Engagement Rings (merged)

LEJC

Just remember....the girl gets her platinum engagement ring ....and you now need to save for the platinum wedding ring to sit beside it!!!!!....oh and have I mentioned the eternity ring..........

Magicboo

LEJC wrote: »

Just remember....the girl gets her platinum engagement ring ....and you now need to save for the platinum wedding ring to sit beside it!!!!!....oh and have I mentioned the eternity ring..........

:rotfl::rotfl:
It's great being the girl!!

Ostinato

Just to update those who were asking, I have now bought the engagement ring for my girl.

Now just deciding exactly when and how to do it! Thinking about taking her to see a show and have a stay over somewhere....

themull1

its harder to see inclusions in a round brilliant cut ring than, say an emerald cut or a princess cut, i got my diamond and platinum rings all second hand to get the most for my money. I got a .42 vvs1 f/g princess cut diamond set in platinum, originally from Christopher Wharton for £550, worth £3000.

verandi

Ostinato wrote: »

Just to update those who were asking, I have now bought the engagement ring for my girl.

Now just deciding exactly when and how to do it! Thinking about taking her to see a show and have a stay over somewhere....

That sounds lovely Good luck! Did you go for one of the rings in the vote topic that you made in the end?

Bong74

Just a note to say thanks to some of the advice on here - after proposing in Prague on Saturday night during a fantastic weekend away, we went ring shopping in the JQ in Birmingham today and my new fiance is delighted with her new engagement ring from Marlows in Warstone St.

Excellent, friendly staff - highly recommended. Also liked Newey's and Bicknells. Wasn't keen on a few of the jewellers.

martmonk

All, I've been a long term reader of this thread following my proposal about a month ago and as a result wanted to thank each and every poster who offered sensible advice on what to look for, what to avoid and where to head for further research and advice.

As a result we picked up our ring on Saturday and couldn't be happier with it.

As well as reading a lot of this thread I was also searching for a jeweller with a good reputation close to my home to try and avoid a trip to London or Birmingham. What I found was a lack of information for my area (in and around Newcastle).

So, for those of you who, like me are based in the North East, I'd recommend you go and see Whickham Jewellers, the experience for us was first class from start to finish. We had an idea about what we wanted and after a long chat with a design and budget established they set about making the ring. Took a couple of weeks but is well worth it, it is superb, platinum ring with brilliant.72 D Si and 4 shoulder stones on each side which makes the overall ring just over 1ct.

LEJC

mart....great to see you got your ring it sounds lovely....and good for you in finding an obliging jeweller...a good independant jeweller is worth their weight in gold...no pun intended...

Lamaya

HI

CAn anyone help.

My partner and i have been searching for a ring and i fell in love with one at a independent jewellers. Platnium 0.40 pts ... SI...F....£1800. However he said he could do this in palladium for £1140.

However i have since discovered samara james and they do a similar ring (yasmin) Same grade of diamond but platnium for £1100 ish.

Am i missing something, Why would Samara James be so much cheaper?

Any help would be much appreciated

Lamaya

Can anyone help with the above post?