Just wanna add on to the conversation here.
As the other HWZers have spoken, everyone here is looking for the better diamond at the best price point that they can get. Here's a detailed breakdown on why I went for JP in the end:
I was looking at a range of 0.5-0.7c diamonds for the engagement ring.
After visiting MT, eClarity, Vivo, JP and the standard BnM shops, I nailed it down to a 0.6 carat as my sweet spot.
Compared the diamonds at JP and the other local retailers and found that the service offered at JP was great and the SA (Ranjit) was not pushy at all. I actually learnt and had great advice from him as well.
For referemce, here's a comparison done with other signature lines from WF and BG.
In the end, I went with JP because it was:
- getting a better diamond compared to the Signature lines online
- their Super Ideal Cut is really no horse run. Sometimes you can even save more $$ if you can get the SA to find you an Ideal Cut that was not categorised under SIC due to their stringent QC (I was unlucky not to be offered this option)
- I was willing to pay 5-10% over online price to have the legwork done for me
- 100% lifetime trade-in value compared to getting the Signature cuts from local retailers
- relatively cheaper compared to getting it online (maybe cheapest if you get your foreign colleague to bring it out of Singapore and claim GST relief)
- get to see, feel and touch the diamond and check it under the loupe before you buy
- have additional stuff like 2 free resizes, free polishing and the option to customize the setting if I wanted to (but I didn't and went with a standard setting).
- free diamond education lesson with JP if you're not inclined to learn online first
Anyway, here's the link to the diamonds referred in the Excel sheet
Brian Gavin Black 0.593 F VS1
Whiteflash ACA 0.6 F VS1
JannPaul SIC 0.6 E VS1
Just wanna add on to the conversation here.
As the other HWZers have spoken, everyone here is looking for the better diamond at the best price point that they can get. Here's a detailed breakdown on why I went for JP in the end:
I was looking at a range of 0.5-0.7c diamonds for the engagement ring.
After visiting MT, eClarity, Vivo, JP and the standard BnM shops, I nailed it down to a 0.6 carat as my sweet spot.
Compared the diamonds at JP and the other local retailers and found that the service offered at JP was great and the SA (Ranjit) was not pushy at all. I actually learnt and had great advice from him as well.
For referemce, here's a comparison done with other signature lines from WF and BG.
In the end, I went with JP because it was:
- getting a better diamond compared to the Signature lines online
- their Super Ideal Cut is really no horse run. Sometimes you can even save more $$ if you can get the SA to find you an Ideal Cut that was not categorised under SIC due to their stringent QC (I was unlucky not to be offered this option)
- I was willing to pay 5-10% over online price to have the legwork done for me
- 100% lifetime trade-in value compared to getting the Signature cuts from local retailers
- relatively cheaper compared to getting it online (maybe cheapest if you get your foreign colleague to bring it out of Singapore and claim GST relief
- get to see, feel and touch the diamond and check it under the loupe before you buy
- have additional stuff like 2 free resizes, free polishing and the option to customize the setting if I wanted to (but I didn't and went with a standard setting).
- free diamond education lesson with JP if you're not inclined to learn online first
Anyway, here's the link to the diamonds referred in the Excel sheet
Brian Gavin Black 0.593 F VS1
Whiteflash ACA 0.6 F VS1
JannPaul SIC 0.6 E VS1
setting prices online is more expensive. i think thats where they try to recover their $$ from. most of the time, people have no choice to buy the setting with the diamond unless you plan to just propose with the diamond only. lol. if not they need to find another place to set the diamond whch is abit more troublesome.
for online, you will also have to ship back the ring to them if you want them to polish or resize your ring which will add up the costs.
i had to resize my ring 2 times with jp. 1st time was wrong ring size, 2nd time was when my wife got pregnant
setting prices online is more expensive. i think thats where they try to recover their $$ from. most of the time, people have no choice to buy the setting with the diamond unless you plan to just propose with the diamond only. lol. if not they need to find another place to set the diamond whch is abit more troublesome.
for online, you will also have to ship back the ring to them if you want them to polish or resize your ring which will add up the costs.
i had to resize my ring 2 times with jp. 1st time was wrong ring size, 2nd time was when my wife got pregnant
