Christmas Gift Idea #6
on 12/19/2006 at 03:17 PM
SI1 is eye clean? Really.
For quite a bit less than half the money, just get her just about as much diamond weight all in one stone. For that kind of money most jewelers will throw in a nice necklace mount or gold ring for free! For $26000 you can easily find a 2 carat F/VS1 with great proportions too, and that’s a nicer rock than a G/SI1
What do you say ladies, better to go with a pretty necklace and smaller stones, or one big one that’s of better quality? Or go with a single stone of equal quality to the necklace, near equal weight and spend the money “saved” to buy a new economy car or a first class cruise around the world?
Hehehehe. Drew, at Neiman-Marcus you’re paying for the name, not the stone. Rich, stupid liberals will buy this crap up by the ton so they can brag that they have a “Suzy Fabrikant”. They spit on your cheap, 3-carat pure blue-white that cost half as much just because you bought it at Zales.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Hey, this is a very pretty piece I think. But it is rather pricey and the stone quality is not what you should be getting when you’re dropping the price of a car on a half ounce of jewelry.
A couple years ago when I was in the market for a diamond (ahem) I found that its a waste of time going to any mall jewelry store. They all want you to believe that “J” is near-white, and that SI2 is a clean stone. The eskimos say don’t eat yellow snow. The Drewskimo says don’t buy yellow ice!
Also, in this day and age when all good stones are cut with computer assistance, there is no excuse whatsoever for buying a less than perfect cut and polish.
Guys, if you’re even thinking about buying a diamond for your lady fair, spend the time and become an expert consumer. It isn’t hard, it doesn’t take that much time, and its something you can do together. Learn why Tolkowski was wrong and how Gary Holloway turned the industry upside down. Get the Sarin scan and know what it shows you. If you know your stuff you can save thousands and buy her a rock that will make all the other ladies green. Which scores you points like you wouldn’t believe!
Last year, I bought my “SO” a very nice “friendship” ring w/1.3 total carats. Took along my buddie’s wife who really knows her “ice” and doesn’t leave the house wearing less than 5 carats. She did some serious haggling for me and got $600 off the ring. The shop was modest in appearance but “sparkling” (sorry) in its content. Most definitely stay away from mall jewelry stores!. Damn Zales commercial that’s running (or trolling if you ask me) on TV now makes me want to hurl a brick through the screen. SO turns to me and says,
“Isn’t that romantic?”, yea right !.
