hi everyone!
my boyfriend and i are just beginning our diamond search and would appreciate any help we can get. we''ve done our share of internet research, however, some things (ok, quite a few things) are still quite foggy and we have quite a few questions so bear with us. so far, here''s the story.
originally, i liked the lucida from tiffany''s but upon closer inspection, i didn''t like the thickness of the lucida band with the 1-1.25 carat size that we are looking at. i still love the shape of the lucida diamond itself but discovered that it''s not possible to just buy the lucida diamond alone.
so on we went to another jewelry store where i saw an elara diamond which i really liked. once again, however, i didn''t like the elara band but i did see a different platinum band there that the jeweler assured me could be set in more of a mid-profile manner (even though it would normally have been a high profile ring). i''m wondering if this is standard practice (i had originally asked for a low profile ring because i need to wear gloves for work) as i can imagine potential light distribution problems if the diamond is set lower than it was originally intended for a particular band. any thoughts on the band?
upon further research, i learned of the dream diamond and the flanders cut diamond that has similiar shape to the elara diamond and now i''m utterly confused as to what the differences are between the three. from what i gathered, flanders seems to either be the old name for the elara or the "unbranded" name (still unclear as to which one is correct or if either is correct). could someone clarify the difference between the elara and flanders? now, we also learned that the elara and dream diamond are branded diamonds but are they worth it in terms of quality? Because of the shape of the diamonds that we are considering, we were unclear as to how to clearly evaluate the specs to check for quality. also, we have yet to find a store that sells both the elara and dream diamond as we would actually like to compare the two side by side but it seems impossible at this point in time. so what are the pros and cons of the elara versus dream versus flanders? info on pricing would be helpful also (i''m assuming the elara and dream diamond should be set since they are branded?)
any help here would be greatly appreciated as we''d like to make an educated decision before buying. sorry for the long-winded email but we were very excited to have stumbled upon such a big group of knowledgable people all in one place! thank you in advance for your time!
PS: any locals have any advice for jewelry stores in the sf bay area? anywhere from walnut creek to sf to san jose is acceptable.
-cheryl
my boyfriend and i are just beginning our diamond search and would appreciate any help we can get. we''ve done our share of internet research, however, some things (ok, quite a few things) are still quite foggy and we have quite a few questions so bear with us. so far, here''s the story.
originally, i liked the lucida from tiffany''s but upon closer inspection, i didn''t like the thickness of the lucida band with the 1-1.25 carat size that we are looking at. i still love the shape of the lucida diamond itself but discovered that it''s not possible to just buy the lucida diamond alone.
so on we went to another jewelry store where i saw an elara diamond which i really liked. once again, however, i didn''t like the elara band but i did see a different platinum band there that the jeweler assured me could be set in more of a mid-profile manner (even though it would normally have been a high profile ring). i''m wondering if this is standard practice (i had originally asked for a low profile ring because i need to wear gloves for work) as i can imagine potential light distribution problems if the diamond is set lower than it was originally intended for a particular band. any thoughts on the band?
upon further research, i learned of the dream diamond and the flanders cut diamond that has similiar shape to the elara diamond and now i''m utterly confused as to what the differences are between the three. from what i gathered, flanders seems to either be the old name for the elara or the "unbranded" name (still unclear as to which one is correct or if either is correct). could someone clarify the difference between the elara and flanders? now, we also learned that the elara and dream diamond are branded diamonds but are they worth it in terms of quality? Because of the shape of the diamonds that we are considering, we were unclear as to how to clearly evaluate the specs to check for quality. also, we have yet to find a store that sells both the elara and dream diamond as we would actually like to compare the two side by side but it seems impossible at this point in time. so what are the pros and cons of the elara versus dream versus flanders? info on pricing would be helpful also (i''m assuming the elara and dream diamond should be set since they are branded?)
any help here would be greatly appreciated as we''d like to make an educated decision before buying. sorry for the long-winded email but we were very excited to have stumbled upon such a big group of knowledgable people all in one place! thank you in advance for your time!
PS: any locals have any advice for jewelry stores in the sf bay area? anywhere from walnut creek to sf to san jose is acceptable.
-cheryl
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