Tiffany sola/soleste

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#61
imgg said:
This is my two cents...if a 3 carat diamond solitaire is on the table I would definitely pick that! You will get more bang for your buck if you don't buy the diamond at Tiffany's, which you're mainly paying for the name. Get the setting their if you want to and if you want more ump, then dress it up with smaller diamonds, but not really necessary with that size of stone.

If you like halo's you may want to look at 2 carat size with a single halo, personally for me, looks a lot better than the double halos.

At the end of the day, you need to go with what you love. I wouldn't worry about something going out of style etc. Everything does eventually, just go with what you love and you can always upgrade later.
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I'm sort of feeling the same way about the 3 carat. However, I am young, and I definitely don't want anyone to think its fake, or like I'm just wearing a ring on that finger. I know the important people will know but wouldn't a 3 carat look fake in a sense? There is also a HW look a like at the same place as the Tiffany style that starts at 2.5 carats with the single halo. I'll try to go in today maybe to take a look at those.
 
#62
I personally think you shouldn't care what other people think. If you love it, and it's yours, who gives a rip. Wear it. Hell, a bonus to people thinking its fake is that maybe you won't get mugged.
 
#64
rogersa said:
I am young, and I definitely don't want anyone to think its fake, or like I'm just wearing a ring on that finger. I know the important people will know but wouldn't a 3 carat look fake in a sense?
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Definitely do not worry about what other people think. You are the person who will be looking at it most. I choose higher quality (cut, clarity, color) over size and most of the poeple who see it can't tell that and would think it was small if they knew how much was spent. The majority of my friends have rings that were chosen for size only, so that's all they would see when they look at mine. I chose higher quality for me, not to impress others, and didn't want to sacrifice things like cut and clarity for a big rock to wow others. My ring only needs to wow me. I think maybe you haven't found your ring yet? It should definitely wow you to the point where you don't care what others (except your BF, lol) may think!
 
#65
rogersa said:
I'm wondering about the comparison between the soleste and the HW micro pave.. So if we don't like the double halo then we'll move towards that. But it'll be a smaller center stone.
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You should check out the HW one and maybe then you will realize 100% if the double halo is for you. I also thought the HW would beat the Tiffany Soleste for some reason but boy was I wrong!!! The HW we looked at was a 3ct in the micro pave cushion style and it looked like a 2ct, the halo was way too delicate that it actually looked like something was awkwardly around the stone instead of it looking like an actual halo! I was not impressed at all & the price for it was outrageous compared to the Tiffany's and the quality wasn't even any better!

I think a 3ct round that is a non-Tiffany would be gorgeous but at the same time I feel you because I also would think it is too simple and even with it being a 3ct round it will not out shine a bigger Soleste, because the Soleste has all of those full cut round diamonds around the center stone so the facetes are obviously way more than a single round stone no matter how big that round stone is, pave when done right will shimmer like crazy & outshine a lot of things, for example the SA at the Tiffany's we went to had a little over a 3ct Tiffany solitaire on herself and I asked to look at it while I still had the 2.62 Soleste on me and the Soleste was blinding us from all the sparkle that her solitaire got no attention from us!

In the end get what you love and don't take our opinions to heart because you will be the one wearing that ring not us & trust me you don't want to regret it later, we obviously have mixed feelings being that we all have different taste as it should be so definitely go with your gut.
 
#66
imgg said:
This is my two cents...if a 3 carat diamond solitaire is on the table I would definitely pick that! You will get more bang for your buck if you don't buy the diamond at Tiffany's, which you're mainly paying for the name. Get the setting their if you want to and if you want more ump, then dress it up with smaller diamonds, but not really necessary with that size of stone.

If you like halo's you may want to look at 2 carat size with a single halo, personally for me, looks a lot better than the double halos.

At the end of the day, you need to go with what you love. I wouldn't worry about something going out of style etc. Everything does eventually, just go with what you love and you can always upgrade later.
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Side question...does Tiffany's allow you to buy a setting from them without the diamond? I don't think I have heard of anyone doing that before..

Also, I agree with the double halo. IMO, I like single halos on anything above a carat and the double for anything below. To me, a carat or higher is big enough to stand alone / for a single halo...the double takes away from the center stone, though ring size would play in too
 
#68
There's also a whole lot of setting options between a double halo and a solitaire. I'd pick a 3ct in a simple pave setting, but there are thousands of choices! A 3ct would never be boring in my mind. What about a Leon mege setting?
 
#70
We went to spence tonight. They increased the price of the 3carat so it's just over the budget, but we fell in love with the 2 carat tiffany style setting. It's absolutely perfect! They have a great warranty which includes the diamond falling out! We will take a look at Leon but I think we've found the one.
The picture is a 2 carat cz.
 

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#72
If the 3 ct is out of budget, why not ask for a 2.5?

I wouldn't stress out about it too much, since isn't your boyfriend a few months away from graduating/working full time? You have plenty of time to let everything sink in.
 
#74
dustgirl said:
That's gorgeous! What are the specs if you don't mind my asking?
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It's a 2.0 carat, finger size just under 5, but the diamond is a cz so it's not real. They have the showcase filled and you can try them on on your own and then you look at the diamonds under a 10x microscope. We're really excited.

We are definitely going to let it all set in. We agreed to get somewhere between 2 and 2.5
 
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