Diamond tennis bracelets
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Love it!!!After years of taking inspiration and notes from this thread, finally can post my dream TB! It’s ~9cts of emerald cut diamonds set north-south in 14k YG. I love step cuts and am so happy with how it came out
Just wanted to pop on for a suggestion when buying tennis bracelets (I didn’t see discussed). When comparing bracelets, don’t forget to look at the total number of stones. I’ve been doing a bit of shopping and discussed with my jeweler. Sometimes a larger tcw bracelet can look just as small as a much smaller tcw bracelet. Why? Because the larger tcw actually has smaller individual stones and more of them. I wish I had photos but I was so shocked comparing. I suppose something to really look at when buying on line. This may be more of an issue in the 3-7 carat range.
edit..as example I just looked on line. Costco 4 tcw has 64 diamonds. James Allen 4 tcw has 53 diamonds. The Costco diamonds must be much smaller as that’s a pretty big differece in total stones.
edit..as example I just looked on line. Costco 4 tcw has 64 diamonds. James Allen 4 tcw has 53 diamonds. The Costco diamonds must be much smaller as that’s a pretty big differece in total stones.
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Excellent post! Always ask the carat weight of each individual stone...usually on the GIA certificate.
Posters speak highly of them on the jewelry forums, saying they have good pricing and the diamonds are well cut. I don't own one from there, but I have been tempted! They also have great sales on them sometimes.
Prices hard to beat for Diamond specs. Just really check what you are looking at when comparing. I ultimately bought from my jeweler as I was looking for smaller carat weight for everyday wear and Costco had the smaller individual stones (but more of them) as I described previously. So a 5 carat Costco looked like a 2 or 3 carat from jewelry store. I can’t speak to longevity or how the diamonds hold up in setting. I do have a Diamond band from Costco that’s stunning with incredible specs/price. The tennis bracelets I’ve seen on tpf from Costco look beautiful. Also, check the store because sometimes there are items in store and not on line (and vice versa, items on line, not in store).
This next set is not mine. my jeweler has these amazing large carat tennis bracelets that I always try on for fun. The marquis is .75 pointers each and other two are .50 pointers. The stone quality need To be better for me but I just love the size.
@missie1 OMG that looks cool!!! What stone quality would you recommend? How much difference can you see on a tennis bracelet in reality? Did you try different clarity and color grades? So far I've only searched the internet for a tennis bracelet where you can only see the difference in the price tag (....but there it's huge! - lol)
By the way: What is your Love bracelet and wrist size and how long are your bracelets?
By the way: What is your Love bracelet and wrist size and how long are your bracelets?
The large stack is so amazing. He wants me to trade up to the 50 point bracelets but the price jump between the 40 to 50 pointers was almost 30k. So I wouldn’t go below VS2/SI1 and I would have to select the stones. My jeweler does this for me whenever he makes diamond pieces for me. I don’t see really see difference between F/G or H/I stones in tennis bracelets. The clarity shows in some Sl1 and definitely those lower clarity grades as they look dull to me. My loves are size 17. My tennis bracelets have 32 stones each all .40 pointers. I had two 20 pointer bangles done and discovered they simply weren’t big enough so I got rid of one and added another tennis.