Proposal Ring - Part 3

[Jack CWK]

Congratulations on your first step!
Well, yeah I would say that most people would step up in the carat weight in F, VS 2.

As for budget 3.5k, you could land yourself a pretty decent 0.4x carat weight either in E/F. As for the price of solasfera, it will be slightly 15% extra.

Hmm as for the ring size, it can be a bit tricky.
If she is a heavy sleeper, then you can get a string to measure it and get an estimation. Better bigger than smaller.
Imagine during proposing, the ring cant enter the ring finger and have to be put on the pinkie.

Thanks for the info
Will try to take a picture of her hand and ask JP's team to guess her ring size probably... else will have to really measure by string

 

[mero_cwj]

Thanks for the info
Will try to take a picture of her hand and ask JP's team to guess her ring size probably... else will have to really measure by string

Nvm lah even if wrong still got free resizing.

 

[arclai]

How come cannot see your image one?

i am not sure too. can anyone help me post it? thank you

//imgur.com/a/Vj1NF

 

[jysw1986]

Thanks for the info
Will try to take a picture of her hand and ask JP's team to guess her ring size probably... else will have to really measure by string

hahaha take picture abit hard to "agak" also le.
any of her close friend knows?
also, the biggest headache you will have will be the setting!
trust me, the easier part is the diamond, the harder part is the setting if you have no idea what she wants.

 

[derazor]

Seriously use mouth to ask

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[mero_cwj]

Seriously use mouth to ask

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not only did I use mouth to ask, I also used tools to measure her ring size

unless it's really a surprise proposal lah, without having applied for house prior to that. more the exception than the norm these days considering how hard it is to get a BTO flat

 

[hellowucs]

Usually the shop allows ring exchange so if your gf don't mind, can always go back to change.

 

[KinoChoco]

not only did I use mouth to ask, I also used tools to measure her ring size

unless it's really a surprise proposal lah, without having applied for house prior to that. more the exception than the norm these days considering how hard it is to get a BTO flat

I brought mine to shop and measure ring size 2 years in advance, always good to plan earlier . So 'surprise' proposal will still be possible since I've gotten her measurement even before we're 'ready' for marriage

 

[Jack CWK]

I brought mine to shop and measure ring size 2 years in advance, always good to plan earlier . So 'surprise' proposal will still be possible since I've gotten her measurement even before we're 'ready' for marriage

Finally went to JannPaul yesterday evening... served by Joey... excellent experience as well...
I was looking for Solasfera at first but no detail on the next shipping date at all, so I was quoted a Super Ideal Cut:
0.44ct G VS2 HCA 0.9 - SGD2700
Scope images are great from my perspective...

But then she said Octagon is very very nice after she visited JannPaul page... she could differentiate all signature cut sparkling intensity in just a few seconds while I took minutes...
So I have to go again this evening to change that stone I guess...
For octagon:
0.44ct F VS2 - SGD3200
0.435ct E VS2 - SGD3150 -> guess will be this one...

For ring size wise, I showed them the picture of my gf holding phone... they can roughly guess it... but anyway... free resizing 2 times for white gold is there...

 

[KinoChoco]

Finally went to JannPaul yesterday evening... served by Joey... excellent experience as well...
I was looking for Solasfera at first but no detail on the next shipping date at all, so I was quoted a Super Ideal Cut:
0.44ct G VS2 HCA 0.9 - SGD2700
Scope images are great from my perspective...

But then she said Octagon is very very nice after she visited JannPaul page... she could differentiate all signature cut sparkling intensity in just a few seconds while I took minutes...
So I have to go again this evening to change that stone I guess...
For octagon:
0.44ct F VS2 - SGD3200
0.435ct E VS2 - SGD3150 -> guess will be this one...

For ring size wise, I showed them the picture of my gf holding phone... they can roughly guess it... but anyway... free resizing 2 times for white gold is there...

Yeah get the E VS2, much better deal, haha.

 

[Jack CWK]

Yeah get the E VS2, much better deal, haha.

Went there again today... finally I got a 0.44ct F VS2 because there is an quite obvious impurity when I looked at the scope for the E VS2 before they tell me anything...

Just noticed that the Octagon has deeper cut of ~65%...

They will send me the scope images tomorrow... should be good based on what I saw in their shop...

 

[KinoChoco]

Went there again today... finally I got a 0.44ct F VS2 because there is an quite obvious impurity when I looked at the scope for the E VS2 before they tell me anything...

Just noticed that the Octagon has deeper cut of ~65%...

They will send me the scope images tomorrow... should be good based on what I saw in their shop...

