White Diamond Sola Tiffany Ring!!!

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#196
kohl_mascara said:
It would not be weird at all. I went and tried on a bunch of rings without my DF while we were shopping for the soleste. They rarely ask why I'm looking at rings, but when they do, I just tell them what you just told us . . . that you saw pics of the soleste online and you just had to see it in person! :p
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Okay awesome! Maybe I'll go soon then and look. Thanks! :smile1:
 
#197
acrowcounted said:
I just wanted to say that I did the Tiffany upgrade as well and they did send it away to be appraised but it was only 5 business days for me, not anywhere near 6 weeks. I think they send it to NYC so since I'm in Boston, maybe that helped the turn around time but I would still think a week or two max should be how long it takes. Good luck with your decision!
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Thanks for the info. I'm in Maryland so I'm thinking it would be around the same turn around time. The only problem I can see with that program for us would be the 5 year time-frame you have to upgrade it in. Honestly, it's a fair amount of time. But we're young, just about to graduate college within the next year, pay for a wedding, and a house (all within the next two years hopefully). I just can't tell whether we'll have the money to upgrade in 5 years. He's said in a few years, but who knows. I'll update you guys when I talk to him more seriously about it! Hopefully I'll be a proud owner one day haha. :smile1:
 
#199
Hmm, 5 days?? That makes more sense. I even asked the SA about whether it would be faster if I went to NYC adn she said no. I'm guessing she just wanted my business to stay in Canada. That time frame made us decide to just get the one we wanted now since our anniversary just passed and we could have afforded the whole thing in a few more months anyway.

As for the 5 year thing . . . most SA said they weren't very strict on that. I assume that if they want to get a fat commission they will work some magic. ;)

There is a thread about the Tiffany's upgrade policy. Lots of happy customers.

honeybeez, No problem about the pictures (except clear hand shots! too many sparkles, and too many hands to hold still!). Yes, the center is 1.22. Well, we don't have the official papers yet, dh thinks it's 1.23 . . . all the same. I can't see going larger in this setting. Maybe in a HW micropave where there is only one halo.
 
#201
I did look at the yellow diamond version as well. It was pretty. I just wasn't sure I was a yellow diamond person, and the yellow really distinguished where the double halo was and where the diamond was (so if you are going for a smaller size, you will notice more, I think) whereas the white seemed bigger because there wasn't as muchdistinction.

However, if you like the distinction, then yellow is better. I think a lot of people are a bit confused with mine: they can clearly see the outter diamonds and just tons of sparkle inside, but they aren't sure if there is a large diamond in there. (They usually ask.)

Maybe that's why DH's family hasn't shown a great deal of interest??

Do you think it is weird that only the guys have seemed to make comments on the ring? None of my sisters in law or mother in law have really mentioned it. DH is starting to doubt his taste!! Ha ha ha!

It's a pretty spectacular ring, yes?
 
#202
Hi Frosted, It is defo a stunning ring - don't doubt that for a second! Not sure why your DH family have not shown interest.....do they have signiificantly large rings? But I do think it is weird, yes. x
 
#204
frosted said:
I did look at the yellow diamond version as well. It was pretty. I just wasn't sure I was a yellow diamond person, and the yellow really distinguished where the double halo was and where the diamond was (so if you are going for a smaller size, you will notice more, I think) whereas the white seemed bigger because there wasn't as muchdistinction.

However, if you like the distinction, then yellow is better. I think a lot of people are a bit confused with mine: they can clearly see the outter diamonds and just tons of sparkle inside, but they aren't sure if there is a large diamond in there. (They usually ask.)

Maybe that's why DH's family hasn't shown a great deal of interest??

Do you think it is weird that only the guys have seemed to make comments on the ring? None of my sisters in law or mother in law have really mentioned it. DH is starting to doubt his taste!! Ha ha ha!

It's a pretty spectacular ring, yes?
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OMG tell your DH he has AMAZING taste - my friend and I were DROOLING over the white diamond solestes today! She has a similar custom ring and still couldn't put the Tiff's one down. When it comes to sparkle for the dollar I haven't seen it's equal! Enjoy and do not worry about others, they are probably green with envy!:p
 
#205
frosted said:
I did look at the yellow diamond version as well. It was pretty. I just wasn't sure I was a yellow diamond person, and the yellow really distinguished where the double halo was and where the diamond was (so if you are going for a smaller size, you will notice more, I think) whereas the white seemed bigger because there wasn't as muchdistinction.

However, if you like the distinction, then yellow is better. I think a lot of people are a bit confused with mine: they can clearly see the outter diamonds and just tons of sparkle inside, but they aren't sure if there is a large diamond in there. (They usually ask.)

Maybe that's why DH's family hasn't shown a great deal of interest??

Do you think it is weird that only the guys have seemed to make comments on the ring? None of my sisters in law or mother in law have really mentioned it. DH is starting to doubt his taste!! Ha ha ha!

It's a pretty spectacular ring, yes?
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it is a gorgeous ring!! i saw a large selection of these in vegas.. omg i didn't want to leave!!

the ladies probably didn't comment b/c they were jealous :laugh:

bf and i are shopping for engagement rings hopefully this summer... this is def on top of my list!!

does anyone know how the american prices compare to the canadian prices for tiff diamonds?
 
