Need help finding an engagement ring!
01-10-2007, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by bigygf,Jan 10 2007, 06:32 PM
if the girl has friends with monster rocks and the guy is whipped there's a chance she might have her heart set on the hope diamond
what's a guy to do
what's a guy to do
$25k seems little too much for a ring, I would think $15K is a reasonable amount. Well, it all depends on your income and net asset. If your girl is happy and you can comfortably afford a $25k ring, why not?
3 month net income after tax is so much less than 3 month gross income, sometimes is 1 to 2 ratio.
01-10-2007, 06:45 PM
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even I think 25k is a bit much for an engagement ring.. but then again i'm no where near getting married so what do I know haha. i think ball park 15k is about right for a decent sized nugget with good clarity and quality. I think my sister's rock was about that much and her rock was a decent size.
01-10-2007, 10:06 PM
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I think a nice 1.5 carat princess cut or round cut diamond in the highest clarity would be something I'd get.
Damn..just checked Blue Nile and a 1.5 carat, colorless, and FL/IF clarity is around $30K.
Damn..just checked Blue Nile and a 1.5 carat, colorless, and FL/IF clarity is around $30K.
01-10-2007, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Voodoo_S2K,Jan 10 2007, 11:14 PM
Like I said, Blue Nile is a rip off.
01-10-2007, 10:17 PM
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I would gather about half that. Hard to say though because colorless and flawless diamonds of that size are extremely rare and really not worth the money since one or two steps lower in the scale look the same. IMO.
01-10-2007, 10:28 PM
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thanks for all the replies...
We've been looking every day for 2 weeks.. she didn't like any except for the ones at Tiffany. $4k for the wedding band, $18k for the engagement ring.
the only thing is that the engagement ring is only a 1 ct.. I want a bigger one that still has the same color and brilliance for the same price!
she doesn't care how much the ring costs, but I care about how good the ring looks..
We've been looking every day for 2 weeks.. she didn't like any except for the ones at Tiffany. $4k for the wedding band, $18k for the engagement ring.
the only thing is that the engagement ring is only a 1 ct.. I want a bigger one that still has the same color and brilliance for the same price!
she doesn't care how much the ring costs, but I care about how good the ring looks..
01-10-2007, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by lilazngrl4o8,Jan 10 2007, 07:45 PM
even I think 25k is a bit much for an engagement ring.. but then again i'm no where near getting married so what do I know haha. i think ball park 15k is about right for a decent sized nugget with good clarity and quality. I think my sister's rock was about that much and her rock was a decent size.