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Do you mean like my ring by any chance?
Also - I''m from NC!
But my fiance did not get the ring there...so I''m not sure where you might be able to get one in that area. We now live in New York City and bought the setting from Michael C Fina on 5th Avenue. We bought the stone separately (I''m not sure, but I don''t believe Vera sells cushions? But they told my fiance they would set "virtually any" type of stone from any other vendor into the setting - however, other people have been told by other stores that they can only set a Vera Wang stone in one of her settings! So check with the store you''re talking to before you go cushion hunting just to make sure they''ll let you.)
I would just call Vera Wang''s main number and ask if they can tell you if there are any vendors in your area. If there aren''t (or your local vendors will only sell the setting with a VW stone) then I would see if it would be possible for you to order one from Michael C Fina or elsewhere and have it shipped to you (not sure if they do this), or come pick it up in NYC?
In any case, I ADORE my setting (& my cushion
) and look forward to seeing what you end up with!
Also - I''m from NC!
I would just call Vera Wang''s main number and ask if they can tell you if there are any vendors in your area. If there aren''t (or your local vendors will only sell the setting with a VW stone) then I would see if it would be possible for you to order one from Michael C Fina or elsewhere and have it shipped to you (not sure if they do this), or come pick it up in NYC?
In any case, I ADORE my setting (& my cushion
Hi Albicocca, thanks for the reply...I was looking on the VW website and know my gf would love that setting as she''s a big figure skating fan so I think the combo of that interest w/ the design that she likes (micropave w/ solitaire) would be awesome.
Do you mind me asking a rough extimate of the price of the setting? Your ring is gorgeous!! I looked on the website of the person you mentioned in NYC but couldn''t find anything he sold by Vera Wang...maybe he doesn''t carry them anymore?? I can always call.
I located a store that has one in VA which would be closest to me...Bailey, Banks and Biddle and they said over the phone that they WOULD set any diamond I brought in to them. However, I was not talking to one of their salespeople so hopefully she understood me correctly, but she said they could.
I really like the square H and A on GOG...do you think this would fit in the VW setting? Also, does the VW setting you have, and I like, have a item number or is it called something in particular other than just VW micropave solitaire?
Ideally, I''d like to do what your husband did and buy my own diamond, and have them set it. Even if they won''t set it, I should at least be able to purchase the setting w/o a stone and have a jeweler set it, right? I guess though, I wouldn''t be getting the same guarantee from BBandB if they would set it. Thanks!!
Do you mind me asking a rough extimate of the price of the setting? Your ring is gorgeous!! I looked on the website of the person you mentioned in NYC but couldn''t find anything he sold by Vera Wang...maybe he doesn''t carry them anymore?? I can always call.
I located a store that has one in VA which would be closest to me...Bailey, Banks and Biddle and they said over the phone that they WOULD set any diamond I brought in to them. However, I was not talking to one of their salespeople so hopefully she understood me correctly, but she said they could.
I really like the square H and A on GOG...do you think this would fit in the VW setting? Also, does the VW setting you have, and I like, have a item number or is it called something in particular other than just VW micropave solitaire?
Ideally, I''d like to do what your husband did and buy my own diamond, and have them set it. Even if they won''t set it, I should at least be able to purchase the setting w/o a stone and have a jeweler set it, right? I guess though, I wouldn''t be getting the same guarantee from BBandB if they would set it. Thanks!!
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I agree Jazmine...good advice.
Albicocca, just got off the phone w/ two other stores carrying VW and they said there''s NO WAY any store would be allowed to reset a VW ring b/c of some contract they have yada yada yada....
She said they carry only round (1 ct or 1-1/2 ct) and then the whomping 100k dollar 4.5 ct cushion.
My gf is set on the square cut, but I really want to get her a VW b/c she''s an ice skater and thought that would be a cool symbolic thing to get her a VW.
If you know anything about anyone like the person you mentioned who can set a VW please let me know
Albicocca, just got off the phone w/ two other stores carrying VW and they said there''s NO WAY any store would be allowed to reset a VW ring b/c of some contract they have yada yada yada....
She said they carry only round (1 ct or 1-1/2 ct) and then the whomping 100k dollar 4.5 ct cushion.
My gf is set on the square cut, but I really want to get her a VW b/c she''s an ice skater and thought that would be a cool symbolic thing to get her a VW.
If you know anything about anyone like the person you mentioned who can set a VW please let me know
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Yeah, I agree with Jazmine - even if you COULD get them to sell you a setting with no stone, I wouldn''t do it!! They make the settings to order with your specific stone specs, so while I suppose that is theoretically possible to do without them having the stone physically there, it seems way too scary to me to risk it. I think the reason most jewelers can pop a stone into most settings is because you can bend the prongs a little, but I don''t think you can do that when the prongs themselves have pave on them!
As for the Michael C Fina website not listing Vera Wang in their engagement ring section - I would just ignore it. The actual store had about 20 times as many brands as the website has (I know this because when we first looked at rings, I wanted to come back and find pictures of them online and none of the ones I liked were on their site!)
