Confused-diamond hoops

[phillj12]

I don't know what you'd call the setting. All the metal is between the stones...nothing at the sides. A lot of light saturation for sparkle. I saw a pair like this in a magazine and had the jeweler copy it. I told him the diamond stats I wanted...very easy!

They are just so beautiful!!!!

 

[livethelake]

I remember those, Etk...gorgeous! As I said before, Phillj12 should be able to get a great pair for no more then 5K.

I am posting a pair of YG and WG inside/outside hoops.
The YG are 3.24 tcw but 14kt gold. GH/SI1 prong setting, about $3200. Same "click" back/post as the RC you like.
The WG hoops I had custom made, 3 tcw/18kt. Prong setting but not much metal. They also have a slight twist. E/VS1 and the diamonds are very white and sparkly. The money is really in the quality of the diamonds and it shows. $5K
Both are about 1.25" in size...................

Gorgeous as always skyqueen (the second pair are fantastic btw )

 

[Notorious Pink]

I have been wanting to buy large diamond hoops for a while. Not large diamonds necessarily but bigger sized hoops (I currently have hoops that are barely larger than buggies).

I found a beautiful pair of Roberto Coin hoops bit I'm so confused! I feel like I'd be paying for the brand vs paying for what I'm actually getting. Although, on the other hand, I like the reassurance that they would be good stones.

Ideally I would love to go to a jeweler and have the hoops made, but then i just don't know/understand enough about diamonds to be confident I'd get as nice a product as the RCs.

Help! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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I am a huge fan of Roberto Coin and right now am in the process of buying a few pieces...however, the pieces I'm buying, although somewhat classic, still have a unique design and cannot be easily made for much less, so for me it's either buy them or not.

One thing to note, however - his diamonds are spectacular. Truly. My pieces have some pavè and I love how the light plays on them. I know for at least some of his diamonds he has a particular cutting process, and that may be why your earrings are so expensive.

No doubt you are paying in part for the name, but I have gone both the name-brand route and the had-it-made route and just in my personal experience I always found my name brand pieces were better quality & sparklier diamonds - but that's just me.

I remember those, Etk...gorgeous! As I said before, Phillj12 should be able to get a great pair for no more then 5K.

I am posting a pair of YG and WG inside/outside hoops.
The YG are 3.24 tcw but 14kt gold. GH/SI1 prong setting, about $3200. Same "click" back/post as the RC you like.
The WG hoops I had custom made, 3 tcw/18kt. Prong setting but not much metal. They also have a slight twist. E/VS1 and the diamonds are very white and sparkly. The money is really in the quality of the diamonds and it shows. $5K
Both are about 1.25" in size...................

Gorgeous!!!

 

[skyqueen]

They are just so beautiful!!!!

Gorgeous as always skyqueen (the second pair are fantastic btw )

I am a huge fan of Roberto Coin and right now am in the process of buying a few pieces...however, the pieces I'm buying, although somewhat classic, still have a unique design and cannot be easily made for much less, so for me it's either buy them or not.

One thing to note, however - his diamonds are spectacular. Truly. My pieces have some pavè and I love how the light plays on them. I know for at least some of his diamonds he has a particular cutting process, and that may be why your earrings are so expensive.

No doubt you are paying in part for the name, but I have gone both the name-brand route and the had-it-made route and just in my personal experience I always found my name brand pieces were better quality & sparklier diamonds - but that's just me.




Gorgeous!!!

Thanks girls!
I agree with BBC...RC uses great diamonds. I have a couple necklaces that are iconic RC pieces so I didn't mind paying premium prices.
Nobody makes them as well as RC.