Tiffany E-Ring Vs. Non-Tiffany E-Ring

[einseine]

Tiffany prices in America seem VERY inexpensive compared to other countries'.
The price of 2 carat D VS1 in America almost = 2 carat I VS1 in England....
I did not want to hear that...

Well, now that I have a Tiffany classic solitaire, I have been defending Tiffany. However, we did not like it in the past because it's American brand. We don't fancy American cars. We fancy European cars and bags, etc. But, I have noticed that I was a bit biase about Tiffany.

Anyway, if you have to pay the morgage or should spend on something or have to save up, you'd better not pay for the branded jewely's premium prices. Yes, they include marketing cost, luxury store's rent/maintenance cost, etc. Do you really think someone who can spend $50,000~100,000~200,000 ~for jewelry pieces at Tiffany/Cartier/HW/VC&A need to save money? Perhaps, no.

Custom made is best! I tottaly agree that Leon's work is so attractive. I want to make one with a colored stone with him (if he ships overseas).

 

[Contessa]

Personally I went to my jeweler with a 3,51 ct diamond , a sketchbook full on designs and a scrapbook full of pictures. He made my dream come true. I was in his shop every other day and he was a total sweetheart. Best customer service ever...

Plus I got "lessons" on diamond market from his wife, she is a gem expert!

Your ring should be in a museum! It's gorgeous!!!

YOURS is a dream experience........If I win the lottery & come across a diamond like yours, I'm doing the exact same thing you did!!!!

 

[surfergirljen]

I had a really good experience with Tiffany's - lovely service!

 

[LV Rawks]

My e-ring is not a branded stone, and I am more than fine with that. The fact that my husband picked it out himself is what matters most.

Ame, your story is horrible! I am so sorry that your experience was ruined! I will say this, there is a certain "snootiness" in the air when you walk into Tiffany's. As beautiful as their items are, the attitude kills it for me.

Buy what you love, and who really cares what anyone else thinks?!

 

[bb10lue]

OMG...we had similar experience. The SA was super nice and understanding. We were on budget as well, and she searched the stock database trying to find my PERFECT ring. She always returned my calls and emails (even at 11:30 PM)! We used bank transfer instead of credit card, she followed up with the financial department at the head office.....even on the days she's on leave.

Although I don't have my ring YET (but soon...). I had a EXCELLENT experience picking out the ring at Tiffany, and looking forward to buy our weding bands there!

It seems I'm one of the few who had a really good experience with the Tiffany's that we bought my e-ring from. The SA lady was really understanding and super nice. She always returned our emails and phone calls. We were on a budget and she understood that (we got excellent treatment even though she knew we weren't spending major bucks). The SA even put up with my picky-ness (I had to have the dimensions and stats on each of the rings we were considering). We did business with her for about 3 weeks before we finally commited to one and she was just as nice as the first day we met her (all this through the phone/email since we were in a neighboring state - no Tiffanys where we lived.. but we did go to visit the store to see the final selection.. she even had one shipped from NYC for us to view). Maybe my experience was rare.. but she was awesome. I cannot say the same for their SAs in the silver dept.. they seemed more stuck up than the fine jewelry SAs.

In terms of Tiffany E-ring vs Non-Tiffany... I say choose the one that makes your heart sing. In my case... it made my fiance's heart sing too lol... We looked at several other places with equally, if not, better rings. We even had offers from local stores who said they would do a custom job for us that will be just like the Tiffany Ribbon ring that we both loved. We considered it and after the quote they gave us.. it was only a couple hundred less than the Tiffany price (although the stone was a better grade). I don't care much for bigger.. or the shinest stone you can get. My mind was set on a 0.5 ct ring.. my body cringed at having a 1ct or larger stone on my finger (it just wasn't for me). So we ended up getting the Tiffany one because we figured if we were just going to replicate it.. and it wasn't that much of a difference anyways.. then why not. We looked at the sites that pricescope had mentioned too and looked at custom jobs of the Tiffany Ribbon.. but they all had slight differences that turned me off (like one was too square at the loop... one had a band that was too thick.. one had diamonds that go all the way around the band.. etc). We did stay in budget and got a ring that we were very happy about.

 

[graceybaby8]

to each, her own...
i would love a tiffany e ring if i was in my price range,
but i had to be a little more realistic with my fiances budget =)
So i went with a local jewelry store (i got my ering where michael buble got his ering for his gf)

 

[trojan21]

Hi girls, I'm new here (yes I'm a guy) and found this site by doing research online. I think all this talk about Tiffany (or any other high end jewler) versus others is rediculous. At the end of the day, your man got you a ring and that is all that matters. You should love the ring that is given to you by the man you love...unless you were expecting something totally different.

