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Has anyone bought a Tiffany engagement ring?

brigden

brigden

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My question (rather personal): How much did you pay, and what were the full specifications of the ring, i.e. metal type, diamond weight, quality, etc.

I'm going to be buying an engagement ring soon, from Tiffany's, but I'm wondering if it's a better idea to fly down to the US (from Canada) and buy it there, considering the price difference (if any). Despite the shrinking difference between the US and CAD dollar, the price of consumer goods has yet to balance. We have a store here, in Toronto, but I could easily jet down to New York for an afternoon, buy the ring, FedEx the packaging and certificate, and smuggle the ring home.

If you'd rather not post what you've spent, please feel free to PM.

Cheers.
 
The quality of the diamond and the setting is more important than the name stamped on the box. Checked out any local jewelers?
 
I didn't buy her ring at Tiffany's, but her ring is identical to Tiffany's Lucida setting. I probably paid a lot less than I would have if I bought the ring and diamond at Tiffany's.
 
tiffany's a bit cliched. if you are gonna spend that kind of money, go for cartier, it's classier.
 
dont buy tiffany, get a Vatche, for what I was told, Vatche designed the X-prong for tiffany, so they are both identical, but the newer design is a little bit different, maybe tiffany wasn't too happy that Vatche was stealing business from them. I bought my wife the Vatche princess x prong, everytime we walk into a tiffany store, all the sales people are so nice to us, because theythink she is wearing their ring. 😉


oh yeah, tiffany diamonds are mostly in the E-H color range, I is the lowest they sell. you can get a better diamond for the same amount of money elsewhere.
 
Why do you need to get a diamond? Diamonds are no more rare than any other precious stone in the world (well, close). The supply is just artificially restricted in order to keep prices up. In fact, most diamonds come from African warlords who use slaves to mine the diamonds. Seriously, reconsider.
 
If she dont want to marry me when i offer her a ringpop she aint the girl for me I'm sorry to say...my $.25 beats your $10K ring any day 😛
 
Originally posted by: XZeroII
Why do you need to get a diamond? Diamonds are no more rare than any other precious stone in the world (well, close). The supply is just artificially restricted in order to keep prices up. In fact, most diamonds come from African warlords who use slaves to mine the diamonds. Seriously, reconsider.
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If he's marrying the kind of girl who would care what store the diamond came from matters, you can be for damned sure that she wouldn't stand for a different stone, African slaves be damned!
 
You can get better quality and a better price from a local jeweler. That's the route I went and I have no regrets.
 
Are you willing to pay a percentage overhead just for the name Tiffany and the little blue box?

I haven't bought an engagement ring. When I do, I will likely purchase the diamond seperately from a store such as Nice Ice and have it mounted.

If you haven't already, do your research on the 4 C's. The site I linked above is a good start.

R
 
No, but when my then GF at the time tried on an $18k engagement ring from them while I was next to her.. I kinda got scared.
 
I would definitely not fly down to the U.S. to buy a Tiffany ring. Just went through the oh-so exciting experience of selecting an engagement ring myself. Thankfully my fiancee wasn't a fan of Tiffany's offerings. Ended up getting something from a local mom-n-pop dealer, the setting was similar to this: link. Platinum band, center stone .65 G/VS2, and side stones are about .30 carats. Price out the door, $4,200.

No, but when my then GF at the time tried on an $18k engagement ring from them while I was next to her.. I kinda got scared.
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Word to the wise, bringing your girlfriend/fiancee-to-be along isn't a good idea. The process for buying a ring shouldn't be any different than any other purchase you ever make, where you assess price and quality and look for a good deal. Bring along your intended, however, and you'll find that logic goes straight out the window. The entire jewelry retail business model is based on this, without female irrationality there would be no profit margin for any jeweler anywhere. The jeweler realizes this and will team up with your beloved to suck every possible cent out of you.

Here's how it will probably play out. She'll see and latch onto a ring in a brick-n-mortar store, and woe be unto you if you suggest going to another store "just to make sure that's the one you want." Another mistake men sometimes make is expressing anything approximating an opinion on her selection unless (a) you're confident enough to say why a certain style looks better on her than another (you'd better be able to cite at least 3 reasons why), and (b) what you suggest as an alternative is more expensive than her original selection. Finally, you're also dead meat if you suggest buying the ring online, or buy the exact same ring from another store where it's on sale. What would normally be a no-brainer (buy the same thing for less money) turns into a test, as if overspending is a sign of your love. Trust me, it doesn't make sense and you shouldn't try for it to make sense.

There's really only one way out of this scenario. Get a good idea of what she likes and then go shopping on your own. Get a ring of the type she would like but from whatever place offers you the best deal. And here's the key part, never never NEVER speak about how much it costs or where you got it from. EVER.
 
I plan to buy a Tiffany setting and buy the diamond separate when the time comes. Better rock for less dough. 😉
 
Don't be a fool and pay $$$ for the name. No one is going to care. Buy her a good diamond and setting from a reputable seller and by reputable I don't mean the jewelry stores in the mall. Try places like www.bluenile.com
 
Originally posted by: XZeroII
Why do you need to get a diamond? Diamonds are no more rare than any other precious stone in the world (well, close). The supply is just artificially restricted in order to keep prices up. In fact, most diamonds come from African warlords who use slaves to mine the diamonds. Seriously, reconsider.
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This kind of garbage comes up in these threads every time. He didn't ask for opinions on the state of the diamond trade or alternative stones.

This ought to drive you absolutely nuts...I bought my wife a diamond engagement ring plus my wedding gift to her was a past, present, future necklace with diamonds. She also has a pair of diamond stud earrings.
 
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