#206
i think the soleste with the double halo already makes it look very big.
when i tried on a 0.92, it is so big ...very big. when u see the ring 0.88 carat on kohl at the first page...it is already very very big and beautiful. i dont think need to buy 1.5 carat or 2 for this ring. it will look too much~!
frosted ring look very nice too. :)
the only concern is, will the centre stone look lost ? haha..
and hey, there is a new micropave from harry winstone in oval shape. do chk it out and tell me ur opinions.
 
#207
materialgurl said:
it is a gorgeous ring!! i saw a large selection of these in vegas.. omg i didn't want to leave!!

the ladies probably didn't comment b/c they were jealous :laugh:

bf and i are shopping for engagement rings hopefully this summer... this is def on top of my list!!

does anyone know how the american prices compare to the canadian prices for tiff diamonds?
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Ooh I know this!

MUCH WORSE... I was trying on a pear yellow diamond pendant yesterday and it was $17,300 in Canada and $15,200 USD... and our dollar is STRONGER right now! HOWEVER... skip on over to my yellow diamond thread because the Canadian stores are being quite reasonable (at least Bloor St. was!) with the exchange rates being as they are right now... she said "we don't do price adjustments or sales ever... but we are sensitive to the strength of the dollar right now" and recognized basically that it makes absolutely no sense for a diamond to be 20 or 30% more expensive here when the dollar is at par. So when I said I'd love to buy it today (if you're serious they're listening!) but would have to ship it back to NYC (I had NY send in a few to look at in person - a good idea!) and buy it there and pick it up in person (would actually have been cheaper to fly there and back and get it than get it here for $17,300 + taxes), she spoke to her manager and they came back with the US skew price ($15,200) AT yesterday's exchange rate... which brought it to $14,909 CND!!! It actually came to LESS and I didn't have to pay duty or smuggle it over and stress the whole way. I could not BELIEVE it - I kept waiting for her to say, "but we have to charge this..." and she didn't! :)

Make sure when you bring it up that they know you're ready to buy and that you're also ready to buy that one or the equivalent in the US. And go to Bloor if you can - Yorkdale is less lenient with a LOT of things for some reason. I really wanted to buy here - I'd rather support our economy than the US's (no offence to our American neighbours!) ... plus it was just cleaner... but was not going to spend $3K more to do it. That's almost a LOVE bracelet! LOL. Would rather spend $3K on a vacay centred around picking it up down there than blow it for no reason! I was really really impressed that they did this and am sure if you deal with Bloor St. they will be reasonable with you as well, especially on a bigger ticket item like diamond rings! Good luck!
 
#208
Agree with surfer girl Jen. We went to blur and told them we would be going to fl the next weekend and purchase it there.

Also had a bad experience at yorkdale. The sa didn't really seem to think we were serious when we first went in. She didn't want to spend time helping us find the right ring, just rushed us out to think about it at home.

I wonder if blur will work with us o. The wedding band too? We will be popping in this weekend.

I'll have to reassure dh that everyone on tpf thinks he has awesome taste. I think for him since we spend so much time with his family, he was hoping for a big reaction to the tons of money he laid down. Spending so much time with family, we don't get out with a lot of friends. I get to enjoy looking at it all the time, and hear strangers comments, but he I think he was hoping for some oohing and ahhin, what an awesome husband you are from his family.


I'm not sure if it comes larger than 1.5, really I don't know why you'd want it that big. I think the hw is better if you are looking for a large diamond like that.
 
#209
surfergirljen said:
Ooh I know this!

MUCH WORSE... I was trying on a pear yellow diamond pendant yesterday and it was $17,300 in Canada and $15,200 USD... and our dollar is STRONGER right now! HOWEVER... skip on over to my yellow diamond thread because the Canadian stores are being quite reasonable (at least Bloor St. was!) with the exchange rates being as they are right now... she said "we don't do price adjustments or sales ever... but we are sensitive to the strength of the dollar right now" and recognized basically that it makes absolutely no sense for a diamond to be 20 or 30% more expensive here when the dollar is at par. So when I said I'd love to buy it today (if you're serious they're listening!) but would have to ship it back to NYC (I had NY send in a few to look at in person - a good idea!) and buy it there and pick it up in person (would actually have been cheaper to fly there and back and get it than get it here for $17,300 + taxes), she spoke to her manager and they came back with the US skew price ($15,200) AT yesterday's exchange rate... which brought it to $14,909 CND!!! It actually came to LESS and I didn't have to pay duty or smuggle it over and stress the whole way. I could not BELIEVE it - I kept waiting for her to say, "but we have to charge this..." and she didn't! :)

Make sure when you bring it up that they know you're ready to buy and that you're also ready to buy that one or the equivalent in the US. And go to Bloor if you can - Yorkdale is less lenient with a LOT of things for some reason. I really wanted to buy here - I'd rather support our economy than the US's (no offence to our American neighbours!) ... plus it was just cleaner... but was not going to spend $3K more to do it. That's almost a LOVE bracelet! LOL. Would rather spend $3K on a vacay centred around picking it up down there than blow it for no reason! I was really really impressed that they did this and am sure if you deal with Bloor St. they will be reasonable with you as well, especially on a bigger ticket item like diamond rings! Good luck!
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thanks surferjen,

i saw your thread after!!

you know.. i thought the last time our dollar was stronger (prob like 3 yrs ago?) canadian tiffanys actually lowered their prices..? why are they not doing it this time?

unfortunately i live in vancouver.. so i only have one tiffanys to go to... but i have to say, i received excellent customer service there before! they let me exchange a ring after 3 years!! so i guess i'll try my luck =)
 
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