Mreader
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Is this price lower than they usually are? They have tons of reviews so are they new? This is a size I’ve been interested in!
Is this price lower than they usually are? They have tons of reviews so are they new? This is a size I’ve been interested in!
The price is very good. I paid around $1500 for 1.5 ctw and $1000 for 1 ctw from Costco!
I have these--bought preloved on Pricescope. They are GORGEOUS and get a lot of attention. They are not new; I have stalked them for a while and they have been sold on and off for years. They were just recently put back up on the site.
You got the deal of the century lol I remember that preloved listing!
The price is very good. I paid around $1500 for 1.5 ctw and $1000 for 1 ctw from Costco!
Guys, I bought these hoops and I have to admit I’m a little disappointed because they don’t seem to sparkle in the way that everybody had raved about it. Do you think it’s worth rolling the dice and returning them and re-buying them in hopes to get a pair that is more sparkly? Has anyone done this before or has anybody bought multiple items and noticed a difference in sparkle? Curious about the input. I might start a thread, depending on the responses.
Yes, I have done this twice, once each with two different jewelry pieces. Each time I have noticed small differences in color or sparkle.
So not that dramatic in other words?
Oh yeah I have done that. Also blasted them w my espresso machine steam wand. I might try to take a video later if I can get them to show what they look like irl.
Oh yeah I have done that. Also blasted them w my espresso machine steam wand. I might try to take a video later if I can get them to show what they look like irl.
@mellowyellowgirl @mayaINaU OK here are quite a few links. I’m moving my head a little bit too fast in the ear shots lol. The best shot is the last one where it’s in direct sunlight.
Ear in sun:
Ear again:
In direst sun which is the best I can get it to look:
From a bigger distance away
Blah indoor lighting where they look the worst
@mayaINaU since you have the same pair I’m curious if yours dramatically out sparkle what you see in the videos.
They look bright and white and just not seeing a lot of scintillation. I’m also not at my permanent residence and won’t be until the middle of August so I cannot compare them to a half eternity I have in an MRB. All the stones I have with me right now are old cuts.
I would say mine look like yours in the sun, but they do lack sparkle indoors if I put them on a finger and look down at my hand. I did an experiment in front of the mirror (night time, just artificial lights in the bedroom)-- I put the hoop on my finger and looked at it in the mirror from maybe 2.5 feet away. There was a lot of scintillation when looking in the mirror, but not when I was looking directly down at my hand. I think the summary of the difference between these and the IDJ-PS quality stones is that the IDJ PS quality bracelet displays a lot of scintillation whether looking down at my wrist or looking at it from farther away in the mirror. The Costco hoops do not display that degree of scintillation in all environments. I think that might be why people notice them when looking at them from farther away. I looked at the prices for IDJ and they are significantly higher for 2 carat hoops, but maybe you would be happier contacting them and asking about PS-quality stones?
Oh, @Mreader ! I was hoping these would be sparkle bombs for you and I couldn't wait to see them! I, too, see what you mean about a lack of scintillation in the videos.
FWIW, I own a pair of much smaller Costco hoops (one of my first diamond purchases!) and I have the same problem. A lack of SPARKLE. My husband says he can see a definite difference between them and my other ACA diamond earrings in grocery store lighting. I never wear those hoops. (They also sit funny in my ears. Haha)
I ordered some Costco drop diamond earrings for a wedding recently. I returned them as I did not go to the wedding and I was not blown away by the sparkle of the earrings.
I still love my Costco tennis bracelet, but my earring purchases have not worked out as well. Maybe cut is actually more important on the ears because of the way light hits the diamonds? I'd be curious to know if they source the diamonds for their earrings and tennis bracelets from the same place.
Please keep us updated on these!
I will keep you updated- still on the fence. How awesome that you have ACA - that would certainly outsparkle all others!
I noticed that they do sparkle more in lowlight in the mirror. I just can’t video that because the camera doesn’t capture it. And no, this isn’t something I wanted to spend a ton of money on. I’ve wanted diamond hoops for a very long time, but if I were going to spend thousands, it’s gonna be on a ring that I can see on my finger.if I paid what you did I would 100% keep them. I still got a good price, so I’m on the fence bc the diameter is perfect and I don’t foresee finding others in the same price range.
Oh, @Mreader ! I was hoping these would be sparkle bombs for you and I couldn't wait to see them! I, too, see what you mean about a lack of scintillation in the videos.
FWIW, I own a pair of much smaller Costco hoops (one of my first diamond purchases!) and I have the same problem. A lack of SPARKLE. My husband says he can see a definite difference between them and my other ACA diamond earrings in grocery store lighting. I never wear those hoops. (They also sit funny in my ears. Haha)
I ordered some Costco drop diamond earrings for a wedding recently. I returned them as I did not go to the wedding and I was not blown away by the sparkle of the earrings.
I still love my Costco tennis bracelet, but my earring purchases have not worked out as well. Maybe cut is actually more important on the ears because of the way light hits the diamonds? I'd be curious to know if they source the diamonds for their earrings and tennis bracelets from the same place.
Please keep us updated on these!
@Heathcat24 @Mreader Yes, I think you are right. There have been a few threads on the topic of cut for earrings vs. rings, but basically you can get away with a shallower cut in an earring because it is not affected by obstruction the way a ring on the hand would be. I would be surprised if Costco were thinking about it that deeply, but it could be why these look good to an observer on the ear but not on the hand.
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/ideal-diamond-stud-proportions.274345/
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I am wondering if anyone has insight into the visual differences between the Whiteflash, Brian Gavin (or Distinctive Gem), in-house premium lab stones, vs. ones chosen by our consumer experts here from Loosegrowndiamond? I have 1 ctw ACA studs, and am obsessed with how beautiful they are...but...www.pricescope.com
Mainly in low light and further away which is impossible video conditions!
I will keep you updated- still on the fence. How awesome that you have ACA - that would certainly outsparkle all others!
I’m oddly invested in the outcome of this! Would you say it’s less sparkly than your general diamond melee?
I have a dodgy engagement ring we bought at 19 and it’s atrociously cute so it sparkles but……not really…..
It’s definitely less sparkly than the melee I get now that I’m more cluey.
Ear in sun:
These are such a nice size. Can you order a second pair and return the one you don't like?
That’s what I’m tempted to do but idk if it will really look different and the it’s a PITA![]()