Proposal Ring - Part 2

[jhchoo85]

anyone has any idea the status of the jannpaul contest?

I Msged Paul on Facebook yesterday bro he told me the results out next week

 

[Kelly Red]

i heard wedding rings online are cheaper but need to buy from authentic and proven sellers... is this true?

I think this is true. Well known sellers have a reputation and have been in business for a long time and you can read their reviews and do research about them online. Like Kay and James Allen and Jared and other big names.
design.kay-diamonds.com/engagement-rings
jamesallen.com/engagement-rings/
Buying online is usually cheaper. You need to do the research of course.

 

[teqrise]

thinking of refunding the heart shape diamond i got from bluenile, anyone know how does the return thing works? what are the shipping charges etc.

 

[RazerDA]

So when is your proposal?

mine? still planning, some changes due to gf work committment, so i need replan everything again..lol..

 

[delson_tan]

mine? still planning, some changes due to gf work committment, so i need replan everything again..lol..

Having more time is always better.

 

[[GorgeouS]]

thinking of refunding the heart shape diamond i got from bluenile, anyone know how does the return thing works? what are the shipping charges etc.

Most of the online websites have a refund policy.. but have a time limit.. think it's like 30 days or something.. But the only troublesome thing is the shipping charges back cos you'll likely have to bear the cost of it. I've got no idea about the shipping charges. You should check with them on that one.

 

[teqrise]

Most of the online websites have a refund policy.. but have a time limit.. think it's like 30 days or something.. But the only troublesome thing is the shipping charges back cos you'll likely have to bear the cost of it. I've got no idea about the shipping charges. You should check with them on that one.

thanks gorgeous. I should have done my research first...
anyway, i did not know there are other shapes with hearts and arrows. i got the heart shape because i was going for something different, other than the normal cuts.... what is the difference between angel and cushion?

 

[RazerDA]

Having more time is always better.

yeap..dont wish to rush, after all its a one time thing, defintely not the best out there, but the effort put in and seeing her smile is worth it..

 

[Glitzger]

Anyone is the person who ordered the wedding bands with mini solesfera diamonds? Hoping to get something similar and would like to know the cost.. PM me if you are here.. =)

 

[PPkiller]

ya he is...

 

[jhchoo85]

ya he is...

You ah??
What design you do?

 

[PPkiller]

go find.. lol

 

[eVofiRe]

Anyone is the person who ordered the wedding bands with mini solesfera diamonds? Hoping to get something similar and would like to know the cost.. PM me if you are here.. =)

what mini solesfera? from jp?

Btw, didn't you put a deposit on a cushion Brellia? Your pic is the Angel diamond! Not the Brellia!

This is the Brellia

This is the Angel

ya lah! considering design nia.. tsk tsk

 

[Venturedge]

Why is the Expert Selection more expensive than ACA?

Hi people,

Can anyone kindly explain why the Expert Selection cost more than the ACA?

Both are F, VS1, almost the same carat, 0.534 vs 0.535. Certificate dates also close enough, June 09 2011 and July 14 2011.

The ACA HCA is 0.8 while the Expert Selection is 1.9...

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/compare.aspx?idnos=2680240,2291002

 

[jhchoo85]

Hi people,

Can anyone kindly explain why the Expert Selection cost more than the ACA?

Both are F, VS1, almost the same carat, 0.534 vs 0.535. Certificate dates also close enough, June 09 2011 and July 14 2011.

The ACA HCA is 0.8 while the Expert Selection is 1.9...

http://www.whiteflash.com/loose-diamonds/compare.aspx? idnos=2680240,2291002

The aca definitely looks better. Given what I've read it's possible that some diamonds have a brown hue instead of the normal yellow, which is discounted further. That's the biggest problem with buying online, you don't know what you can't see..

 

[DawnMin]

The aca definitely looks better. Given what I've read it's possible that some diamonds have a brown hue instead of the normal yellow, which is discounted further. That's the biggest problem with buying online, you don't know what you can't see..