I've never met a girl with a tiffany look down at a girl with a non high end rock (but I'm sure they are out there). In fact, I seen more girls with the non tiffany, cartier, etc. scoff at the girls with those that have it. Are they jealous or what? I don't know. I think the hate should stop and everyone should realize that the guy purchased what they felt was more valuable to them for their girl.

If your man got you a tiffany even though you despise them, are you going to say "no" to your man because he got you a tiffany? You can probably get the rock somewhere else on the cheap but I think the value of said rock is subjective.

From reading this thread, it doesn't seem too many of you have a tiffany. That's ok, but I think that if your man presented you a tiffany, you'll take it in a heartbeat.

 

[Babilu]

hi girls, i'm new here (yes i'm a guy) and found this site by doing research online. I think all this talk about tiffany (or any other high end jewler) versus others is rediculous. At the end of the day, your man got you a ring and that is all that matters. You should love the ring that is given to you by the man you love...unless you were expecting something totally different.

I've never met a girl with a tiffany look down at a girl with a non high end rock (but i'm sure they are out there). In fact, i seen more girls with the non tiffany, cartier, etc. Scoff at the girls with those that have it. Are they jealous or what? I don't know. I think the hate should stop and everyone should realize that the guy purchased what they felt was more valuable to them for their girl.

If your man got you a tiffany even though you despise them, are you going to say "no" to your man because he got you a tiffany? You can probably get the rock somewhere else on the cheap but i think the value of said rock is subjective.

From reading this thread, it doesn't seem too many of you have a tiffany. That's ok, but i think that if your man presented you a tiffany, you'll take it in a heartbeat.

dito!!!

 

[einseine]

dito!!!

Ditto! You can praise and proud your ring as much as you can and you had better not argue about or devalue others'.

 

[ilvoelv]

Not to bump up an old thread, but I just had to. Today I was at Tiffany's and went to several other jewelers and the markup is insane! I was comparing rings to the rings (very similar/exact setting) even the CCC's were the same and the markup was insane.

 

[niry84]

hello..anyone change mind about the tiffany's e-ring reading this thread?

i really like the tiffany's setting design..but reading some posts on this thread made me change my opinion on this brand...(even if i like tiffany's bracelet..earrings..and so on)....and if one day my lovely BF would like to surprise me with a biggest ering ..for sure, now i know i will go to a friend of mine who is jeweler..cause i will have a "made for me" e-ring..unique..with a big sparkling diamond..and an affordable price..not a super high price due to the brand!!

anyone agree with me?

(prices in italy from the tiffany website for a 1ct is almost 9000€..don't know specifies..but it's overpriced..IMHO!)

 

[surfergirljen]

I've changed my opinion - I'm getting more and more annoyed all the time! LOL.

I agree that a ring is more than a diamond and a piece of metal that holds it - it's a work of art, a piece of jewelry. Tiffany's rings are beautifully designed and well made. I'm rough on my jewelry and they stand up and keep their beauty. Everyone here has had bad customer service SOMEWHERE expensive - personally I've had pretty amazing treatment at Tiffany's and am very pleased with how they treat me! Absolutely no issues. And as with ALL jewelry purchases, the more informed the buyer, the better you'll do. If you make the effort to ask for a diamond certificate there you'll get it immediately and it's up to you to look up the info and decide for yourself which ring is the one for you. But one thing I am sure about is that like another poster said, you'll always get an excellent quality product from them... it is pretty worry free shopping. Not that there isn't still some variation (if you look at my upgrade experience you'll see how far I've come with people like Ame's help figuring out which "triple excellent" stone is actually the best - because they're not all equal!) ... but if a guy walks in there armed with nothing more than the 4C's and his DF's preference for style, he's going to come out of there with a gorgeous ring, end of story.

I also saw a post above where the poster said they were SO TIRED of TIffany bashing and comments about how "overpriced" they were when this is a purse forum where people literally collect leather bags that are over 8 THOUSAND DOLLARS a piece and I was like, "YES - THAT!!!" WHY is it so acceptable to bash Tiffany's? I almost feel like it must represent something in our culture that people feel like they have to hate on if they can't have... I don't know! What I wonder is where are the "Hermes or non-Hermes" threads? Can you get a MOP and YG station necklace for less than the ones at VCA? Um, DUH. The material value of those $10,000 necklaces is probably what, $2K? And what about the "Cartier jewelry - yay or nay? Is it a huge waste of money?" threads!? We "dummies" who have bought their LOVE bracelet are basically paying 40% more for the design. I mean come on - it's really just a pretty cool solid gold bangle. So.. "Is it worth it?" I can tell you my DH would say "hells no!" LOL. So would 95% of the population. It's a DESIGN and you pay for that design, for knowing you have a "luxury" item, for other people knowing you have a luxury item... NO ONE who buys ANY of these items IMHO should be bashing TIffany's for "charging a premium." It just seems RIDICULOUS to me (not "rediculous" people! LOL RIDICULOUS!) that people HERE of all places still argue about this! If you don't care about the things that TIffany or VCA or Cartier or Hermes or COACH or whatever represent then DON'T BUY IT! Simple! You can ALWAYS get it cheaper and arguably for the exact same quality (you cannot tell me NO ONE ON EARTH makes a bag as nice as a Birkin for less than 8 thousand dollars but I don't start threads bashing Hermes!) And I can admit that yes, there are jewellers out there who could make a ring as nice or nicer than a Tiffany's one with maybe even a bigger stone but I don't care, I love what TIffany's represents and I love their style! I love that people recognize it as TIffany's - I love knowing I have a ring from Tiffany's.

