pics of my first, second and last ering

[jess1981]

I thought it would be fun to post pics of the rings I had on my journey to find my perfect ering. My FI bought my first ering at zales and I loved it. The style was perfect, but the stone was a little smaller and not the quality that I wanted. We thought we could just upgrade the center stone at Zales later. However, zales upgrade policy requires you to trade in the whole ring. I found another ring at zales that I liked and we decided to upgrade to a different ring. The stone on the new zales e-ring was not eyeclean and it bothered me once I got in normal lighting. I also missed the more understated style of my original ring. So, I decided to take what I learned about diamonds on pricescope and I went to a loose diamond show at zales. I picked the nicest diamond I could without spending anymore money at zales. It was an even exchange and now I am done with Zales. My FI loves that it looks like my original ering only way more sparkly. I am amazed at how much higher quality the whiteflash setting is. I love my final ring so much and I will never change the setting. Even the tiny diamonds on the side glow and sparkle like crazy. I may change the center stone to a ACA from whiteflash when I complete grad school(first things first I guess). My new center stone is beautiful and It is the perfect size for me, I just know the ACA will have a lot more of the sparkle factor. I will put my current center stone in a 3 prong pendant. Thanks for letting me share my story.

first ring
.40 carat, I1 clarity

 

[jess1981]

2nd ring
.75 carat centter stone, I1 clarity

 

[jess1981]

My ring now
.60 carat, VS2 clarity

 

[beechezz]

Jess,

I loved your story, and I love your new, and final, e-ring. It looks so lovely and elegant on your finger! Congratulations!

 

[decodelighted]

Wow ... the final result is just perfect! Is it a Whiteflash stock setting?? Because the proportions seem different ... DEEEELICIOUS!!!! A thin ribbon of bling with a gorgeous center stone. Congrats!

 

[jess1981]

decodelighted: My current ring is a wf stock setting.

Thanks you guys!!!

 

[Rhea]

Those are all really pretty rings. I''m glad that you''ve found one that makes you happy, it''s beautiful and looks great on you.

 

[Catmom]

Your new setting is beautiful and so very sparkly!!!!

 

[mommy2iz]

your new ring definitely takes the cake!!!!! congrats!

 

[Kelli]

Love your new ring! They''re all pretty but Whiteflash is really great!

 

[neatfreak]

Very pretty...great progression!

 

[coatimundi_org]

Fun! Your new ring is really lovely!

 

[EricaR]

That third ring is absolutely divine. Thanks so much for sharing all the photos with us - it was a great read!

 

[laurel25]

I love your new ring! The petite open cathedral is one of my favorite settings from WF and I almost picked it for my eing! It looks so sparkly and beautiful on you - congrats!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Love the WF ring! And I can clearly see the arrows in that diamond, so it must be pretty well cut. I don''t think I''d worry about replacing a stone that nice!

 

[jess1981]

Thanks everyone for taking the time to look and reply.

Diamondseeker: Thanks, I was wondering if I should replace the center stone or not and if it would make a difference. I do love my current stone and it is beautiful. Your comment was nice to hear.

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Jess, what a gorgeous final setting! Love it!

 

[geckodani]

Date: 12/6/2008 5:18:40 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
Love the WF ring! And I can clearly see the arrows in that diamond, so it must be pretty well cut. I don''t think I''d worry about replacing a stone that nice!

I was thinking the same thing! It''s LOVELY! Is that the Petite Open Cathedral setting? If so, there''s a band that matches it perfecty at WF too. What a lovely story. And a dainty and classic final result!

 

[jess1981]

Thanks geckodani. It is the WF petite open cathedral in a couple of months

. I will be sure to post pics when I do.

I do love the stone. It is rated as an excellent cut and was the most sparkly one at zales. I guess I just started thinking that zales diamonds aren''t that fabulous and an ideal cut would be so much better. A local independent jeweler said that the stone seemed to be rated correctly and that it was a very nice diamond. I guess the more you learn about diamonds it is easy to get caught up in the chase for perfection.

 

[Diamond*Dana]

Gorgeous, one of my favorite WF settings.

 

[Cachette]

It looks beautiful Jess!! Thanks for sharing your story.

Cachette

 

[Tuckins1]

I really love the style of the first ring, and I think your current ring really reflects that style! I love it!!

 

[MMT]

Your ring is beautiful, congratulations on finding one that you love