Your suggestion reminded me that many years ago I was looking at some diamond solitaires at T & Co and was in a private viewing room with the sales associate. I went to do exactly what you said, to see what the ring looked like without all the fancy lights. I was admonished by the sales associate and told that I must keep the ring within view of the associate!
LOL! Yes, I have been so reprimanded. I have invited the SA to join me in a dark corner.I don't trust my own judgement under the professional lighting of a Tiffany store.
Yayyy, congrats on choosing! Its going to be gorgeous!
Thank you all so much for you input! I think my next choice (if it ever comes to that) will be much more informed thanks to this forum. In the meantime, it looks like I'll be picking up my new ring early next week
My husband made a short story out of my indecision (as usual, huh!...) and has already purchased the ring yesterday. Tiffany's only making the adjustment to the ring size over the weekend.
And the winner is....(drum roll ): diamond B, color H, 3.16 carat, VVS2, HCA score 0.8Thanks for your advice!
As we are only limited by our preferences, we have considered other/bigger carat sizes and/or higher colors. But I lead a very free, low-key, informal lifestyle, mostly walking or biking everywhere (or taking an u-bahn - of course pre-coronavirus) and just hanging out outside with my dogs. Why ask for trouble? Germany is generally a safe place but I don't wanna call too much attention to myself. So I hope to get a lot of sparkle(and fun!) out of wearing this ring without worrying too much about its valueMost people around here will assume that it is a CZ anyway. A definite plus
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Please update with pics when you can! Either diamond is an absolute dream. That's cool you are in Germany! I lived in Hain Grundau for 3 years and wish I was still living there! I miss the bike paths connecting all the towns, more so now since I learned how to bike 2 years ago.
I can’t wait to see a hundred hand photos lol!
Wear it in good health.
Congratulations on picking a gorgeous stone! I can’t wait to see modeling shots!
That avatar photo! Talk about "modeling" picsHaha. Simply to die for! What a cool doggie.
I don't know about a hundred but I'll try my best. On the other hand I am starting to get a bit insecure since the ring was paid for in full on Friday and they could not deliver it until Monday and now they are delaying it again. If they are that busy, I guess I better really look at the etched number since switches happen unintentionally in busy labs.
How long does it take to resize the plain platinum ring? Does anybody know?
For myself we purchased a Tiffany Fancy Yellow on March 18th in Carmel CA while on vacation. It was sent to NY for sizing, and returned to Walnut Creek CA on March 26th.
As far as the lab report number inscription, unlike GIA or AGS who inscribe on the girdle which can be seen with a 20x loupe, Tiffany inscribes on a crown facet and you need at least 45x to see it through a microscope.
Thanks for the info! And congratulations on your purchase!
Were you able to see the number on you diamond? Which crown facet do they usually put it on? I think it would be a good skill to be able to identify your own stone.
Hi,
I was able to see them in IRL and I took some pictures and even a video, however, they all came out kind of blurry. My iPhone 11 Pro wasn't focusing on the stones or I just don't know how to take pictures of jewerly. I will post them here but I am not sure that they will be useful. What do they look like to you?
Even though I have read a lot on this forum about diamonds I simply do not have a large enough point of reference or experience to apply that in practice. I looked at them at the store for a long time, under the store lights and by the window...but I just don't know what I am seeing
Diamond A, color G, HCA Score 1.8, pictures taken by the window
Diamond B, color H, HCA Score 0.8, pictures taken by the window
Opinions? Advice?
I don’t know why images get posted twice. Sorry guys! I just don’t have the knowledge to change it.
i am really loving the ring but already told my husband that these flashes should get bigger!![]()
Huh.