tracys126
Shiny_Rock
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- Apr 4, 2006
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Hi everyone,
I just got back from dragging my girlfriends around to look at e-rings. First I took them to Tiffany's to look at the Etoile solilaire I had originally decided on. It's 1.2 but looks bigger in the half-bezel. The thick round band which was initially appealing, has since become questionable - I mean, will it be weird to wear that much metal?
Then I showed them the Lucida (because I have been increasing drawn to the square cuts). It was a 1.41, very simple and elegant as you know. Sparkly!
Then I took them to a vendor who had a radiantcut.com diamond brought in for me. I have been researching extensively about the proportions on an ideal radiant and this had a table and depth in the mid 60s. The diamond was stunning, asbolutely gorgeous. G/vs1. Everyone on pricescope who said go for the "original radiant" cut, I whole-heartedly agree. This diamond comes with the Grossbard Cert and a fantastic GIA cert. The ring was a three stone radiant, with about 1.54 center.
All 3 of these rings come to about $16500. But you should know that the radiantcut.com diamond is significantly lower (only 11,500 - it's the Precision Set setting and side stones that are bringing the price up). I have no idea what to do! More bling, more simplicity, the Tiffany's name? It's hard to know.
But one thing is for certain, the stones from radiantcut.com are beautiful. I had almost given up on the radiant cut because it's seems so complicated to find a great stone. But wow, wow, wow.
Any thoughts of course would be so appreciated.
Have a great weekend.
Best, Tracy
I just got back from dragging my girlfriends around to look at e-rings. First I took them to Tiffany's to look at the Etoile solilaire I had originally decided on. It's 1.2 but looks bigger in the half-bezel. The thick round band which was initially appealing, has since become questionable - I mean, will it be weird to wear that much metal?
Then I showed them the Lucida (because I have been increasing drawn to the square cuts). It was a 1.41, very simple and elegant as you know. Sparkly!
Then I took them to a vendor who had a radiantcut.com diamond brought in for me. I have been researching extensively about the proportions on an ideal radiant and this had a table and depth in the mid 60s. The diamond was stunning, asbolutely gorgeous. G/vs1. Everyone on pricescope who said go for the "original radiant" cut, I whole-heartedly agree. This diamond comes with the Grossbard Cert and a fantastic GIA cert. The ring was a three stone radiant, with about 1.54 center.
All 3 of these rings come to about $16500. But you should know that the radiantcut.com diamond is significantly lower (only 11,500 - it's the Precision Set setting and side stones that are bringing the price up). I have no idea what to do! More bling, more simplicity, the Tiffany's name? It's hard to know.
But one thing is for certain, the stones from radiantcut.com are beautiful. I had almost given up on the radiant cut because it's seems so complicated to find a great stone. But wow, wow, wow.
Any thoughts of course would be so appreciated.
Have a great weekend.
Best, Tracy