what do you think is a reasonable price for this ring?

how much would you expect to pay for this ring?

  • 3k-4k

  • 4k-5k

  • 5k-6k

  • 6k-7k

  • more than 7k

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#16
Contessa said:
It's all relative on the artist and the amount of work involved. Some designs are very time consuming- this one is a good example. The irony is that one artist may charge more or less depending on their skill, popularity etc.....

Bottom line, anything hand-crafted is just like purchasing a work of art. You're paying for the artist's time, skill, and workmanship AND for having something truly unique which at the end of the day, could be priceless?!
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Contessa, I completely agree. when I first wrote the post I was still in shock of finally seeing the numbers and needed time digesting it. I think the same goes for my fiance. but his work was truly exquisite, and the best i've seen so far in terms of craftsmanship and the style is just so perfectly me... and we're in LA so there are lots of options...

i love old, ornate style things...including furniture (furnitures and sculptures are my favorites in museums...my mom used to sculpt).

swanky: oh yes, I should've said what do you think is the retail for the ring, not reasonable. 'reasonable' is so subjective and for an artist's work...well that's hard to determine. again, i think it was the shock that spoke for me :P

ame: yes...you know what actually, I was deathly scared he'd say something like 9k, since some of the other styles that I liked while looking elsewhere had cost that much.....shucks for expensive taste I suppose! I mean, I was thinking of a particular band for my fiance from philip also and I happen to find out that ring was initially designed by philip for himself when he was getting married and it retails for 6800 apparently. :shocked:...oh but his work really is so gorgeous that I can see many many more future work to be done by him for me....I just need to save up some $$! :graucho: hehe

overall, thanks so much for your input everyone. I think it does come down to the fact that this will be a one of a kind design hand made by a jeweler that I can trust for his skills that is nothing short of an art piece. it wish it to be an heirloom piece that I will pass onto my daughter if she wants it in the future :D and also it means so much....this ring is the signifies our love for the past 7 years and mark of a new beginning. oh I just can't wait to be a 'family' with him !! :yahoo: <3 <3 <3

written by an extreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemely happy happy (and thankful) koala.
 
#21
The ring is gorgeous! I don't know if I missed this but what is the TCW of the setting? The setting is very intricate...I don't doubt it would be around 6k. Personally, I don't think this is an unreasonable price for a unique piece. You won't see yourself coming/going. Congrats!!!
 
#22
:D aw thanks girls!

so actually I kind of forgot to ask tcw for the setting, i'm making a list of questions to ask next time we go in. actually do you girls wanna help me honing some of the questions that i should ask that i probably forgot last time?

1. tcw of the setting and the avg specs of the melee diamonds used
2. i kinda wanna ask him if we can have a tiny tiny bit of euro-shank to prevent spinning of the ring, what do you think? (not too obvious ones, just slight thickening at the bottom to get it to be stable...i reeeeeeeeeeeally hate it when my rings turn)
3. so the way the setting is right now for the asschar diamond, the prong is not really a prong, it's like semi-bezel setting and i like how smooth it is, i wonder if we can still do that with mine too. i guess we really need to talk about what the prongs are gonna look like especially if we add a halo to it. have you guys seen really really small halo with bezel type setting for rounds? if you have, can you post some pix for me?
4. oh and routine cleaning! i know bluenile and few other jewelers clean their own pieces for free...is that common? i wonder if he does that service too. he did say that any repair (unless it's apparent that i did something to it...like...run it over with a truck, was his example. lol) will be free and those few other cases he'll just charge for his time and material used. oh so he said that's not in any writing, but it's on his reputation, so is that normal?

oh man, there are so many small detail questions that i really should talk to him about before he start building it! any other inputs??
 
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