Anyone have a Diamond Guy?

[warthog]

This is the best value locally.

https://www.mavilo.com

Got an estate piece and then had these guys make a new setting.

Save up your $$. I don't think you'll be staying in the Hostel at JH anymore.

[schuss]

Just checking in to say that in hindsight I should have involved the future Mrs Cruiser in the design process for her ring. As it turned out the original setting lasted like 3 years before she had the stones reset.

I was fortunate to have some stones to use and I should have just proposed with a dummy ring box or whatever so that she'd have been able to have the kind of input she needed. Oh well. Gonna be 20 years this August if I play my cards right...

Hard agree - If you've been together for a while, the fact that you're thinking of it shouldn't be that much of a surprise. If you want to be extra sneaky, say you'd like to get her jewelry as presents and want to see what styles she really likes so you can buy her better gifts. The setting I got my wife was the exact opposite of what I would have chosen, so I'm glad I checked with her.

As far as active women vs. ring - that's what the wedding band is for, the big rock is not for doing active things (or just take it off, whenever we went climbing or did really big hikes the rings come off).

[Brock Landers]

If you are looking for the best bang for your buck and are willing to come to NYC, I can give you a guy in the diamond district that I've done a lot with over the years. Some seriously amazing stones for a couple bucks more than the chains. Your wife's friends can tell the difference in sparkle if that matters to you. Send me a message if so.

WIll do, I could shoot down to NYC at some point in the next couple months.

Shes told me in the past, check with her best friend from home and cousin, they know the type of ring/setting/stone/etc and all that.

A lot of us know Brock. Frankly we're terrified to see the woman who would have him.

Congrats mang. my daughter's gonna be here tonight, I'll ask her. She probably has some ideas but in NY.

Seriously, she wonders what shes doing with me weekly.

Save up your $$. I don't think you'll be staying in the Hostel at JH anymore.

Motel 6!!!

[east or bust]

Need some advice here.

Been to a couple jewelry stores back on the EC. At a place that seemed pretty reputable I got a couple quotes on stones. When I go on a site like James Allen and look at similarity spec'd ones they are like $35-50k... What gives? The James Allen lab diamonds of similar spec are about 60% of what the shop quoted, which I thought was industry standard.

So why are those JA stones so pricey? The ones I saw in person in this shop seemed phenomenal to me.

[WizardOfRoz]

I ordered mine from a place called Point No Point Studio. They were excellent to work with. I believe they're based in Washington. I got a ring for about 5k CAD all in. Definitely was expensive (for me) but then she bought all our outdoor climbing gear so. Win win. Had her best friend help me pick the ring and we nailed it. Just a heads up tho, lead time for the ring to be made from scratch was about 8 weeks.

We did talk about it a lot before I ordered it. No surprise for the style of ring but the ask was definitely a surprise.

[Kevo]

Need some advice here.

Been to a couple jewelry stores back on the EC. At a place that seemed pretty reputable I got a couple quotes on stones. When I go on a site like James Allen and look at similarity spec'd ones they are like $35-50k... What gives? The James Allen lab diamonds of similar spec are about 60% of what the shop quoted, which I thought was industry standard.

So why are those JA stones so pricey? The ones I saw in person in this shop seemed phenomenal to me.

I'm also about to go down the ring path.

I called an made an appointment this week at a custom jeweler in Jackson that my GF and I like.

We're going to have them design something meaningful to us that aligns with our values/ aesthetic preferences. I have a pretty serious aversion to diamonds. We both love sapphires.

Neither of us want to have something that she can't wear to a developing country or inside a ski glove. The ring we have in mind is pretty nontraditional (flush mounted stones, hammered/matte texture platinum or silver or palladium), but it'll be awesome for an active lifestyle.

I think it'll be a fun process.

[HotSchmoo]

Fuck Diamonds.
Agreed.

Marketing Bullshit.
Agreed.

Rubies. Sapphires etc.
Agreed. It's all stupid though.

Marriage is as stupid as buying a diamond bling bling and thinking it means a motherfucking thing aside from a social bribe.
Jewelry, transfer of assets etc shouldn't be a thing.



Fuck the world, this is bullshit. U all fuckoff.

[Brock Landers]

For me, turned out a best friend of a periphery friend is a diamond dealer and his family has been for generations.

There were more setting decisions, the stone itself was easier. Tried to incorporate some of her gram’s ring into it- ended up putting a few of the tiny diamonds embedded in the outward facing band, palm side. If that makes any sense.

Glad I went through the process and went down in person. In the future, I can FaceTime or zoom and save the trip.

[halliday]

Got my wife’s engagement ring from here back in the day:

https://www.bluenile.com/?gclid=EAIa...e+nile+jewelry

Way better prices than jewelry stores. Quality has seemed good. Haven’t checked in on them in 15 years though….