There's a reason that location managers for movies SET their films in Tiffany's... that one of the characters on Sex and the City's dream proposal came in front of Tiffany's and the writers gave her the classic solitaire. You'll note that not ALL FOUR got TIffany's rings, just Charlotte. That store clearly REPRESENTS SOMETHING in our culture - the flagship store is an American ICON. I GET IT. I LOVE it. But if you don't, don't buy it! Don't even bother going in because yes, you're going to be "shocked" that a diamond with certain stats is actually MORE THERE than in the diamond district. WOW - is this really news?!! I SO don't get Birkin bags but I'll jump up and down when my friend gets a new one because it makes HER happy for some reason and that makes ME happy! AND whether you like to admit it or not, Tiffany's is a STYLE SETTER - when they debut a new setting, everyone else follows. (Not just Tiffany's obviously, all design houses). And yes you are paying for the design - but isn't that KIND of the point? I mean I'm sure I could find a Chloe Paraty rip off bag for $200 on ebay right now but I wanted the real deal... does that make me an idiot for paying $1800? Maybe... I guess it depends on how you look at it. But there do seem to be some people here who make a sport out of bashing Tiffany's and I'd just love to see them start some Hermes or Cartier threads and see what happens, just out of curiosity!

These are design houses and a HUGE part of the total bill is the name and the lifetime of service. Chacun son gout as they say, and please please let the people who love Tiffany's enjoy their gorgeous jewelry in peace just like us Tiffany lovers applaud your overpriced designer goodies!!! Please!!!

 

[musicscrip]

I've changed my opinion - I'm getting more and more annoyed all the time! LOL.

I agree that a ring is more than a diamond and a piece of metal that holds it - it's a work of art, a piece of jewelry. Tiffany's rings are beautifully designed and well made. I'm rough on my jewelry and they stand up and keep their beauty. Everyone here has had bad customer service SOMEWHERE expensive - personally I've had pretty amazing treatment at Tiffany's and am very pleased with how they treat me! Absolutely no issues. And as with ALL jewelry purchases, the more informed the buyer, the better you'll do. If you make the effort to ask for a diamond certificate there you'll get it immediately and it's up to you to look up the info and decide for yourself which ring is the one for you. But one thing I am sure about is that like another poster said, you'll always get an excellent quality product from them... it is pretty worry free shopping. Not that there isn't still some variation (if you look at my upgrade experience you'll see how far I've come with people like Ame's help figuring out which "triple excellent" stone is actually the best - because they're not all equal!) ... but if a guy walks in there armed with nothing more than the 4C's and his DF's preference for style, he's going to come out of there with a gorgeous ring, end of story.

I also saw a post above where the poster said they were SO TIRED of TIffany bashing and comments about how "overpriced" they were when this is a purse forum where people literally collect leather bags that are over 8 THOUSAND DOLLARS a piece and I was like, "YES - THAT!!!" WHY is it so acceptable to bash Tiffany's? I almost feel like it must represent something in our culture that people feel like they have to hate on if they can't have... I don't know! What I wonder is where are the "Hermes or non-Hermes" threads? Can you get a MOP and YG station necklace for less than the ones at VCA? Um, DUH. The material value of those $10,000 necklaces is probably what, $2K? And what about the "Cartier jewelry - yay or nay? Is it a huge waste of money?" threads!? We "dummies" who have bought their LOVE bracelet are basically paying 40% more for the design. I mean come on - it's really just a pretty cool solid gold bangle. So.. "Is it worth it?" I can tell you my DH would say "hells no!" LOL. So would 95% of the population. It's a DESIGN and you pay for that design, for knowing you have a "luxury" item, for other people knowing you have a luxury item... NO ONE who buys ANY of these items IMHO should be bashing TIffany's for "charging a premium." It just seems RIDICULOUS to me (not "rediculous" people! LOL RIDICULOUS!) that people HERE of all places still argue about this! If you don't care about the things that TIffany or VCA or Cartier or Hermes or COACH or whatever represent then DON'T BUY IT! Simple! You can ALWAYS get it cheaper and arguably for the exact same quality (you cannot tell me NO ONE ON EARTH makes a bag as nice as a Birkin for less than 8 thousand dollars but I don't start threads bashing Hermes!) And I can admit that yes, there are jewellers out there who could make a ring as nice or nicer than a Tiffany's one with maybe even a bigger stone but I don't care, I love what TIffany's represents and I love their style! I love that people recognize it as TIffany's - I love knowing I have a ring from Tiffany's.

