I have a big anniversary coming up and I want to buy my wife an eternity ring. I found two extremely nice rings and I am having difficulty deciding between them and would greatly appreciate any advice or opinions. Both rings are oval stones which I like because they are not as common in eternity bands and I think they look elegant. Both rings are set in platinum.
The first ring is 16 stones averaging .41 points (total 6.56 carats). with the diamonds ranging in size from .37 to .46. Based on the cut the diamonds are very evenly matched. The stones are all GIA certified and inscribed and I will actually get 16 GIA certificates. The stones are all D color and VS1 clarity or better. It really is a gorgeous ring and rare to have all oval stones evenly matched with such good quality stones.
The second ring is 15 stones averaging .50 points (7.52 total carats) with stones ranging from 47 to 56. The cut of the diamonds are also evenly matched, with the oval cuts in this ring being less elongated (wider stones) and appearing visibly larger. Only 5 of the stones in this ring are certified and the colors range from D to G. The clarity averages VS2. Thus, this ring contains larger stones, but of lesser quality.
The price of the rings is very close, with the smaller stoned ring actually being a touch more expensive--but not enough to affect my decision. In addition to the smaller ring having better quality stones, the jeweler (actually a wholesale diamond dealer that i really trust and like) states that the smaller ring is slightly more expensive because it is extremely difficult to assemble 15 D color oval stones of equal proportion for an eternity band versus the larger bands that have colors ranging from D to G in order to get the same proportions. Thus, I would be paying a premium for the collection of stones (and the 10 additional GIA certificates). Does anyone have advice as to whether I should buy the ring averaging .41 carats with the better stones or is the larger ring of sufficiently good quality that I am better off going for the larger ring? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The first ring is 16 stones averaging .41 points (total 6.56 carats). with the diamonds ranging in size from .37 to .46. Based on the cut the diamonds are very evenly matched. The stones are all GIA certified and inscribed and I will actually get 16 GIA certificates. The stones are all D color and VS1 clarity or better. It really is a gorgeous ring and rare to have all oval stones evenly matched with such good quality stones.
The second ring is 15 stones averaging .50 points (7.52 total carats) with stones ranging from 47 to 56. The cut of the diamonds are also evenly matched, with the oval cuts in this ring being less elongated (wider stones) and appearing visibly larger. Only 5 of the stones in this ring are certified and the colors range from D to G. The clarity averages VS2. Thus, this ring contains larger stones, but of lesser quality.
The price of the rings is very close, with the smaller stoned ring actually being a touch more expensive--but not enough to affect my decision. In addition to the smaller ring having better quality stones, the jeweler (actually a wholesale diamond dealer that i really trust and like) states that the smaller ring is slightly more expensive because it is extremely difficult to assemble 15 D color oval stones of equal proportion for an eternity band versus the larger bands that have colors ranging from D to G in order to get the same proportions. Thus, I would be paying a premium for the collection of stones (and the 10 additional GIA certificates). Does anyone have advice as to whether I should buy the ring averaging .41 carats with the better stones or is the larger ring of sufficiently good quality that I am better off going for the larger ring? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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