My fiance refuses to tell me exactly how much he spent on my ring, but he said the setting was in the "mid to upper $2,000s", which seems pretty average for reliable pave work, from what I''ve heard. (Also: this is a topic of much discussion in other threads, but I would NOT AT ALL recommend trying to have a jeweler custom make a similar setting for you, as the pave is much more likely to stay where it belongs if the jeweler is making a piece he/she has made a thousand times, so while a custom solitaire could be just as reliable (or more) than a standard one, most PSers suggest staying away from custom micropave just in case. Also, many jewelers refuse to make bands this narrow because they don''t know how to do it without threatening the integrity of the metal.)
I think a square H&A would be gorgeous in my setting!
And I''m 99% sure Vera Wang would have no problem creating a setting for it (if they had the stone available while they were crafting the setting of course).
As for Bailey Banks & Biddle - I believe it was them that told another PSer that they would not set a stone bought elsewhere in a VERA WANG ring. While they may do that for SOME settings, I think they tried to convince that person that Vera Wang was the one who wouldn''t sell settings without VW stones. Since we know that isn''t true
, I think it''s just something some stores make up so they can get a more expensive diamond purchase to go along with the more expensive settings. For example, at Michael C Fina we were told that we could set any stone we wanted in a VW setting, but if we wanted a Daniel K setting we had to get a Daniel K stone. BUT another PSer was told Daniel K would set any stone in one of his settings. So, again, I think the stores just kind of make up their own policies there, regardless of the actual designers rules. So I would call BB&B again and double check exactly what they are and aren''t willing to do with a Vera Wang setting.
Hope this helps!
As for the Michael C Fina website not listing Vera Wang in their engagement ring section - I would just ignore it. The actual store had about 20 times as many brands as the website has (I know this because when we first looked at rings, I wanted to come back and find pictures of them online and none of the ones I liked were on their site!)
My fiance refuses to tell me exactly how much he spent on my ring, but he said the setting was in the "mid to upper $2,000s", which seems pretty average for reliable pave work, from what I''ve heard. (Also: this is a topic of much discussion in other threads, but I would NOT AT ALL recommend trying to have a jeweler custom make a similar setting for you, as the pave is much more likely to stay where it belongs if the jeweler is making a piece he/she has made a thousand times, so while a custom solitaire could be just as reliable (or more) than a standard one, most PSers suggest staying away from custom micropave just in case. Also, many jewelers refuse to make bands this narrow because they don''t know how to do it without threatening the integrity of the metal.)
I think a square H&A would be gorgeous in my setting!
As for Bailey Banks & Biddle - I believe it was them that told another PSer that they would not set a stone bought elsewhere in a VERA WANG ring. While they may do that for SOME settings, I think they tried to convince that person that Vera Wang was the one who wouldn''t sell settings without VW stones. Since we know that isn''t true
Hope this helps!
SoonIHope
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Whoops, we were posting at the same time!
Michael C Fina is the only one I know of...I would try giving them a call and see if they could potentially set a stone you shipped to them into the setting and then ship the ring to you, or if you could maybe pop up for a weekend and get it? I''m pretty sure GOG would ship the stone to a store of your choice to set it if you couldn''t go there yourself (?) so I might ask about that. And NYC isn''t thaaaat far from NC!
Michael C Fina is the only one I know of...I would try giving them a call and see if they could potentially set a stone you shipped to them into the setting and then ship the ring to you, or if you could maybe pop up for a weekend and get it? I''m pretty sure GOG would ship the stone to a store of your choice to set it if you couldn''t go there yourself (?) so I might ask about that. And NYC isn''t thaaaat far from NC!
So Albicocca, does Michale C Fina order directly, or did he for your husband, from VW to fit the specs of the diamond. I just got off the phone with two other BBB stores and they also said they could only sell "VW diamonds" as if the settings came directly to the store with the diamond in them from VW. Anyway, I agree with you that that''s probably their way of selling you their diamonds but even so, they said they COULD NOT put for me a princess or cushion cut in the VW setting EVEN IF I bought the diamond from them.
Anyway, I emailed MCF and will call them also if I get a chance before my GF gets home.
You''re right, I will have to take a trip to NYC if this is what I end up getting which I''m pretty sure it will be.
Thanks again,
E
Anyway, I emailed MCF and will call them also if I get a chance before my GF gets home.
You''re right, I will have to take a trip to NYC if this is what I end up getting which I''m pretty sure it will be.
Thanks again,
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Hi, bigE, I''m in NC, too!
Albi has a really beautiful ring, and it sounds like she has had no problems. But from reading other posts here, I feel the obligation to tell you that the VW ring is very fragile due to the thinness of the band, and one person at least has had a jeweler tell them they have had problems with the VW rings. Platinum can and does bend, and with a micropave ring that thin, I don''t think it''ll take much force to damage it. I personally wouldn''t go with a band under 2mm, which is very thin. So I just thought you might want to consider this before you decide.
