Diamond engagement rings

[ASB]

granted, however it is nice to have a certificate stating such

agreed I missed the colour, aim for blue/green these are the most expensive

Milan.

Pink and red fancies will really cost.

[Churchill]

I keep thinking to myself there is some good cash to be made buying from there and then selling over here.

VAT?

[milanbenes]

i bow to your superior knowledge :-)

Milan.

[Ardesco]

For the layman get one of those jeweller magnifying glasses and check to see f you can see any faint black dots in the diamond. If you can it's rubbish and don't buy it

[gingerjedi]

I have a mate who spent 8k on a ring at De Beers in Knightsbridge, he was always going on about the 'buying experience' and how well he was treated, well I'm not feckin surprised there! His GF was travelling the world with a friend so he decided to surprise her by turning up out of the blue, she was in Cambodia at the time and had been sleeping in hostels so he booked a swish hotel and proposed whilst having a meal at the hotels roof top restaurant on the first night, she said "I'll think about it" and to make things worse she said she wanted to extend her trip by another 3 months!!

I almost wet myself laughing when he told me, he's the type who is always showing off so he got what he deserved really.

She eventually returned and said yes, they are getting married at her family Châteaux this summer... she is loaded so I guess in the end it was money well spent.

[PAH]

She eventually returned and said yes, they are getting married at her family Châteaux this summer... she is loaded so I guess in the end it was money well spent.

Lucky blighter. There's not even a black forest gateaux in my family. Can't beat a bit of black forest, well I do prefer brunettes.

[Swamp Thing]

Not wishing to pour any cold water on your joyous moment...

- By all means take her off somwehere nice
- Pop the question
- Present the ring

BUT ALSO

- Get her to agree do do a polygraph (so you can prove she's not after your undoubtedly considerable contractor-driven wealth)
- Have her sign the pre-nup which your solicitor prepared the night before (which she'll sign while she's dizzy with happiness)
- Then enjoy a celebratory glass of champagne for a job well done

Just making sure you have the full picture here........

[NetwkSupport]

AZZIK

My dad is an ex-De Beers valuer and can sort out a diamond or possibly even the ring too, as his cousing makes jewellry to order. If you want his details then let me know.

[Ivor1]

My misses mentioned want she wanted so I took a mental note, couple of months later I popped down to Hattan Gardens. It was going to cost me £5400 that was 1 carat on a plat band, the diamond was near best quality. I didnt propose.

We should think ourselves lucky I was told in Ireland its x 2 months salary , my lady is Irish. The whole cost of the ring put me off so I didnt bother.

I couldnt even tell the differences between a sh*t diamond and a good one, I was looking at one ring and asked him what carat it was and he told me it was glass lol

[gingerjedi]

Not wishing to pour any cold water on your joyous moment...

- By all means take her off somwehere nice
- Pop the question
- Present the ring

BUT ALSO

- Get her to agree do do a polygraph (so you can prove she's not after your undoubtedly considerable contractor-driven wealth)
- Have her sign the pre-nup which your solicitor prepared the night before (which she'll sign while she's dizzy with happiness)
- Then enjoy a celebratory glass of champagne for a job well done

Just making sure you have the full picture here........

Ah so romantic!

I bought the ring and a week in Italy, tried to propose at the Trevi fountain but the 'looky looky' guys wouldn't leave us alone so I did it a few days later in Venice... she cried... result