Proposal Ring - Part 3

[tansux]

Congrats!!

I don't know why, but all the SG retailers have their own size chart. It's not standardized. The best is to ask them to convert to US size for you so that it is easy for you to convey the right size to all retailers.

ok,thanks for the guidance again

 

[Mooxie]

ok,thanks for the guidance again

Welcome! All the best

 

[Shinji Kagawa]

Hi Guys, I will be proposing overseas!

Any tips or things I should be aware of? I hope alarm bells dont start ringing when I go through customs. Dont want to have to propose to her at the security gate.

 

[H0cusP0cus]

Take out from box, put into a small ziplock and put into wallet.

I took the ring to London thru Dubai stopover without an issue!

Good luck!!!

Hi Guys, I will be proposing overseas!

Any tips or things I should be aware of? I hope alarm bells dont start ringing when I go through customs. Dont want to have to propose to her at the security gate.

 

[summersky1986]

for me, not really a surprise anymore as she is well aware and really to settle down , i guess??

she is just waiting for me to present it as a surprise to her only...

she dont wear any ring so cant stole her ring... i went to try with her with a dummy ring, which is how i found out the size is about 2 size different...

Thanks for your help. I will try to see see look look again

Minor size difference can be corrected with a clear rubber coil which is coil to the underside of the ring to tighten it for the wearer. You can utilize the free resizes closer to your wedding. JP provides those coils for free

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[Mooxie]

Hi Guys, I will be proposing overseas!

Any tips or things I should be aware of? I hope alarm bells dont start ringing when I go through customs. Dont want to have to propose to her at the security gate.

Good luck! Your wallet is the safest place to store your ring when you go through the customs

 

[CaptainFantastic]

I had a hard time choosing the 4 prongs in either classic orientation or the NSEW orientation and stucked in the shop damn long just to compare and see whichever that looks better on my finger In the end, I chose the 4 prongs in classic orientation as to which suggested by JP’s staff Joey And it’s also easier to flush down with the wedding band. I somehow felt that the NSEW orientation doesn’t really look good on my finger maybe cos my fingers are too long? Seems like the classic one look better instead.

I think the classic orientation you chose was the better choice. Your fingers are very long.. the NSEW orientation somehow makes your fingers look even longer.

 

[CaptainFantastic]

Hi Guys, I will be proposing overseas!

Any tips or things I should be aware of? I hope alarm bells dont start ringing when I go through customs. Dont want to have to propose to her at the security gate.

The walk thru metal detector will confirm sound when you carry the ring with you. Its safer to keep the ring in your carry on bag and then let the bag pass through that xray scanner. Or if you put in your wallet, leave the wallet on the xray scanner.

Or, its also quite funny and unique to propose at the security gate
You dont have to keep worrying during the trip on when to propose. hahaa

 

[Mooxie]

The walk thru metal detector will confirm sound when you carry the ring with you. Its safer to keep the ring in your carry on bag and then let the bag pass through that xray scanner. Or if you put in your wallet, leave the wallet on the xray scanner.

Or, its also quite funny and unique to propose at the security gate
You dont have to keep worrying during the trip on when to propose. hahaa

hahahahha! It's true and really tough to propose overseas, can't concentrate well cause keep thinking about the proposal. Security gate ftw

 

[lance88]

See many guys here focus so much on the tech and specs.. Posting so many charts from JP where they uses magnifying scope to see the difference.

No doubt, I been there too, its addictive. I tried booking JP but to no avail as its last min, so end up being at eClarity which is just 15 mins walk away. I learnt a very important aspect when choosing a ring, dont stick to the technical sheets, goes with what your eyes tell you.

What do you think girls will ask her first when they saw her ring, the H&A chart? Definitely No. Carat being the 1st and then maybe the color, but next is most probably the 3Exs as it determine the sparkles.

I think its very interesting to see what kind of girl you are with, when you go with her to choose diamond ring. And good luck to you LOL

 

[CaptainFantastic]

See many guys here focus so much on the tech and specs.. Posting so many charts from JP where they uses magnifying scope to see the difference.

No doubt, I been there too, its addictive. I tried booking JP but to no avail as its last min, so end up being at eClarity which is just 15 mins walk away. I learnt a very important aspect when choosing a ring, dont stick to the technical sheets, goes with what your eyes tell you.

What do you think girls will ask her first when they saw her ring, the H&A chart? Definitely No. Carat being the 1st and then maybe the color, but next is most probably the 3Exs as it determine the sparkles.

I think its very interesting to see what kind of girl you are with, when you go with her to choose diamond ring. And good luck to you LOL

The point is not about what your eyes tell you, but getting best value for what your money's worth. The tech and specs is what influences how the diamond looks and its price. Like someone posted before, diamond quality can be separated into different quality tiers. Each tier will have its own pricing. JP sells SIC. Eclarity doesn't. Theirs is the normal Excellents or the most Ideal cuts. If you compare the prices with the Ideal cuts and Excellents, JP's side HOH is priced better. When I compared specs for specs, HOH quoted me almost 1k cheaper than what Eclarity offered.

Also, jewelry shops have those jewelry shop lights that will make all stuff shiny. That's their trick. So how to use your eyes? lol
Or you can try to bring outside to compare in natural lights.

 

[KinoChoco]

The point is not about what your eyes tell you, but getting best value for what your money's worth. The tech and specs is what influences how the diamond looks and its price. Like someone posted before, diamond quality can be separated into different quality tiers. Each tier will have its own pricing. JP sells SIC. Eclarity doesn't. Theirs is the normal Excellents or the most Ideal cuts. If you compare the prices with the Ideal cuts and Excellents, JP's side HOH is priced better. When I compared specs for specs, HOH quoted me almost 1k cheaper than what Eclarity offered.