Strange, i can't see the diamonds on the link

 

[[GorgeouS]]

thanks gorgeous. I should have done my research first...
anyway, i did not know there are other shapes with hearts and arrows. i got the heart shape because i was going for something different, other than the normal cuts.... what is the difference between angel and cushion?

This is my compilation while searching for my diamond

Hihi! Haha that's true, I spent 2 weeks went to everywhere, wrote emails to the internet vendors too. I was interested in fancy shapes early this year because my gf wanted something special, but the problem is the lack of brilliance is very very obvious, so bo pian i was set on round hearts and arrows not ready to spend my money on something that looks like glass... although it's much cheaper

Later learned about other rare shapes that has hearts and arrows, but you can't get them locally
(1 thing i learned is that, you can't but just by certificate alone). It's like shopping in the dark. When you start seeing more diamonds, you will notice that besides brilliance(use idealscope) , symmetry also is an important factor, 99% of the time when you see a round hearts and arrows, you will notice the hearts abit wrong here and there, that affects the arrows too, the arrows in the end also twisted turned in some weird directions... it's a big turnoff when you want to look for a perfect diamond for your SO and when you're looking at the diamond, you see imperfections.

THEN i realized that singapore have our own vendor that brings in premium cuts like cushion brellia and angel cut hearts and arrows, lol made life alot easier for me already. so I get best of both worlds of a special shape and H&A brilliance.

if consider price against symmetry/brilliance/whiteness i'll rank something like that:

1.) Cushion Brellia by JP
2.) Solasfera by JP (i think very close fight with brellia)
3.) Super ideal by JP / ACA by whiteflash (i don't dare to buy online but i know alot of bro's here will)
4.) Angel cut by JP
5.) Octavia by GoG (this is an alternate to asscher cut if you like the glassy look)
6.)Brilliant Lady21 by JP / Star 129 by GoG
7.)BlueNile Signature Round / James Allen true hearts
11.) Hearts on Fire / Destinee (pricing is absurd against quality)
8.) Normal Rounds
9.) Normal Princess or radiant
10.) Normal Cushion
11.) Other shapes like hearts/ovals/emeralds

Have you gone to retail shops to see their heart shape diamonds before? You should see some of them and pay attention to the shape. I've seen some very very ugly heart shapes before.. the bottom part is like an inverted triangle and the top parts are like 2 "lup lup" semi-circles. It looks very weird.. Literally like a fusion of 2 semi-circles and a triangle. When it comes to fancy shapes, I think it's even more important to see the diamond yourself, before you buy.

The cushion is a soft pillow shape with hearts and arrows. We own about a carat sized one(thinking about upgrading color though). The performance you see is like a super ideal round, nice fire and sparkles but personally to me i like it better than even a round. It just looks much cleaner and perfect, hard to describe, but alot of guys and gals here will agree with me

The angel is a cut corner square, rougher edgy look with bigger fire. Even though it's a hearts and arrows also it looks quite different IMHO, something to do with it's table i think because it's flatter. Don't quote me, it's just my observation...

so if you want something special but have a performance that =/exceeds a round go for one of the above, or the solasfera but it's a round with extreme performance

 

[Glitzger]

what mini solesfera? from jp?

Yah, check out their FB page... Mini solasfera looks good... Am thinking of customising wedding bands with them but the design I have in mind is a design from one of the jewellery retailers, not sure if JP will be ok with 'copying' their designs..

 

[Venturedge]

Strange, i can't see the diamonds on the link

you can click on my link to see the diamonds, don't know why his reply got the link edited. would like to have your input on this.

 

[DawnMin]

you can click on my link to see the diamonds, don't know why his reply got the link edited. would like to have your input on this.

The ACA is definitely better. Why the other is more expensive, well, i'm uncertain. What jchoo mentioned is highly possible that some diamonds are discounted for brown "hue"s as per the regular yellow. To some, it's not that big an issue but it's just not as desirable to most people. Still, it's always best if you can view the diamond.