One more diamond stud earring question!
I've decided I really want to go for the best cut and colour I can afford... which is looking like Signature Ideal (blue nile ex ex ex) G's (they do not make signature ideal H's or I would have done it!) in a VS2 (again they actually do not carry sign. ideals in SI clarity or I'd have considered that based on what everyone has said here!).
I went to Tiffany's yesterday and looked at their diamond studs and they let me look at e-rings for colour differences as well and I'd totally go with H's if they had them as I couldn't see the difference... but that's fine! G it is! Will match my e'ring.
MY BIG QUESTION IS: would you spend an additional $1700 to go from 1.2 total carat weight earrings to 1.4? (if these were your lifelong earrings. Price is an issue, but I would rather spend it and not regret it if that was the right choice). As far as I can tell that puts them .3 mm apart in size. Is it worth it?? It would take the diamonds from about $4100 to about $5800. Would you do it or save your $$?
ALSO - Okay I bought my ering at TIffany's and will never regret it b/c I love the design, service etc. etc. BUT ... LOL I compared the EXACT SAME EARRINGS from Tiffanys with the same specs/sig ideal ones from blue nile - and I mean down to the 4c's etc etc... and they were around $7 K at Blue Nile and $15,000 at Tiffany's!!! For earrings! That little blue box isn't worth THAT MUCH for me on earrings!!!
I've decided I really want to go for the best cut and colour I can afford... which is looking like Signature Ideal (blue nile ex ex ex) G's (they do not make signature ideal H's or I would have done it!) in a VS2 (again they actually do not carry sign. ideals in SI clarity or I'd have considered that based on what everyone has said here!).
I went to Tiffany's yesterday and looked at their diamond studs and they let me look at e-rings for colour differences as well and I'd totally go with H's if they had them as I couldn't see the difference... but that's fine! G it is! Will match my e'ring.
MY BIG QUESTION IS: would you spend an additional $1700 to go from 1.2 total carat weight earrings to 1.4? (if these were your lifelong earrings. Price is an issue, but I would rather spend it and not regret it if that was the right choice). As far as I can tell that puts them .3 mm apart in size. Is it worth it?? It would take the diamonds from about $4100 to about $5800. Would you do it or save your $$?
ALSO - Okay I bought my ering at TIffany's and will never regret it b/c I love the design, service etc. etc. BUT ... LOL I compared the EXACT SAME EARRINGS from Tiffanys with the same specs/sig ideal ones from blue nile - and I mean down to the 4c's etc etc... and they were around $7 K at Blue Nile and $15,000 at Tiffany's!!! For earrings! That little blue box isn't worth THAT MUCH for me on earrings!!!