Albi has a really beautiful ring, and it sounds like she has had no problems. But from reading other posts here, I feel the obligation to tell you that the VW ring is very fragile due to the thinness of the band, and one person at least has had a jeweler tell them they have had problems with the VW rings. Platinum can and does bend, and with a micropave ring that thin, I don''t think it''ll take much force to damage it. I personally wouldn''t go with a band under 2mm, which is very thin. So I just thought you might want to consider this before you decide.
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ditto. Bailey Banks and Biddle has said they are having problems with her setting breaking. thankfully Albi''s ring has been wonderful but do research the settings a bit more just so you''re not disappointed if something unexpected would happen. To some the risk is worth it to others it may not be. it is a very pretty setting though.
Albi---
I adore your cushion...it's AMAZING! Would you happen to be able to post the cert? Cushions are all so different so I'd love to have as much information as possible to show my jeweler so that he can locate cushions for me that I like. I know it's a lot to ask but I'd be very grateful! Who did you get your stone from? Thanks!
I adore your cushion...it's AMAZING! Would you happen to be able to post the cert? Cushions are all so different so I'd love to have as much information as possible to show my jeweler so that he can locate cushions for me that I like. I know it's a lot to ask but I'd be very grateful! Who did you get your stone from? Thanks!
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Whoops, I totally forgot to check back on this thread!
BigE - let me know what Michael C Fina tells you! I hope they''re able to work it out for you! For us, my fiance shopped around at several places but ended up liking my cushion best which happened to be from Michael C Fina too (not VW though). So once he had picked out the cushion, they shipped it to Vera Wang with instructions on which setting I wanted and made the setting to fit my stone. Not sure on the details of how that worked, but my impression is that they started from scratch AFTER receiving my stone.
Regarding the thinness issue...the only Vera Wang ring breaking which has been posted on PS (to my knowledge) was the Bow ring - which has the same width band, but also a big bow made out of "diamond thread" meaning there is a lot more leverage and exposed pave than on a normal solitaire setting. I have never heard of my type of setting (from VW) breaking. [I''m not sure which type of VW ring BB&B was warning people about.] The majority of people who have had trouble with pave settings on PS have had either custom settings (where the jeweler had not made similar rings a million times before, as VW has) or from less reputable designers. (Again, not 100% positive, but that''s all the examples I can think of.) For instance, I have never heard of anyone having trouble with a Ritani endless love which is about the same width as the VW, or with a Michael B which is also fairly similar. Although I try to be protective of my ring, I admit I bang it around A LOT and it seems incredibly sturdy to me; I have not lost any stones nor has there been any bending or denting anywhere. To be sure, this IS a more fragile ring than a 4mm plain platinum band would be obviously, but I think under normal usage your girlfriend should have absolutely no problems with it. Also, as they say...that''s what insurance is for anyway.
Murr - Thanks!!!
I don''t have an online copy of the cert, but the specs (and a million more pics are here. I''m pretty sure specs are on page 3? Good luck in your search!!!
BigE - let me know what Michael C Fina tells you! I hope they''re able to work it out for you! For us, my fiance shopped around at several places but ended up liking my cushion best which happened to be from Michael C Fina too (not VW though). So once he had picked out the cushion, they shipped it to Vera Wang with instructions on which setting I wanted and made the setting to fit my stone. Not sure on the details of how that worked, but my impression is that they started from scratch AFTER receiving my stone.
Regarding the thinness issue...the only Vera Wang ring breaking which has been posted on PS (to my knowledge) was the Bow ring - which has the same width band, but also a big bow made out of "diamond thread" meaning there is a lot more leverage and exposed pave than on a normal solitaire setting. I have never heard of my type of setting (from VW) breaking. [I''m not sure which type of VW ring BB&B was warning people about.] The majority of people who have had trouble with pave settings on PS have had either custom settings (where the jeweler had not made similar rings a million times before, as VW has) or from less reputable designers. (Again, not 100% positive, but that''s all the examples I can think of.) For instance, I have never heard of anyone having trouble with a Ritani endless love which is about the same width as the VW, or with a Michael B which is also fairly similar. Although I try to be protective of my ring, I admit I bang it around A LOT and it seems incredibly sturdy to me; I have not lost any stones nor has there been any bending or denting anywhere. To be sure, this IS a more fragile ring than a 4mm plain platinum band would be obviously, but I think under normal usage your girlfriend should have absolutely no problems with it. Also, as they say...that''s what insurance is for anyway.
Murr - Thanks!!!
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actually the local BBB is the one that told me that their most troublesome setting is the VW settings and she said they are not that well made, and they are too thin to be really durable. the gal said they have the most returns and repairs with that setting. but that it's also their most popular setting. so go figure! and my friend who was considering rings wasn't even looking at the VW so it's not like she was trying to dissuade us from anything, we just asked what was most popular and selling and also how durable the settings were when they were thin...aka she was looking at the ritani so the salesgal said that they have had really no problems with the ritani rings but that the VW settings were troublesome.
i'd just make sure that you have a good return or repair policy in writing going on but if that is the setting that you want, get it and just take the chance. make sure they'd take it back as a return if it proves problematic.
i'd just make sure that you have a good return or repair policy in writing going on but if that is the setting that you want, get it and just take the chance. make sure they'd take it back as a return if it proves problematic.
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