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Just thought about this more... if anything this works in Canadians'' favour. Prices for almost everything are lower in the US, and with our dollar on par, we essentially save a bundle. For example, if something typically costs $1000 in the US and $1300 in Canada, then when the US dollar is strong, buying in the US doesn''t make any sense, since with the exchange rate is costs a Canadian as much or more. But with the dollar on par, we pay 30% less in the US, and if it''s true we don''t have to pay duty of jewelry, then this is a great deal!
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Hi DD!!
I''m just followed up on this thread, and saw that you were considering buying from one and having it set elsewhere...which is a great idea in some situations. In yours, however, I dont see the benefit.
Not that all knife-edge solitaires are created equally; they are not. However, I''m fairly certain that you would be happy with the selection a lot of the PS vendors offer in white gold, knife-edge. They are typically classic in style, great quality, and extremely reasonably priced (you can go as low as $200!). If I were you, I''d have them set their own stone in their own setting, have it shipped, and then decide.
If you are really not satisfied by the vendors setting, you can always take that piece to a local jeweler and have them re-set it. Chances are you’ll be happy with it, and in the even you are not fully satisfied, you’re only out around $200.
I say this based on personal experience. I thought "how hard is it to set a stone?!" and I learned that some jewelers do not have the same level of detail and attention that our PS vendors do. A perfect example is setting the stone so that the arrows are positioned correctly beween the prongs. A small detail, yes. But why cover-up a beautiful arrow with a prong if you don’t have to!
When I had my stone set here in Toronto, the jewler actually reuined my setting with her poor workmanship, and I had to take it elsewhere, (PAY AGAIN for it to be reset) where the new jeweler had to remake my head. It was ugly. In hindsight, I would have just had WF do the setting of the stone.
My friend ordered a H&A stone from WF and had them set it in their knife edge cathedral setting. He did this because he really wasn’t sure what he was looking for in a setting and figured that by spending “only” a little bit on the setting, his fiancé could ‘upgrade’ later if she wanted. Honestly, it was spectacular. The workmanship and the entire piece itself was flawless.
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