Also, jewelry shops have those jewelry shop lights that will make all stuff shiny. That's their trick. So how to use your eyes? lol
Or you can try to bring outside to compare in natural lights.

I believe most of other dealers try to always counter customers who've been to JP by saying things say specs & scopes doesn't matter much, most important is what u can see with your eyes or some even say JP's aset images are doctored or saying aset is useless and then attempt to throw in some of their random cheap light return performance report. Have seen too much of these merchants, typical sales talk to kick people off from the actual facts

 

[lance88]

The service I had was professional, maybe not as details with so much tech specs like what I read so far. We did not speak of any other store. She only remind me what you(aka ur wife) see is what matter the most. My budget is low as compared to most bros here.

I bring my gf there to pick ring and it's a good experience to me. Just sharing.
0.45ct, VS1, E, 3EXs at 2.4K with ring inclusive.

 

[Miltah]

The service I had was professional, maybe not as details with so much tech specs like what I read so far. We did not speak of any other store. She only remind me what you(aka ur wife) see is what matter the most. My budget is low as compared to most bros here.

I bring my gf there to pick ring and it's a good experience to me. Just sharing.
0.45ct, VS1, E, 3EXs at 2.4K with ring inclusive.

Congrats. It’s great to include your gf along as after all she’s the one wearing. Everyone’s got different budget and for some, the price difference vs the marginal improvement of a SIC is just not worth
And the savings can perhaps be put to other uses...

 

[Miltah]

I bring my gf there to pick ring and it's a good experience to me. Just sharing.
0.45ct, VS1, E, 3EXs at 2.4K with ring inclusive.

But frankly, if it’s under 1ct, I would have gone F or G color, vs2 and even SI1 for a bigger size ( at probably a similar price)

 

[CaptainFantastic]

The service I had was professional, maybe not as details with so much tech specs like what I read so far. We did not speak of any other store. She only remind me what you(aka ur wife) see is what matter the most. My budget is low as compared to most bros here.

I bring my gf there to pick ring and it's a good experience to me. Just sharing.
0.45ct, VS1, E, 3EXs at 2.4K with ring inclusive.

Ok la. Buy already, no need to think too much. You happy, she happy, can liao. Tbh, I'm sure your future wife will be very happy with any diamond ring you get her. For us men, its more on the technical side. Money is hard earned. Every penny counts. We will hunt for the best value to stretch the dollar

 

[lance88]

Ok la. Buy already, no need to think too much. You happy, she happy, can liao. Tbh, I'm sure your future wife will be very happy with any diamond ring you get her. For us men, its more on the technical side. Money is hard earned. Every penny counts. We will hunt for the best value to stretch the dollar

From your 2 reply, you seems to relate high specs=high value (I would use the word "price" instead) when it comes to woman stuff, value does not really relate well. Where value can also mean relationship, the prices of item, or/and your tech specs.

1. The moment you bought the item, the value drops instantly at 50%
2. You may get reject because xxx reasons
3. If you bought design/any appearance aspect she dont like, you risk a lot
4. Does she really cares about the 3EXs, the ideal cuts or the special cuts? Maybe, but who knows, perhaps she wanted diff shape instead of round. (but this is where the big chunk of money goes to)

I personally dont recommend to overspend on this. If she is for you, she will be for you. Just be reasonable on the cost. But yes, at the end of the day, its best that both are happy which is the most important regardless of how much is being spent.

 

[CaptainFantastic]

From your 2 reply, you seems to relate high specs=high value (I would use the word "price" instead) when it comes to woman stuff, value does not really relate well. Where value can also mean relationship, the prices of item, or/and your tech specs.

1. The moment you bought the item, the value drops instantly at 50%
2. You may get reject because xxx reasons
3. If you bought design/any appearance aspect she dont like, you risk a lot
4. Does she really cares about the 3EXs, the ideal cuts or the special cuts? Maybe, but who knows, perhaps she wanted diff shape instead of round. (but this is where the big chunk of money goes to)

I personally dont recommend to overspend on this. If she is for you, she will be for you. Just be reasonable on the cost. But yes, at the end of the day, its best that both are happy which is the most important regardless of how much is being spent.

I think you misread it.. That's not what I meant at all. I mean getting something that has the most worth.

For example,
Diamond A: 0.51 F VS1 $3,000
Diamond B: 0.51 F VS1 $2,000
Diamond C: 0.51 F VS1 $1,000
(these prices are just examples only)

All 3 diamonds on the GIA certificate is the same. GIA certified and all EXC, etc. To you, how do you know the diamond that you're getting is worth which price? This would depend on the technical data, likes the scopes, light performance etc. To each our own, some will find Diamond C to have the best worth since its the cheapest. Or some might find Diamond A to be worth it if it has better light performance. Everyone has their own opinion and priority.

But what if you're buying diamond C, but paying the price of $2,000 which can actually get you a better diamond (B)? From your eyes or certificate, you would not know. You will need the technical data for this.

So without the technical data, it is very difficult to tell whether diamond is ''worth'' it or not. Which is why I'm trying to say that is why all the bros here are into the technical data, to check whether the diamond they are buying it worth it

 

[Shinji Kagawa]

Hi Guys, I will be proposing overseas!

Any tips or things I should be aware of? I hope alarm bells dont start ringing when I go through customs. Dont want to have to propose to her at the security gate.

Thanks for the tips guys. Collected my ring from JP today and they gave me a plastic ziploc to hold the ring. The tricky bit now is to transfer without her knowing.

 

[EdenHazard]

She said yes!

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congrats pdq~ how long did u all date before propose?