Hi all, need your help/opinions please - sorry if this is long................ I have a small dilema and I think I just need a good shake but would love to hear what you guys would do.
So my scenario is this, I'm looking for an everyday ring to replace my lovely engagement ring which just sits in my jewellery box all the time as I dont wear "everyday" . Its not really practical ie kids, playgrounds, painting with kids, you get the picture - i posted about it about a month ago http://forum.purseblog.com/the-jewelry-box/need-help-advice-please-on-engagement-ring-513035.html and you lovely ladies bought me to my senses as I was thinking of trading it, I decided that of course I should keep the original engagement ring.
So fast forward to now - I have raised some cash (not a massive amount but £700 - i think thats roughly $1100??) and I have two options. Over the past couple of weeks I have been trawling through Ebay and have also gone to ALL of my local jewellers. In a moment of madness I did buy a 1.76ct brilliant solitaire off of ebay last week but naturally didnt hold out much hope for it as it was I colour and I1/2 - seller was very honest about its flaws but said it was a good stone for the price - needless to say it went back
Very cloudy... Anyhow moving on to the dilema.... I have struck up a contact via Ebay of a lovely seller (who has massive reptuable diamond store in London and 100% feedback) she says she can happily make me up a ring for my money but I'm yet to really get to talk to her about the diamond - she seems to be very busy and I'm slightly worried again about buying a diamond unseen at this low quality that I'm obviously buying with my budget.
I have also found locally, a VERY pretty antique 0.65 brilliant cut solitaire set in Platinum (which is a bonus as my wedding band is platinum and the ebay ring would be 18ct white gold), the ring had just come in when i saw it but he thinks the colour is E (it was very bright and sparkly even though it was filthy) and SI1. He would do this ring for £650 so under budget. I think the problem is do I hold out and risk loosing the antique ring (the jewellery area I found it in is VERY busy) or wait and speak to my Ebay lady where I could potentially get a bigger stone (kind of defeating the object though as the whole point is to get a practical smaller ring!!!!...... Wow! Sorry, this is so long but its helped writing it down as I think I've answered my own question but would still be interested in what you guys would do
xxx
So my scenario is this, I'm looking for an everyday ring to replace my lovely engagement ring which just sits in my jewellery box all the time as I dont wear "everyday" . Its not really practical ie kids, playgrounds, painting with kids, you get the picture - i posted about it about a month ago http://forum.purseblog.com/the-jewelry-box/need-help-advice-please-on-engagement-ring-513035.html and you lovely ladies bought me to my senses as I was thinking of trading it, I decided that of course I should keep the original engagement ring.
So fast forward to now - I have raised some cash (not a massive amount but £700 - i think thats roughly $1100??) and I have two options. Over the past couple of weeks I have been trawling through Ebay and have also gone to ALL of my local jewellers. In a moment of madness I did buy a 1.76ct brilliant solitaire off of ebay last week but naturally didnt hold out much hope for it as it was I colour and I1/2 - seller was very honest about its flaws but said it was a good stone for the price - needless to say it went back
Very cloudy... Anyhow moving on to the dilema.... I have struck up a contact via Ebay of a lovely seller (who has massive reptuable diamond store in London and 100% feedback) she says she can happily make me up a ring for my money but I'm yet to really get to talk to her about the diamond - she seems to be very busy and I'm slightly worried again about buying a diamond unseen at this low quality that I'm obviously buying with my budget.I have also found locally, a VERY pretty antique 0.65 brilliant cut solitaire set in Platinum (which is a bonus as my wedding band is platinum and the ebay ring would be 18ct white gold), the ring had just come in when i saw it but he thinks the colour is E (it was very bright and sparkly even though it was filthy) and SI1. He would do this ring for £650 so under budget. I think the problem is do I hold out and risk loosing the antique ring (the jewellery area I found it in is VERY busy) or wait and speak to my Ebay lady where I could potentially get a bigger stone (kind of defeating the object though as the whole point is to get a practical smaller ring!!!!...... Wow! Sorry, this is so long but its helped writing it down as I think I've answered my own question but would still be interested in what you guys would do
xxx
So pleased I did - she is petite and very sparkly. Perfect for what I was looking for and I dooooo so love the oldies.
Ah well, I can dream.....
