2ct diamond tennis bracelet
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I have looked around different vendors and this website seems to be the cheapest. I guess diamonds and gold is just more expensive in the UK
I was told by jeweller that sparkly and shiny diamonds will look better with white gold than with yellow. The colour will be brighter with white one.
BTW did you try Hatton Garden in London?
Unfortunately can't make it to London in the near future. I have had a look in jewellers in Birmingham and Manchester though. They quote around the same price.
I was set on yellow gold as majority of my jewllery is yellow gold although the diamond tennis bracelets in white gold look really pretty
Thanks for the advice I will have a look.
I called up the vendor to put an order through however she said if I want extra sparkle I should increase the clarity from vs to vvs which I wonder is she just trying to get more money out of me as would it make a really big difference with such small stones?
I called up the vendor to put an order through however she said if I want extra sparkle I should increase the clarity from vs to vvs which I wonder is she just trying to get more money out of me as would it make a really big difference with such small stones?
I really don't think going from VS to VVS is going to make a difference in such small stones. JMO.
I don't think so. Stones are too small to see the difference without using magnifying glass. I think cut is more important than clarity in this case.
Thanks for the advice everyone!!
A lot of the uk online vendors normally have a set cut for bracelets this one says the cut is atleast v good.
Il look at the hatton garden websites and see if they have anything. Buying diamond items are so hard! Lol I'm used to purchasing just gold jewellery.
Oh also when speaking to the lady for advice she said white gold would make the stones sparkle more. Whic I'm not swaying towards even though iv always been a yellow gold kind of gal.
A lot of the uk online vendors normally have a set cut for bracelets this one says the cut is atleast v good.
Il look at the hatton garden websites and see if they have anything. Buying diamond items are so hard! Lol I'm used to purchasing just gold jewellery.
Oh also when speaking to the lady for advice she said white gold would make the stones sparkle more. Whic I'm not swaying towards even though iv always been a yellow gold kind of gal.
White gold is most definitely a better choice for colorless or near colorless diamonds unless you want the stones to look yellow, which most people definitely do not want. The yellow gold will reflect into the stones thus making the color look at least a grade or two lower than it actually is, hence it is really hard to colorgrade diamonds set in yellow gold and honestly with good quality and high color grade you should never opt for yellow gold. Of course it depends on your preference but I do personally think that TB look awesome in WG. I am also getting a 2ct set in 18 WG but mine will be bangle style. I am crazy for TB, have wanted one for a long time. 2 ct is dainty but gorgeous, very classy looking but not like you want to show off too much. VS is plenty good enough for clarity. As to the vendor I do not know them and have not checked their prices but I know that Whiteflash delivers from the US and uses superior cuts. Otherwise, since I am a gemologist I normally buy below wholesale so it is hard for me to know who are the best retailers. Any questions you may have please ask. I know there has been a lot of talk about TB on this forum and there are fans here surprised you have not gotten that much response but then fortunately many chimed in.
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))White gold is most definitely a better choice for colorless or near colorless diamonds unless you want the stones to look yellow, which most people definitely do not want. The yellow gold will reflect into the stones thus making the color look at least a grade or two lower than it actually is, hence it is really hard to colorgrade diamonds set in yellow gold and honestly with good quality and high color grade you should never opt for yellow gold. Of course it depends on your preference but I do personally think that TB look awesome in WG. I am also getting a 2ct set in 18 WG but mine will be bangle style. I am crazy for TB, have wanted one for a long time. 2 ct is dainty but gorgeous, very classy looking but not like you want to show off too much. VS is plenty good enough for clarity. As to the vendor I do not know them and have not checked their prices but I know that Whiteflash delivers from the US and uses superior cuts. Otherwise, since I am a gemologist I normally buy below wholesale so it is hard for me to know who are the best retailers. Any questions you may have please ask. I know there has been a lot of talk about TB on this forum and there are fans here surprised you have not gotten that much response but then fortunately many chimed in.
Thank you so much for your help. I think I will go with white gold.
I'm still looking around to get the best price, and quality. I will look at white flash website however I'm always hesitant to purchase jewellery from abroad due to the hassle if I was to return the item.
A lot o the UK site don't have option to increase cut grade and always are set as one ( very good) If I was to buy a single stone for a ring I would go from excellent/super ideal cut however would v good be acceptable for a bracelet?
I really want to order soon as the lead time is 5-6 weeks.
I will check out prices for you too and check out the website you chose a bit more. I really do think that in general less than an excellent or ideal cut is fine in a bracelet and/or small diamonds but in bigger stones I would want a really superb cut as well. But in general a bigger stone will show everything a lot more; yellow/brown tones, clarity issues, etc., so not only a bigger stone is already more expensive but you need better quality too. My 2 ct bangle was a preowned piece which was numbered and I need to research it further who the designer was but the stones are also good cut, clarity and color and it is beautiful. Also, my favorite piece is an Art Deco diamond watch with 50 some odd achtcant cut diamonds, so an older cut and color and clarity are only good and somewhat mixed but it is amazingly sparkly. Quite honestly, I often find I love the look at many smaller diamonds as there is something about how they reflect light together and add onto each other's sparkle.