VS2 is eye clean, even if you see some inclusions on the scope images it's fine, nothing will be noticed in naked eyes, however, naked eyes do able to differciate E and F. I would still go for E actually out of these 2

 

[bb_100]

Went there again today... finally I got a 0.44ct F VS2 because there is an quite obvious impurity when I looked at the scope for the E VS2 before they tell me anything...

Just noticed that the Octagon has deeper cut of ~65%...

They will send me the scope images tomorrow... should be good based on what I saw in their shop...

Their VS2 is eye clean. So you should not sacrifice colour (noticeable with your naked eye) for a "cleaner" VS2 (not noticeable with your naked eye).

 

[Jack CWK]

Their VS2 is eye clean. So you should not sacrifice colour (noticeable with your naked eye) for a "cleaner" VS2 (not noticeable with your naked eye).

Thanks to you guys for the comments
Honestly, we cant really differentiate E/F even when I asked Joey to see that...
It's depend on whether I will keep thinking about the feather after I bought it... but I think I cant accept that as I will really keep that in my mind later...
Kudos to Joey, who always has excellent service & attitude

These are the scope images

 

[meshpenstand]

Just wondering..

If the diamond is already mounted into the settings..

How much would it affect the scope images?

 

[Hidetoshi]

If at a retailer e.g. Canary Diamond, Michael Trio etc, and the HCA score is below 2 and the diamond looks good physically, how can we check whether it is as "super ideal" as JannPaul's standard?

After all, if only advised to buy after you can see AEST etc then consumers only can buy from JannPaul or White Dwarf already since they are the only 2 that offer to let you see the images. And it's a bit unfair to say if cannot see AEST and not "Super Ideal" means not as good since Super Ideal is technically not even a term used in such retailers. How to check if a diamond from another retailer is as good as a "Super Ideal" cut if AEST is not available? Any specifications to look out for?

Advice will be good since I find that the price is usually less steep and if I can determine myself that the cut is very similar then I would prefer to go for the cheaper option.

 

[KinoChoco]

If at a retailer e.g. Canary Diamond, Michael Trio etc, and the HCA score is below 2 and the diamond looks good physically, how can we check whether it is as "super ideal" as JannPaul's standard?

After all, if only advised to buy after you can see AEST etc then consumers only can buy from JannPaul or White Dwarf already since they are the only 2 that offer to let you see the images. And it's a bit unfair to say if cannot see AEST and not "Super Ideal" means not as good since Super Ideal is technically not even a term used in such retailers. How to check if a diamond from another retailer is as good as a "Super Ideal" cut if AEST is not available? Any specifications to look out for?

Advice will be good since I find that the price is usually less steep and if I can determine myself that the cut is very similar then I would prefer to go for the cheaper option.

I don't think you can, it might be possible to find an 'ideal' based on a range of angle and table % measurements (maybe you can try Google), but I don't think u can really spot a 'Super ideal' without ASETS scope

 

[1000smiles]

If at a retailer e.g. Canary Diamond, Michael Trio etc, and the HCA score is below 2 and the diamond looks good physically, how can we check whether it is as "super ideal" as JannPaul's standard?

After all, if only advised to buy after you can see AEST etc then consumers only can buy from JannPaul or White Dwarf already since they are the only 2 that offer to let you see the images. And it's a bit unfair to say if cannot see AEST and not "Super Ideal" means not as good since Super Ideal is technically not even a term used in such retailers. How to check if a diamond from another retailer is as good as a "Super Ideal" cut if AEST is not available? Any specifications to look out for?

Advice will be good since I find that the price is usually less steep and if I can determine myself that the cut is very similar then I would prefer to go for the cheaper option.

HCA below 2 is out of the super ideal range already. It has to be below 1.4. I wouldn't get a diamond without checking it with the ASET scope. Another way is to buy the scope online and go around checking.

 

[derazor]

If at a retailer e.g. Canary Diamond, Michael Trio etc, and the HCA score is below 2 and the diamond looks good physically, how can we check whether it is as "super ideal" as JannPaul's standard?

After all, if only advised to buy after you can see AEST etc then consumers only can buy from JannPaul or White Dwarf already since they are the only 2 that offer to let you see the images. And it's a bit unfair to say if cannot see AEST and not "Super Ideal" means not as good since Super Ideal is technically not even a term used in such retailers. How to check if a diamond from another retailer is as good as a "Super Ideal" cut if AEST is not available? Any specifications to look out for?

Advice will be good since I find that the price is usually less steep and if I can determine myself that the cut is very similar then I would prefer to go for the cheaper option.

You went white dwarf before ?

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[Hidetoshi]

Yea! White dwarf service is top notch but they unfortunately dont have any diamond in my range at the moment.