^^This^^ Good prices and they make the process really easy. You can shop stones and settings at your leisure without some sales person up your ass all of the time which doesn't help when you are at the weak point of shelling out for an engagement ring. I bought a nice ring for my (now) wife through Blue Nile and Im happy I did. Some night when your future ex. wife is out with the girls just get a pizza and a six pack and go ring shopping online.

[schuss]

Need some advice here.

Been to a couple jewelry stores back on the EC. At a place that seemed pretty reputable I got a couple quotes on stones. When I go on a site like James Allen and look at similarity spec'd ones they are like $35-50k... What gives? The James Allen lab diamonds of similar spec are about 60% of what the shop quoted, which I thought was industry standard.

So why are those JA stones so pricey? The ones I saw in person in this shop seemed phenomenal to me.

Very few people have the level of sight to determine diamond quality without a loupe and training. You need the scans and plots to actually determine things. Basically anything SI1 or better will be completely eye clean and possibly even untrained loupe clean. Same with color and cut - a lot of that stuff is done with precision equipment and specific math formulae vs. "how it looks".
Buy a diamond from a site as it's usually cheaper unless you have an in (and even if you have an in it's probably a conflict diamond if it's cheap). Lab is usually cheapest for perfect if you don't care. Brilliant Earth is good if you want to go non-conflict, Whiteflash if you're willing to pick and choose through some things (likely some others since I've been married nearly a decade). We've had great experiences with both (wife got earrings from brilliant earth).
For a ring it's good if you have a local jeweler for setting and adjustment, but if all you have are crappy ones, don't sweat it too much.

[XXX-er]

ended up putting a few of the tiny diamonds embedded in the outward facing band, palm side. If that makes any sense. .

The jeweler who forgot to send us a bill did this with the small left over small diamonds from the ex-wife's starter marriage

he called it pave with a little slash over the e

IME a great diamond guy is the one who forgets to send the bill

[skinipenem]

Stanley Unger in New Orleans/ Metairie causeway Blvd.

He's the man. Incredible product including custom made for much less money.

Pm me if you plan to contact him. It'll give me a good excuse to say hello.

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[seano732]

I can’t believe nobody has mentioned Diamond Joe…..

[oftpiste]

This. Diamonds weren't even a thing until 75 (?) years ago? And congrats on finding someone you want to hang with to that degree.

I had a jeweler friend make a sterling engagement ring with a topaz with which I proposed. Then repurposed my grandmother's diamond into a ring that mated with the one I designed. Be different. No idea where it is now lol.

Her birthstone? Your birthstone? A cool tiny rock you picked up on fantastic trip together? Fuck DeBeers and that awful industry.

Get creative man, and congrats.

Fuck diamonds. Been there. Wasted that.

It’s all marketing bullshit. Before debeers convinced women they need diamonds it was just a nice stone ring.
Rubies. Sapphires. Etc. just buy a nice ring. With bling.

Try reselling a diamond. Lucky to get a third of the price.

Marriage is fine. Diamonds are stupid.

Maybe get on one knee and propose with some pocket bacon?

[oldnew_guy]

Need some advice here.

Been to a couple jewelry stores back on the EC. At a place that seemed pretty reputable I got a couple quotes on stones. When I go on a site like James Allen and look at similarity spec'd ones they are like $35-50k... What gives? The James Allen lab diamonds of similar spec are about 60% of what the shop quoted, which I thought was industry standard.

So why are those JA stones so pricey? The ones I saw in person in this shop seemed phenomenal to me.

Please don't take this the wrong way.

Are you telling me that you are coming to TGR for advice on buying a $35,000+ rock?

[ötzi]

Fast Cash Pawn in Pawtucket is apparently the place.

[neufox47]

Diamonds decrease in value by about 40-60% as soon as you walk out of the jeweler. Buy a second hand stone from a reputable reseller, have it polished and design a custom setting.


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[skinipenem]

Get a sapphire or something like that.

We buy no diamonds for reasons as quoted above, plus the historical ethical issues with the diamonds trade.

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[MagnificentUnicorn]

Fuck Diamonds.
Agreed.

Marketing Bullshit.
Agreed.

Rubies. Sapphires etc.
Agreed. It's all stupid though.

Marriage is as stupid as buying a diamond bling bling and thinking it means a motherfucking thing aside from a social bribe.
Jewelry, transfer of assets etc shouldn't be a thing.



Fuck the world, this is bullshit. U all fuckoff.

Preach brother!


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[digitaldeath]

Ya my “diamond guy” is a 12 year old boy with no dinner for him at home



Scumbag


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