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I am open to any and all comments! This is an engagement ring to replace my old one.

1. I don't want it very high set, but it is important to me that I can stack rings flush. Can anybody confirm that will be possible?

2. Do you see any glaring issues?

3. I love the petal design under, but will it make the stone appear ugly in anyway?

4. I'm thinking about maybe making the side stones smaller?

Tysm!

Any guesses on what this set cost?

3ct oval center stone with hidden halo and oval half eternity band, set in 18k solid yellow gold.

Just celebrated a milestone birthday and decided to “gift” myself a toi et moi ring for my right hand. I worked with Lucy from Provence, who did an amazing job selecting the stones and getting the design right. She was wonderful to work with!!

10K yellow gold setting, 4.03ct radiant, 3.06ct pear, ring size US 7.25

Paid $1,665 + a $22 import fee with DHL

People with Marquise, what are your opinions about V-prong? I love everything about that ring, but the V-prong is making me consider a little more. I know it protects the stone better, but I'm not sure if it looks good. I've been looking at the prongs too much to have a fair judgement tbh

Hi everyone, could you please provide your opinion on the following Marquise diamond.

It's not taken in the best lighting, but I'm unsure if this is a good diamond in terms of bowtie, cut, etc. Overall, is this a good diamond?

It is a 3.02 Carat, D, VVS2

Thank you!

Specs: 2.50ct VVS2 brilliant cut pear fancy vivid blue lab diamond

I already purchased the diamond (I know, wrong move) without having asked for a video. The gem360 video barely showed any bowtie. However when the actual gem video was sent to me, even the seller agreed that the bowtie was very obvious. They refunded me.

My partner is telling me that bowties add character and depth. I agree, but I think in this case it's too overpowering. What do you think? Thanks!

Hi!

Can anyone with an engagement ring with diamonds on the sides (front/back) of your ring give me insight into how they’ve held up?

I know it’s typically frowned upon because it can scratch up wedding bands but I like the look personally. As I’m getting ideas for a ring, this is something I’m strongly considering but want to hear from people who have this.

Would you recommend it? Do you replace stones often? Anything I should keep in mind or just completely avoid it?

TIA😊

A month or two back, I posted about a Sette pinky ring that I really liked. Unfortunately, the ring from Sette was two tone. I literally avoid white gold like the plague. 1. It doesn’t look good on me, and 2. I am severely allergic to nickel. So, if I want something in white gold, I would need them to use palladium instead of nickel to get the while color.

There were other things I wanted changed as well. The original ring is 4.5mm and 1.8mm thick. This ring is 6mm and 2.2mm thick. Happy at Starsgem was able to fulfill my requirements and it came in way under budget. It’s approximately 9.1g 14k. I can’t wait for her to arrive. She’s a whole beast of a pinky ring. Size: 3.5 US

Y’all, I really love Happy. She just goes along with my whims and makes magic. She’s never mean and she always gets me a fantastic price. I will never stray from her again.

I’ll post a photo when she arrives.

I currently have two pairs of lab created diamond stud earrings - 0.75 tcw round YG bezel/basket setting F-G / VS2-SI1 and 1 tcw round WG martini setting F-G / VS2-SI1 - and am ready to finally add a third pair. Specifically, I would like another pair in YG, 2.0 tcw (because shrinkage is real, right? lol), pear cut, with a martini setting. I've narrowed it down to a pair from Miadonna and a pair from Virabyani, but could use some advice/opinions on which ones to choose, please!

The Miadonna ones are more of a martini-like style, I think, and I'm curious if there's any advantage/disadvantage to the way the Miadonna ones are set verses the Virabyani ones. Also, if I go with the Miadonna pair, I'm not sure if the differences in color/clarity would be noticeable and thus worth the increased price. If you were choosing between these pairs, which ones would you go with?

ETA: The Virabyani ones come in screw or push back - same price. I know screw backs are usually preferred, but I really don't have a preference and am equally happy with either!

I found this highly rated local jeweler that specializes in lab diamonds for an engagement ring upgrade. After going in for two consultations, we excitedly put down a $1,200 deposit for this 3.1 elongated cushion diamond pictured in the first photo. They told me they could put it on my current engagement ring band (pictured in the last 2 photos) and add a hidden halo. The estimate they gave us all-in was $5,700 before tax.

But another jeweler from the store just called me and said the 2 sales associates I saw last week gave me bad information and that she cannot in fact put that stone on my engagement ring . Her exact words were, “can I do it? Yes, will you like it? No.”

Instead, she said she wants to use my current small stones from the engagement ring and put the metal towards the price of a totally new ring so that she can start from scratch and build on that because it will be more sturdy for the stone and more aesthetically pleasing.

She was talking a lot about why it wouldn’t work and that I should love it because it’s my upgrade, it’s a beautiful stone, etc. but she was dancing around the new price so finally I asked how much more it would cost than the estimate they gave us. She said $8,700 pre tax. So that’s a 50% increase—plus I wouldn’t be able to visually see the ring that she is going to create for me, whereas in the store I was able to hold the stone up to my engagement band and I liked the look of it.

What do you think? Does this stink? Is she just trying to upsell me? Should I find a different jewelry store and see if they’re willing to put a similar stone on my engagement ring or should I believe her that I need a totally new ring?

We are likely going to ask for our deposit back. I am totally bummed. This was supposed to be my 10-year anniversary upgrade 😩

UPDATE! They just emailed the itemized new estimate and it’s now $10,700 just 2 hours later!!! I am shook.

Hi guys I am currently in the market for a pink diamond but I noticed there’s a lot that is very peachy/ orangey. Did anyone notice a difference when they ordered something like this and it was less orangey in person and more of a neutral pink?

My bf and I are designing my ring and based on what I like, I wonder if it would be within budget (max $7k, kinda pushing it tho). And if that’s the case, do you guys have any bespoke jewelers you would recommend? I’m currently talking to a few jewelers I found on TikTok but open to other suggestions.

I’m mainly looking at a compass prong two-tone setting with 14k yellow gold band and white gold/platinum head. Band width between 2mm and 3mm depending on which setting we choose. Carat size will be between 2.5-3 for OMC with ratio between 1.2-1.3 because I prefer the rounder corners. As for pear, I like the champagne/brown color but also open to white. Pear would be set east to west so I’m thinking a 2 carat with a smaller ratio. My ring size is a 4.25

Most places we’ve looked at for an OMC are charging an arm and a leg 😭. Also when looking for an OMC, are there things I should avoid? And is there such a thing as a brilliant OMC? I love the faceting of an OMC but I also want that sparkle factor too.