Hello all,
It's been a long while since I've been on here. I've been engaged for a few years and my fiance and I are finally getting hitched THIS July! We are in the process of ordering our wedding bands soon. So, of course I'd come back here to ask for your opinion on who to go with. I'm looking for a low profile platinum 2.5mm fully eternity or 3/4 eternity band.
First, I'd like to ask about full eternity vs 3/4 eternity. I've heard different views on this. I was concerned about damaging the stones on the bottom of the finger, but I was told that the full eternity will be turning around the finger so the diamonds will not stay in place enough to be damaged. I've heard preferences for the the 3/4 because there's some leeway for sizing up or down in the future if necessary. With that being said, let's move on to the vendors!
BGD have given me some quotes on some 2.5mm bands ranging from 3-5 pointers and I'm looking at anywhere from $2500-$3000. Of course their melee are all H&A super ideals. I have two diamond bezel bands from them with 2 pointers and omg do they sparkle! I'm also so happy to wear the bands because they consistently perform (and outperform many bands that I see, even with bigger stones). What I love about going with BGD is the fact that I will without doubt that I will be receiving a superior product with ideal performing stones with impeccable craftmanship. CON: price; I'm nowhere near them I can't try their rings in person to see which setting compliments my ring most.
Brilliantly Engaged- I've read praises about their craftmanship here, and I've met with Mark and Chris before. Let's just say they definitely know what they are doing. The vibe I get from Chris is less so of a salesman who simply sings praises of their product. He loves to get technical and indepth in teaching how a product gets made. While he's proud of his products, he's also very honest about what isn't necessary or wouldn't work. For the reasons above, he makes me feel confident about receiving no less than a superior product as well with top notch craftmanship. They are working on a line of eternity rings, so it won't be a custom order, which is what they usually do. Quote I've received is approx. $2600- $2800 for a 2.5mm 5 pointer full eternity. CON: pushing my budget, no prior experience with their products.
IDJ- I've read about them here countless for getting the best bang for the buck. I've personally worked with Yekutiel and bought my earring jackets from them and my fiance bought my engagement ring with them. When I went, I spoke about the pricescope community and requested for ideal H&A PS quality melee. In my personal experience, my earrings jackets had to made twice because when they set the stones into my jackets, one of the stone got nicked (I could see it with the naked eye if I were to really look into it, and then confirmed it with the loupe). Both times it happened, and I just kept it the second time figuring they probably can't do much more since it's the same mistake twice. Yekutiel and his SA just old me since it's on the ear it's never going to be noticeable. While true, it bugs me that one of my diamonds is flawed beyond SI quality. As for my engagement ring, the diamond looks great, but since it was "custom" made, I see how the craftmanship isn't quite up the par. The bridges(?) that come up towards the head of the setting tapers unevenly. One is more blunted and slightly shorter and another is pointers and slightly longer. When I brought it to another vendor, they took a look at it and asked if it was "sized". My heart dropped because I never sized it. It was supposed to be a custom ring from CAD. It makes me worried that IDJ maybe just took a stock ring and sized it to my finger size. Anyway, that's just speculation. I haven't asked for a quote yet, but I'm not sure if I feel confident enough to give them our business again. But if they are significantly more affordable, I may be tempted again.
Can someone share their thoughts? I'd like to place an order within the next week! Thanks in advance!
It's been a long while since I've been on here. I've been engaged for a few years and my fiance and I are finally getting hitched THIS July! We are in the process of ordering our wedding bands soon. So, of course I'd come back here to ask for your opinion on who to go with. I'm looking for a low profile platinum 2.5mm fully eternity or 3/4 eternity band.
First, I'd like to ask about full eternity vs 3/4 eternity. I've heard different views on this. I was concerned about damaging the stones on the bottom of the finger, but I was told that the full eternity will be turning around the finger so the diamonds will not stay in place enough to be damaged. I've heard preferences for the the 3/4 because there's some leeway for sizing up or down in the future if necessary. With that being said, let's move on to the vendors!
BGD have given me some quotes on some 2.5mm bands ranging from 3-5 pointers and I'm looking at anywhere from $2500-$3000. Of course their melee are all H&A super ideals. I have two diamond bezel bands from them with 2 pointers and omg do they sparkle! I'm also so happy to wear the bands because they consistently perform (and outperform many bands that I see, even with bigger stones). What I love about going with BGD is the fact that I will without doubt that I will be receiving a superior product with ideal performing stones with impeccable craftmanship. CON: price; I'm nowhere near them I can't try their rings in person to see which setting compliments my ring most.
Brilliantly Engaged- I've read praises about their craftmanship here, and I've met with Mark and Chris before. Let's just say they definitely know what they are doing. The vibe I get from Chris is less so of a salesman who simply sings praises of their product. He loves to get technical and indepth in teaching how a product gets made. While he's proud of his products, he's also very honest about what isn't necessary or wouldn't work. For the reasons above, he makes me feel confident about receiving no less than a superior product as well with top notch craftmanship. They are working on a line of eternity rings, so it won't be a custom order, which is what they usually do. Quote I've received is approx. $2600- $2800 for a 2.5mm 5 pointer full eternity. CON: pushing my budget, no prior experience with their products.
IDJ- I've read about them here countless for getting the best bang for the buck. I've personally worked with Yekutiel and bought my earring jackets from them and my fiance bought my engagement ring with them. When I went, I spoke about the pricescope community and requested for ideal H&A PS quality melee. In my personal experience, my earrings jackets had to made twice because when they set the stones into my jackets, one of the stone got nicked (I could see it with the naked eye if I were to really look into it, and then confirmed it with the loupe). Both times it happened, and I just kept it the second time figuring they probably can't do much more since it's the same mistake twice. Yekutiel and his SA just old me since it's on the ear it's never going to be noticeable. While true, it bugs me that one of my diamonds is flawed beyond SI quality. As for my engagement ring, the diamond looks great, but since it was "custom" made, I see how the craftmanship isn't quite up the par. The bridges(?) that come up towards the head of the setting tapers unevenly. One is more blunted and slightly shorter and another is pointers and slightly longer. When I brought it to another vendor, they took a look at it and asked if it was "sized". My heart dropped because I never sized it. It was supposed to be a custom ring from CAD. It makes me worried that IDJ maybe just took a stock ring and sized it to my finger size. Anyway, that's just speculation. I haven't asked for a quote yet, but I'm not sure if I feel confident enough to give them our business again. But if they are significantly more affordable, I may be tempted again.
Can someone share their thoughts? I'd like to place an order within the next week! Thanks in advance!
I was also looking at another band he worked on, but I don't know how the describe the profile. It was simple, understated but I haven't seen anything like it before. The finish on both are IMPECCABLE and precise! For a wedding band, I feel the craftmanship is very important to me because I'll be staring at it alot. And I want a piece that makes my heart skip a beat every time, or makes me smile. The overall construction felt excellent throughout. I would easily put it in the same caliber as BGD. He did take a look at my BGD bezel band and told me he could get me "better" melee. To be fair, even IDJ told me he can do better on the melee too. I'm crossing my fingers! But the two bands he did show me did sparkle and dazzle! And this is in his office under office lighting, not under jewelry store spot lighting. BONUS: We also found my Mr's band there too! Another moment where we were both captured and in awe. Or maybe we haven't shopped around enough, and just found something that's been available but is new but pretty. 
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