After a long time wearing my beautiful Tiffany .08 yg dby necklace, I have decided that I want to go quite larger occasionally. I want a beveled gold diamond that is about .3 to .5 carats.
I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations and opinions when shopping for a diamond necklace - like best place to get them, where to avoid or go (certain jewelry stores, department store in general?, vacation tourist spots), etc.
I found this Bony Levy solitaire at the rack near me, and I bought it BUT it has NO specs- no information. I had some of my jewelry cleaned this weekend at Tiffany and while I was waiting for them to get my stuff, I used their loupe to look into the stone and man are there a ton of inclusions!!! Looking at the Tiffany website though, it does seem like they are okay with VVS/SI quality as the stones get larger for their dby stones.
So before I keep it for sure, I thought I'd ask for anyone's opinions - whether it's worth it, whether you would send it in for a certification (to evaluate GIA), whether it's not a really big deal the amount of inclusions as it is a necklace and not an engagement ring...
https://www.nordstromrack.com/shop/...ICh3VlglvEAkYBCABEgL4m_D_BwE&color=14K YELLOW
I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations and opinions when shopping for a diamond necklace - like best place to get them, where to avoid or go (certain jewelry stores, department store in general?, vacation tourist spots), etc.
I found this Bony Levy solitaire at the rack near me, and I bought it BUT it has NO specs- no information. I had some of my jewelry cleaned this weekend at Tiffany and while I was waiting for them to get my stuff, I used their loupe to look into the stone and man are there a ton of inclusions!!! Looking at the Tiffany website though, it does seem like they are okay with VVS/SI quality as the stones get larger for their dby stones.
So before I keep it for sure, I thought I'd ask for anyone's opinions - whether it's worth it, whether you would send it in for a certification (to evaluate GIA), whether it's not a really big deal the amount of inclusions as it is a necklace and not an engagement ring...
https://www.nordstromrack.com/shop/...ICh3VlglvEAkYBCABEgL4m_D_BwE&color=14K YELLOW