Bro, weekend is over bro. Got your ring bro?

Did you let them know your planned proposal date? If you did, I think they should be able to make it.

Be patient bro! But I know it is easier said than done lahh haha.

I would suggest that you go and survey the price of a 0.3 carat diamond with gold setting at Midvalley first cuz almost all the big jewellers are there. Be sure to visit Wah Chan, as mentioned by sifu dragon528, cuz they have very good deals.

When you know roughly where you stand, then only you look at those non-conventional jewellers like Tailored Jewel, Eumayco, Audrey's, etc. Price and specs comparison will be easier this way.

Wahh bro, the stone looks big lehh. 0.414 carat right?

Ya lohh, got senget mehh? Your so many drillz there I cannot see the diamond senget wohh...

Haha confirm overexcited bro. The setting looks fine.

Some people like it clean and simple, while some people like to have a bit more detail on their ring. No matter what, I am sure your future wife would love the ring bro!

Wah princess cut??

I think he meant the specs of your princess cut diamond.

An arm and a leg.

kambingkoh please help this guy before he falls into the trap.

Bro, read this up and see if it changes your mind about those "high keras" brands:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-43...vercharges.html

Here is the video if you are a TL;DR kind of guy.



This post has been edited by bb100: Jun 28 2017, 05:08 PM

Ohh my god. 0.3 carat for RM15,000??!!



Mine 0.74 carat and sendiri design setting only slightly more than that figure.



Seriously I don't know how much they cost in those ripoff shops. Perhaps sifu kambingkoh can shed some light?

Spot on by the sifu. No wonder people here call you master.



Need to pay >50% of the total price just for the brand name. Some more it comes with a less than ideal diamond. Bro ac_N1, do your math based on sifu's advice above and see if getting a "branded" diamond is really justified. I know lahh the blue box and whatever can make a girl squeal in delight, but that's all about it. In your case, it is RM7,500 (at least) for a miserable box.

Where got ladies don't like branded stuff one bro? Especially handbags. But bro, when it comes to diamonds, the ladies like it BIG! The bigger the merrier that kind.

Imagine this lahh and tell yourself which scenario is more preferable.

Scenario 1:

Girlfie: My boyfie got me a diamond engagement ring!
Friend: Congrats wohh, what size the diamond?
Girlfie: It is a 0.3 carat from Tiffany & Co.
Friend: _________

Scenario 2:


Girlfie: My boyfie got me a diamond engagement ring!
Friend: Congrats wohh, what size the diamond?
Girlfie: It is a 0.8 carat Super Ideal, and he designed the setting himself lehh!
Friend: _________

I left the friend's respond blank for better imagination.

Long time no hear from you bro. If I am not wrong, you also started with enquiries on T&Co, Cartier, all this branded stuff right? Glad you made the wiser choice bro. I am sure your soon-to-be waifu loves her engagement ring!

Whiteflash, Brian Gavin and James Allen for that matter are online diamond retailers. No shop in KL.

You might wanna check out private jewellers in KL.

Eumayco.
Tailored Jewel.
Audrey's.

That's all I know. Sifu kambingkoh might know more.

This post has been edited by bb100: Jun 30 2017, 03:40 PM

Exactly! Even Whiteflash A Cut Above, James Allen True Hearts and JannPaul Super Ideal are all nothing but very brilliantly cut round diamonds. They just slap on a brand name and charge you a premium.

However, these only apply to the traditional rounds with 57 facets. Modified rounds like the Solasfera are lain cerita.

You can actually see the inclusions in diamond 623 cuz of its SI1 clarity. From your drillz, I can easily spot 2 big inclusions: one on the east arrowhead and one on the west arrow shaft near the centre of the diamond. There are a couple more small ones scattered around the table.

Of course, these are relatively easy to spot cuz of its high magnification. Did you try and look at the inclusions with your naked eye? If you can find them, then I would advise you to drop this diamond cuz it is not eye clean.

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One more thing. There is no need to go until D colour if you are looking at super ideals. Cuz its fire, brilliance and scintillation will be able to effectively mask your diamond's body colour. Well, unless you flip your stone and look at it from the bottom, then lain cerita lahh. So my personal preference is E-F and maximise carat size.

Furthermore, there is a premium to pay for D colour.

This post has been edited by bb100: Jul 3 2017, 11:03 AM

The most effective way to evaluate a diamond is not inside the jewellery shop with all the powerful lighting shining at you. You should either look at it under fluorescence lighting or daylight. But I doubt the salesperson would allow you to bring his diamonds outside of his shop. So that's why you have to depend on light performance scopes.

For both ASET and Idealscope, the focus will be on the red parts of the image. The more red the merrier.

Personally, I prefer the ASET scope as it tells a more complete story about your diamond's light performance. It has 4 components: INTENSE light return, red; LESS INTENSE light return, green; contrast, blue; and light leakage, white. On the other hand, an Idealscope only has 3 components: light return, red; contrast, blue; and light leakage, white. Both INTENSE and LESS INTENSE light returns are coloured red, which is confusing. Too many green areas are not a good sign. It means that there are flaws in the cut.

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Here is an example:



This post has been edited by bb100: Jul 3 2017, 06:39 PM