There's a reason that location managers for movies SET their films in Tiffany's... that one of the characters on Sex and the City's dream proposal came in front of Tiffany's and the writers gave her the classic solitaire. You'll note that not ALL FOUR got TIffany's rings, just Charlotte. That store clearly REPRESENTS SOMETHING in our culture - the flagship store is an American ICON. I GET IT. I LOVE it. But if you don't, don't buy it! Don't even bother going in because yes, you're going to be "shocked" that a diamond with certain stats is actually MORE THERE than in the diamond district. WOW - is this really news?!! I SO don't get Birkin bags but I'll jump up and down when my friend gets a new one because it makes HER happy for some reason and that makes ME happy! AND whether you like to admit it or not, Tiffany's is a STYLE SETTER - when they debut a new setting, everyone else follows. (Not just Tiffany's obviously, all design houses). And yes you are paying for the design - but isn't that KIND of the point? I mean I'm sure I could find a Chloe Paraty rip off bag for $200 on ebay right now but I wanted the real deal... does that make me an idiot for paying $1800? Maybe... I guess it depends on how you look at it. But there do seem to be some people here who make a sport out of bashing Tiffany's and I'd just love to see them start some Hermes or Cartier threads and see what happens, just out of curiosity!

These are design houses and a HUGE part of the total bill is the name and the lifetime of service. Chacun son gout as they say, and please please let the people who love Tiffany's enjoy their gorgeous jewelry in peace just like us Tiffany lovers applaud your overpriced designer goodies!!! Please!!!

I totally agree with you.

Since when it became acceptable to bash Tiffany everywhere???

Don't all brand name mark up their price?

Isn't it just a PERSONAL choice to pay for the mark up to get "original" designs instead of getting "copied" pieces at local stores for cheaper? It really disgust me when I hear ppl say "this is a tiffany setting engagement ring!" when I totally know it's just a copy cat.

 

[surfergirljen]

I totally agree with you.

Since when it became acceptable to bash Tiffany everywhere???

Don't all brand name mark up their price?

Isn't it just a PERSONAL choice to pay for the mark up to get "original" designs instead of getting "copied" pieces at local stores for cheaper? It really disgust me when I hear ppl say "this is a tiffany setting engagement ring!" when I totally know it's just a copy cat.

Thank you!!!

And yes - exactly!! I'm just shocked that people are actually "surprised" that a Tiffany ring COSTS MORE than a ring from the diamond district, even one made by an independent artisan. (not being a snob here - my original ring was just that and I was over the moon!) WHAT DID YOU THINK IT WAS GOING TO COST, the same? Less?!!!

So silly.

 

[niry84]

sorry but my english is not perfect as yours (i'm italian..and i only studied it at school ) i can’t write as long as you..for you understand my thought…so sorry for that.. but i will try to tell smth..

i never said/wrote i would like a copy of the tiffany ring....i only said that for a ring made of a piece of gold and a diamond……not made by hand….it doesn’t worth (design or not design piece)…that’s my honest opinion (that would be different if every piece would made by hand)……in the opposite hand IMHO it’s better a “made by hand” without brand..custumized for me…with maybe a larger diamond..and with more $ value…(if for some reason i have to sell it oneday)...that’s all..i never said i would like a fake!!..

..i think sometimes (most of the time!!!!) people buy things “as view in tv”..not for the real beauty of the thing but only for the brand…….if someone go in tv with an horrible hat…..the day after everyone want it…..even if it’s horrible!!!

I never wear smth to look better than friends or other people..or to be appreciated for smth i’m wearing cause it is branded..i buy smth that i like..with brand or not..no matter……of course never a fake..

I have tons of jewelery..lots were expensive..most of them not..but i’m happy with all of them ‘cause every piece has a sentimental value..not a brand value..that’s the difference..

For sure lot of people buy tiffany’s ring ‘cause they appreciate the setting…..but most of them buy tiffany (or smth branded else) for the brand……i think there are lot of no-tiffany’s setting better than tiffany.. ..and that is for bags..shoes..and so on!!

This a forum…..each person have a different opinion......if you think that expensive jewelery is better than customize jewelery..go for it..that's your opinion!!

BE THE CHANGE..BE DIFFERENT!!