BrainGrenades
Rough_Rock
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- Apr 5, 2016
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So I'm on the market for a (pre-owned) Tiffany Lucida solitaire. I'm a total newbie but learning fast about diamonds and rings. The reason I'm looking at pre-owned is because from what I can tell these rings depreciate faster and much worse than the purchase of a new car. The questions I have on this piece is more to help me know if what I'm looking at is in fact a genuine Lucida and what I'm really missing by purchasing a pre-owned ring.
1) Is there a standard inscription inside for all these rings? For example, is the date inscribed always 1999 because I have also seen 2002?
2) Is the diamond inscribed with Lucida TM?
3) Many pre-owned rings I've come across only have GIA and no Tiffany paperwork. Could this pose any problems?
4) Say I do get all the official Tiffany paperwork but it's in someone else's name would this pose any problems for me down the road?
5) What else would you recommend doing prior to buying a pre-owned Tiffany so that you could sleep soundly at night? Maybe take to the store to verify it's authentic?
Thanks in advance for your help. I've been to the stores, looked at prices with the sales person on their computer and they're seriously around 50% higher than pre-owned rings I've seen on the market. For example I can find a Lucida .51 ct VVS1 H with all Tiffany paperwork for $3000 (maybe I can even negotiate lower). Ideally though I'm looking for .75ct to 1 ct if I can get it for a reasonable price.
1) Is there a standard inscription inside for all these rings? For example, is the date inscribed always 1999 because I have also seen 2002?
2) Is the diamond inscribed with Lucida TM?
3) Many pre-owned rings I've come across only have GIA and no Tiffany paperwork. Could this pose any problems?
4) Say I do get all the official Tiffany paperwork but it's in someone else's name would this pose any problems for me down the road?
5) What else would you recommend doing prior to buying a pre-owned Tiffany so that you could sleep soundly at night? Maybe take to the store to verify it's authentic?
Thanks in advance for your help. I've been to the stores, looked at prices with the sales person on their computer and they're seriously around 50% higher than pre-owned rings I've seen on the market. For example I can find a Lucida .51 ct VVS1 H with all Tiffany paperwork for $3000 (maybe I can even negotiate lower). Ideally though I'm looking for .75ct to 1 ct if I can get it for a reasonable price.