Teckie
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Dec 22, 2003
- Messages
- 33
Hi,
This is with regards to the Asian culture thingy. I don't know if this helps but I, like tomatoe, live in Singapore as well and in my search for a e-ring, I've visited almost all the jewellery chain stores in Singapore. Never once was I told (by any salestalk) that colour and clarity was a symbol of perfection or the like. Neither has my mum/grandmum ever mentioned about that as well. Most sales assistants will tell me to get a F VS1 minimum but when asked why, they will say anything lower is noticeable. I think we all agree that thats rubbish.
On the topic of sales assistants, can you imagine, one salesgirl actually told me that I'd better not get a SI1 cos diamonds actually become lower in clarity the more you wear them. Like for example, if you hit them against the wall or if you rub them, after a few years a SI1 will become I1... so better get VVS1/2... so degrade to VS1/2 still not so bad! Goodness me....
This is with regards to the Asian culture thingy. I don't know if this helps but I, like tomatoe, live in Singapore as well and in my search for a e-ring, I've visited almost all the jewellery chain stores in Singapore. Never once was I told (by any salestalk) that colour and clarity was a symbol of perfection or the like. Neither has my mum/grandmum ever mentioned about that as well. Most sales assistants will tell me to get a F VS1 minimum but when asked why, they will say anything lower is noticeable. I think we all agree that thats rubbish.
On the topic of sales assistants, can you imagine, one salesgirl actually told me that I'd better not get a SI1 cos diamonds actually become lower in clarity the more you wear them. Like for example, if you hit them against the wall or if you rub them, after a few years a SI1 will become I1... so better get VVS1/2... so degrade to VS1/2 still not so bad! Goodness me....