to speak with your gf than to give her a ring that may disappoint her. While a surprise may be nice for some, I would rather have a choice about something this important! Good luck picking out her ring

 

[steph72276]

That aqua Legacy is one of my all time favorite rings. It''s beautiful, but I would ask her about it since colored stones for an engagement ring is not for everyone.

 

[motownmama]

Curious how you choose to proceed. Best of luck. One idea is to purchase the 1/2 ct Tiffany legacy and propose with it. The Tiffany name .... the Blue Box .... the SURPRISE!!!! Then, tell her she can chose how to proceed. Return it for perhaps the larger colored stone or return it altogether for a beautiful Legacy-ish non-branded ring that''s larger.

 

[Dreamgirl]

Date: 11/17/2009 10:54:18 AM
Author: motownmama
Curious how you choose to proceed. Best of luck. One idea is to purchase the 1/2 ct Tiffany legacy and propose with it. The Tiffany name .... the Blue Box .... the SURPRISE!!!! Then, tell her she can chose how to proceed. Return it for perhaps the larger colored stone or return it altogether for a beautiful Legacy-ish non-branded ring that's larger.

That's always a good idea too.

Does the size of the diamond matter to her? Has she ever said what ct sizes she likes at all? If you could get close to .50ct then she may be happy with it. After all, there is a halo with it which makes it look even larger....

 

[Legal Eagle]

Hi everyone - thanks so much for all your amazing advice. I''m sorry that I haven''t been able to write. Work has been manic but I have managed to have a chat with my girlfriend''s younger sister and book a consultation at Tiffanys since last writing here.

The upshot on my conversation with the little sister is basically that my girlfriend does seem to be enchanted by the idea of a Tiffany ring and the little blue box (and who am I to fight against multi-million pound marketing!). She also seems to think that my girlfriend would prefer a "delicate" ring - my girlfriend doesn''t wear or own any rings, and has quite long slender fingers, so her sister thinks it may be better to pick a well proportioned ring that will not be overly bulky or obvious on wearing. So nothing too small, but nothing too large either. Which helps my budget...!

I''ve been reading and reading, and reading again, information on diamonds and have gotta say that it''s getting confusing. If we forget about the setting, and just focus on choosing the very best diamond within my budget - which one piece of advice or guidance would you say was most important to consider?

Thanks again!

 

[Legal Eagle]

Before I forget, I''ve been looking online for pictures of the Legacy other than stock photos on the Tiffany website. It probably seems really amateurish (but this if my first - and last! - time at buying an engagement ring) but I really wanted to get an idea of how it looks when worn.

I''ve been able to find three pictures that kind of capture how I would like the ring to look in terms of proportion. The unfortunate thing is that none of these pictures come with any information about carat size. This is going to sound like a dumb question and I''m kind of reluctant to ask because I realise it will be very difficult - but might anyone be able to make a guess at carat size for the centre stone in these pictures?

 

[Legal Eagle]

Second one...

 

[Legal Eagle]

Last one...

 

[Dreamer_D]

Assuming that the fingers in the shots are around size 5-6 (typical) then the first one looks well over a carat, the second perhaps .75, and the last is too hard to tell. Have you gone to see it in person?

 

[ms.halo]

I think the first diamond looks like it''s 1.5 carats. The second looks like it''s about 1 carat and the last one is a colored stone so carat size would be different, but I can''t really tell because of the tilt.

 

[misssoph]

Just a question, has your GFs sister actually asked your GF what sort of ring she liked, because otherwise Im not sure how accurate that would be, I know my sister would have had no idea if asked about my preferences for something so specific as an ER without asking me.

 

[Luckyeshe]

Date: 11/19/2009 7:01:01 PM
Author: misssoph
Just a question, has your GFs sister actually asked your GF what sort of ring she liked, because otherwise Im not sure how accurate that would be, I know my sister would have had no idea if asked about my preferences for something so specific as an ER without asking me.

I agree with missoph. Your gf''s sister may think her sister would like a "delicate" ring but unless you have a conversation with her or hear it from her then you may want to actually ask her. Or have someone else slyly find out for you. Or better yet, can''t you have one of her friends or her little sister go out with her to Tiffany''s and just try on some rings? She may find she likes the Tiffany bezet instead! You never know! As for your carat question, I think the first one is 1.4+ carat and the other is 1 carat. If she has smaller fingers, a 1 carat could look pretty big on her since the ring would cover more finger real estate. I have a 4.75 finger and a 1 carat haloed e-ring and most people think my diamond is bigger than a carat. I hope that helps!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

I posted this in your other thread in Rocky Talky.

Gemnewbie, the Legacy is a proprietary cut, and while there may be plenty of styles of cushion out there, the step cut pav. with brilliant crown cut has been patented, and AFAIK, can not be replicated. Yet.

Here's a thread from 2007 on the same discussion.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/tiffany-legacy-or-legacy-inspired.68434/

In July of 2008, a .30 ct. Legacy was $5,150, with D VVS2 being $850 more.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/potential-cushion-cut-ring.89209/

This is said .30 ct. Legacy. Keep in mind, different angles make a ring look larger or smaller depending on distance and tilt, so make sure you SEE a stone of this size on someone with similar shaped/sized hands in person.

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/my-new-tiffany-legacy-ring.95789/

 

[soontowed]

Date: 11/16/2009 1:57:41 PM
Author: neatfreak

Date: 11/16/2009 1:48:23 PM
Author: Dreamgirl

You could probably get a .75ish ct. stone with your budget. Which would still look rather large. I''m sure she would love it.


Besides the lifetime guarantee, they offer excellent customer service, you can upgrade in the future (but you would have to ask about details from the sales associate) and another thing to keep in mind, they have a no-interest payment plan for 12 months. I believe you have to put so much down and then make payments after that.

Other vendors have MUCH better upgrade policies than Tiffany''s. Tiff''s lets you do it once, and you have to spend double what you originally spent.

Also, there is no way in heck you can get a .75 legacy at Tiffany''s for $6,000. Even the .5 carat legacies start at $6,700 according to their website.

I agree and the website totally low balls the price. It says a 1.5 starts at 21,500. I have a 1.55 and it was 26,300 in an H VS1. I can''t imagine an I being much cheaper.

 

[motownmama]

Have you gone in and looked at ''em in person yet?

 

[ponder]

I would caution about buying a colored stone Legacy and then thinking that you can swap the colored stone out for a diamond later.

Correct me if I am wrong but the stone would be bezel set. Right?

I was under the impresssion that to remove a stone from a bezel setting pretty much renders the setting useless. Its not as easy as removing from prongs and the setting could be permanently damaged.

 

[motownmama]

I think the idea was to exchange the LEGACY diamond ring for a colored stone LEGACY if that''s what the gf would want. OR return it outright and go with a larger non-branded Legacy-like ring.

 

[Brown.Eyed.Girl]

Legal Eagle, do you or your gf have any friends whose fingers might be similar in size to that of your GF? If so, maybe you can take one of them with you and have her try rings on so you can get an approx. idea of how different sizes would look.

If she likes "delicate" rings (and I agree with the others that this has different meaning for different people) a Legacy isn''t exactly the first ring I''d look at. I''d say a Tiffany classic solitaire, Lucida, or even a Novo would be considered more delicate. But again, that''s subjective.

Maybe your GF''s younger sister can, while in the presence of your GF, say that she was looking at the Tiffany website for HER future e-ring, and ask your GF which one she prefers?