Unhappy with Tiffany diamond

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#61
Kissmark said:
That SA was good! but that guy only had half an hour for such an important purchase? lol
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The SA was great and I really wish more SAs would do that. The guy clearly didn't know anything about diamonds; he probably thought he could point to any ring in the display. He was rushing for a flight too!

I would suggest for you, OP, to look at the stones without thinking about the specs and when you've narrowed it down to your top 3, check the specs with our TPF experts.
 
#62
Thanks everyone for the suggestions!

I think I will aim for a G-H (maybe I if I realize I am not color sensitive at all) at vs1.

I will try to reach the 1 carat mark or just under it.

I have looked back at the SAs original email with all the rings he found and there are quite large differences in terms of color and clarity so I'm not too sure if he will be able to source one now that matches those specs exactly.

These were the original diamonds that were found:

.91 carat weight, F colour, VVS2 clarity,
.92 carat weight, E colour, VVS2 clarity,
.94 carat weight, F colour, VS2 clarity,

.95 carat weight, H colour, VVS1 clarity,
.95 carat weight, G colour, VVS1 clarity,
.97 carat weight, E colour, VVS2 clarity,
1.05 carat weight, F colour, VVS2 clarity,
 
#64
luciness said:
Thanks everyone for the suggestions!

I think I will aim for a G-H (maybe I if I realize I am not color sensitive at all) at vs1.

I will try to reach the 1 carat mark or just under it.

I have looked back at the SAs original email with all the rings he found and there are quite large differences in terms of color and clarity so I'm not too sure if he will be able to source one now that matches those specs exactly.

These were the original diamonds that were found:

.91 carat weight, F colour, VVS2 clarity,
.92 carat weight, E colour, VVS2 clarity,
.94 carat weight, F colour, VS2 clarity,

.95 carat weight, H colour, VVS1 clarity,
.95 carat weight, G colour, VVS1 clarity,
.97 carat weight, E colour, VVS2 clarity,
1.05 carat weight, F colour, VVS2 clarity,
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Is there a reason why so many VVS clarity stones? Did you request that or is that what was available? Going higher on clarity and color is NOT going to mean the stone will sparkle more than one with lower color or clarity.
 
#65
luciness said:
Thanks everyone for the suggestions!

I think I will aim for a G-H (maybe I if I realize I am not color sensitive at all) at vs1.

I will try to reach the 1 carat mark or just under it.

I have looked back at the SAs original email with all the rings he found and there are quite large differences in terms of color and clarity so I'm not too sure if he will be able to source one now that matches those specs exactly.

These were the original diamonds that were found:

.91 carat weight, F colour, VVS2 clarity,
.92 carat weight, E colour, VVS2 clarity,
.94 carat weight, F colour, VS2 clarity,

.95 carat weight, H colour, VVS1 clarity,
.95 carat weight, G colour, VVS1 clarity,
.97 carat weight, E colour, VVS2 clarity,
1.05 carat weight, F colour, VVS2 clarity,
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Hi,

Like you, when I got engaged, my DF and I specifically looked for VVS1 or better because we were concerned about inclusions. I also like colorless diamonds and settled for VVS1 E color 1.12 carats center stone. Mines wasn't a Tiffany but still paid a premium for the above 1 carat mark with VVS1 and E color. I still like D, E, and F diamonds because I like my diamonds set very high so I can see the sides and not only face up, plus I'm color sensitive. But really VVS is an overkilled and expensive because no one, not even you will look at a diamond that closely unless you carry a loup every time you wear your diamond. VS1 is amazingly beautiful. In fact, I'm looking into Tiffany 2 carats and up at the moment. I'm still a D,E,F girl, but I'll settle for VS1 because it is more affortable at the 2 carat mark.

By the way, have you considered Hearts On Fire? They are so sparkly, more so than Tiffany. If you are into sparkles and fire effects, check out HOF. HOF is not cheap but at least they have hearts and arrows and are supposedly the best cut diamonds around. I know, it's not a Tiffany, but the fire is more amazing.
 
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#69
I think I will have to stick with Tiffany since they are exchanging my ring - doubt they will let me return it but thanks everyone for the suggestions :)

It's so ironic how we initially decided to go with Tiffany because we didn't want to use too much time to do research and reading etc but I think I ended up doing more!

Now waiting waiting for the SA to send me diamond specs!!!
 
#70
Let us know when you get some. Don't settle. If you want to break 1c, go down on color/clarity to get there. If you don't care about that, get the color/clarity you want. But without going up in budget you're probably not going to get it all without sacrificing great cut.
 
#72
ame said:
....Its all in the cut quality.
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This. I think this is the lesson here.

It sounds like the in the original purchase the OP's number one priority was carat weight (needing to look like 1.0 to the eye.) And so the SA logically showed her rings in a carat weights as close to 1.0 as possible but within her budget range.
It's a bummer the SA didnt' go on to educate the customer of what they may have to sacrifice in order to obtain a certain carat weight with budget parameters.

It's too bad Australia doesn't let their customer check out the specs. Weird. When I purchased my ring it took a long time and many many visits, with different stones brought in from various locations, each time they pulled out all the info I could possibly want to know about the stones (...with refreshments and snacks too!)

luciness, I hope Tiffany will make finding another stone for you as painless as possible, because not being happy with such a significant purchase is no fun. Good luck.
 
#73
sil said:
luciness, I hope Tiffany will make finding another stone for you as painless as possible, because not being happy with such a significant purchase is no fun. Good luck.
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Vital. Seriously. You HAVE to love this piece. It's a LOOOOOT of money.

And dammit, they better ply you with refreshments.
 
#75
No updates yet :(


Still waiting for the SA to email me his ring search results.

Maybe there is a shortage of rings after valentines day ? ><

I did tel him I will be on holidays for two weeks starting next Thursday and he said he will definitely get back to me before then so I will just be patient!

What type I refreshments does US tiffany have ?! We are just offered tea or coffee here
 
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