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Good place to buy diamond earrings?
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Lola
in a heartbeat.... bluenile.
my husband has bought several things from them (including my engagement ring) and they are amazing!
EDIT: what a lucky woman... diamond earrings are classic
my husband has bought several things from them (including my engagement ring) and they are amazing!
EDIT: what a lucky woman... diamond earrings are classic
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Lola
excellant quality. you can actually choose the diamonds you want. i cannot say enough good about blue nile.
AznAnarchy99
Lifer
i was looking at bluenile and saw some really nice pendents that i would want to get for someone for Christmas.. but i was hoping for something in the $30 range shipped. know of any other good places?
Future Shock
Senior member
Bought my ex-wife her engagement ring at Blue Nile - fantastic customer service, fantastic documentation on the diamonds, fantastic educational help on the site.
Basically, they are the on-line branch of at least two large diamond dealers - one in New York (I know because my stone was shipped from there to Blue Nile's workshop for fitting onto the ring). Thus their stones are the same that you would look at in NYs diamond district - except that their reports and numbers on the stones actually make it far easier to buy a diamond (for many of us, myself included) than seeing it in person. Even with a loupe, could you travel to 2-4 dealers, look at stones, and try to compare them visually - and be accurate about it? Nope, I would rather see the evaluation reports, look at the table and cut numbers, and then figure out what trade-offs I wanted to make (and their slider-based user interface is THE best way to do this). And their prices are VERY good...
Anyway, the diamond was fantastic - probably the only thing about that relationship that deserves that word...
Future Shock
Basically, they are the on-line branch of at least two large diamond dealers - one in New York (I know because my stone was shipped from there to Blue Nile's workshop for fitting onto the ring). Thus their stones are the same that you would look at in NYs diamond district - except that their reports and numbers on the stones actually make it far easier to buy a diamond (for many of us, myself included) than seeing it in person. Even with a loupe, could you travel to 2-4 dealers, look at stones, and try to compare them visually - and be accurate about it? Nope, I would rather see the evaluation reports, look at the table and cut numbers, and then figure out what trade-offs I wanted to make (and their slider-based user interface is THE best way to do this). And their prices are VERY good...
Anyway, the diamond was fantastic - probably the only thing about that relationship that deserves that word...
Future Shock
Scarpozzi
Lifer
Check some of your locally owned jewelry stores. They usually have a nice selection and can save you money compared to if you decided to buy from a chain. Blue Nile is definitely nice quality and I would rate them over any retail chain, but they also are more expensive than some local dealers would be.
goodoldgold.com and whiteflash.com
I bought the engagement ring from whiteflash because they are located in Houston. Judging by the people's reaction on the pricescope forums, both of these places are very trustworthy. A $2k budget may be tough to stay under with their diamonds though.
I bought the engagement ring from whiteflash because they are located in Houston. Judging by the people's reaction on the pricescope forums, both of these places are very trustworthy. A $2k budget may be tough to stay under with their diamonds though.
For loose diamonds, I've found Union Diamond cheaper than BlueNile for equivalent quality. However, not so sure about their earring selections.
If you look through your yellow pages, you may find a public wholesale dealer (usually around 10% markup, instead of most jeweler's %80-150 markup). These guys usually work with all the major jewelers, and can get you damn near anything that isn't custom made for the chains, i.e. Zales, Helzberg, etc.
As an aside, you may be able to get up to .8CTW earrings for $2k, if you're shopping quality diamonds....
If you look through your yellow pages, you may find a public wholesale dealer (usually around 10% markup, instead of most jeweler's %80-150 markup). These guys usually work with all the major jewelers, and can get you damn near anything that isn't custom made for the chains, i.e. Zales, Helzberg, etc.
As an aside, you may be able to get up to .8CTW earrings for $2k, if you're shopping quality diamonds....
Bluenile is good for jewelry.
I use dirtcheapdiamonds for loose diamonds. Unbelievable service and prices. Both stones I bought from them appraised for over 2x what I paid. Last one was a gorgeous IF F color emerald cut....had to get it cause my wife lost her engagement ring (thank god for insurance). Bought the stone and had it set locally...
I use dirtcheapdiamonds for loose diamonds. Unbelievable service and prices. Both stones I bought from them appraised for over 2x what I paid. Last one was a gorgeous IF F color emerald cut....had to get it cause my wife lost her engagement ring (thank god for insurance). Bought the stone and had it set locally...
There is also Dirt Cheap which has slightly better prices than BlueNile the last time I checked. The inventory is very similar. I've seen the same diamonds listed at both.
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Lola
I hope A LOT!!! 😀
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