Has anyone ever successfully negotiated at Tiffany?
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Tiffany doesn't sell its settings separately. I did look into the Niessing settings, which do allow for you to select your stone if you are willing to pay for them to set it.
One of the reasons why I want a Tiffany ring is that they offer certification that they abide by the Kimberly Process. It is very important to me that I buy a conflict-free diamond (*meaning no Russian mafia laundering, no money going to retaliatory countries, no African guerilla diamonds)... Tiffany diamonds come from Canada.
Canadian diamonds any way you cut it are more expensive. Add in very good quality... and excellent cut and you're paying about the same anyways. Then you have the patented settings (which have a VERY nice weight to them and platinum is not inexpensive) and the prongs custom set to each individual stone (the prongs totally give it away, but then again I am an extremely detail oriented person). And the fact that they have a decent upgrade policy, an exceptional repair policy, stability, ease of locations and a high resale value (*if need be, or if you want to upgrade later without going through their upgrade program)... I think you are getting what you pay for.
But 10% off never hurts either!
most high end brand name jewelers will not sell just the settling for a diamond.. because any joe smoe on the street can buy a setting from a high end designer and put any diamond.. even a crap one in it.. and tell his girl that it's a 'tiffanys' ring.. or a 'cartier' ring.. ect. and then she's going to go around and say 'he got me a tiffanys ring!! ' and if it's a poor quality diamond.. that becomes the reflection of the quality of the company..
and before someone else chimes in i thought i should also add.. there are always expections.. but those expections are usually for really expensive spectacular pieces.. or let's say a celebrity or royalty seeks out the company and has a beautiful stone and wants it set in.. then sometimes they will bend the rules.. and though a 2 carat stone is absolutely stunning. that's not something they will bend for!!
Tiffany doesn't sell its settings separately. I did look into the Niessing settings, which do allow for you to select your stone if you are willing to pay for them to set it.
One of the reasons why I want a Tiffany ring is that they offer certification that they abide by the Kimberly Process. It is very important to me that I buy a conflict-free diamond (*meaning no Russian mafia laundering, no money going to retaliatory countries, no African guerilla diamonds)... Tiffany diamonds come from Canada.
Canadian diamonds any way you cut it are more expensive. Add in very good quality... and excellent cut and you're paying about the same anyways. Then you have the patented settings (which have a VERY nice weight to them and platinum is not inexpensive) and the prongs custom set to each individual stone (the prongs totally give it away, but then again I am an extremely detail oriented person). And the fact that they have a decent upgrade policy, an exceptional repair policy, stability, ease of locations and a high resale value (*if need be, or if you want to upgrade later without going through their upgrade program)... I think you are getting what you pay for.
But 10% off never hurts either!
I have nothing against Canadian diamonds being Canadian myself.
There are many high end jewellers here that do sell Canadian diamonds and they do provide all the proper certification of its origin.One of the reasons why I want a Tiffany ring is that they offer certification that they abide by the Kimberly Process. It is very important to me that I buy a conflict-free diamond (*meaning no Russian mafia laundering, no money going to retaliatory countries, no African guerilla diamonds)... Tiffany diamonds come from Canada.
Canadian diamonds any way you cut it are more expensive. Add in very good quality... and excellent cut and you're paying about the same anyways. Then you have the patented settings (which have a VERY nice weight to them and platinum is not inexpensive) and the prongs custom set to each individual stone (the prongs totally give it away, but then again I am an extremely detail oriented person). And the fact that they have a decent upgrade policy, an exceptional repair policy, stability, ease of locations and a high resale value (*if need be, or if you want to upgrade later without going through their upgrade program)... I think you are getting what you pay for.
But 10% off never hurts either!
Actually, not all their diamonds are from Canada. They primarily source from Africa, Canada and Russia.
http://www.tiffany.com/Sustainability/mining_diamonds.aspx
If you are concerned about pricing, my suggestion is to compare stones that have the same GIA grading. A Tiffany stone of the same GIA grade as a stone from another retailer will likely be significantly more expensive.
Tiffany doesn't sell its settings separately. I did look into the Niessing settings, which do allow for you to select your stone if you are willing to pay for them to set it.
One of the reasons why I want a Tiffany ring is that they offer certification that they abide by the Kimberly Process. It is very important to me that I buy a conflict-free diamond (*meaning no Russian mafia laundering, no money going to retaliatory countries, no African guerilla diamonds)... Tiffany diamonds come from Canada.
Canadian diamonds any way you cut it are more expensive. Add in very good quality... and excellent cut and you're paying about the same anyways. Then you have the patented settings (which have a VERY nice weight to them and platinum is not inexpensive) and the prongs custom set to each individual stone (the prongs totally give it away, but then again I am an extremely detail oriented person). And the fact that they have a decent upgrade policy, an exceptional repair policy, stability, ease of locations and a high resale value (*if need be, or if you want to upgrade later without going through their upgrade program)... I think you are getting what you pay for.
But 10% off never hurts either!
Couple of ideas....
Brilliantearth.com also offers certified conflict-free diamonds, I've never dealt with them so I can't speak to their customer service or the quality of their settings, but it's an option if the ethics of your stone are your #1 consideration.
Or, you could do what I did. I have a Tiffany engagement ring, but I bought it on eBay. By doing this, I saved about 40% on the stone. Before purchasing, I did my homework on the seller so I felt confident that I wasn't getting scammed. The ring has been sized and polished by Tiffany's, and they issued us an insurance appraisal, without ever raising an eyebrow when we said that we bought the ring secondhand. There are quite a few Tiffany engagement rings on eBay, including the classic 6-prong setting. Choose a seller with high feedback for designer jewelry specifically if you decide to go this route (if you're interested, PM me and I will tell you the seller I bought from- they were amazing and so great to deal with). By going this route, you get all the perks of Tiffany's (except maybe for the blue box, although mine came with one!) and a major discount. I know it's not something that everyone would be comfortable with, but it worked out great for me.
Did you know that you could at least buy your ring in Portland Tiffany store and that way you save at least the tax. It depends on where you are located to see how much you have saved. I went to that route when I got my ring. Especially if your ring cost significant amount, this worth a try. HTH
BTW, they did offer that they might be more than willing to give a discount if I bought it locally, but that was after the fact that I had it, so I don't know how much I could count on their words on that.
BTW, they did offer that they might be more than willing to give a discount if I bought it locally, but that was after the fact that I had it, so I don't know how much I could count on their words on that.