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Advice Wanted [WTA] Proposal Ring & Wedding Bands, Please advice me!! Need Help!!

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post Nov 17 2015, 07:00 PM

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Wanna ask, I am considering between Canary Diamond and JannPaul. Anyone have experience purchasing from Canary Diamond before?
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post Nov 21 2015, 01:46 PM

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QUOTE(chickenlittle123 @ Nov 21 2015, 01:33 AM)
I been to sg to buy from canary before, 2 years back, they're okay... friendly but quality wise is just alright
few of my friends have bought their proposal rings from jannpaul, i never seen them but i heard they're the super in thing now in sg for their quality
maybe ill check them out with my wife in a few weeks when im there
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Just surveyed, surprisingly it's cheaper than JP...
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post Nov 23 2015, 09:50 PM

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QUOTE(Jacxon @ Nov 23 2015, 07:47 PM)
did contact them before.. JP diamonds so much better in quality.
I will say quality assured with the scopes and video...

reshare my video.. you can request for it if can't go down..



actually mine i didn't request.. they sent it direct to me..  rclxms.gif
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Actually I went to JP 3 times already, but each time also can't decide on the settings. Maybe 4th or 5th time will finally pull the trigger smile.gif
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post Nov 24 2015, 01:52 PM

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QUOTE(Jacxon @ Nov 24 2015, 01:32 PM)
ring settings? i chose mine online from their recommendation... try asking for recommendations?
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Almost there bro, now just need few more changes then the ring is complete smile.gif
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post Dec 1 2015, 10:50 PM

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QUOTE(Jacxon @ Nov 24 2015, 03:08 PM)
cool bro. share the pics man!
what kind of customize ring you do?
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My gf prefer Tiffany & Co setting so most probably will go for that smile.gif
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post Dec 2 2015, 07:32 PM

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QUOTE(Jacxon @ Dec 2 2015, 02:24 PM)
this one?

user posted image
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Yea, that's the one. She wants more bling bling from the diamond. I showed her designs in BlueNile but she feels so so only laugh.gif

Once this is decided, need to choose wedding band sweat.gif
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post Dec 3 2015, 04:11 PM

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QUOTE(Jacxon @ Dec 3 2015, 01:17 PM)
So fast wedding band already? i have my ring not yet propose even hahaha  blush.gif
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Need to plan ahead. Everything also need to budget.
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post Dec 4 2015, 07:25 PM

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QUOTE(Jacxon @ Dec 4 2015, 04:17 PM)
Budget for bands how much do you set aside?
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I put 4k/pair smile.gif
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post Dec 5 2015, 12:37 PM

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QUOTE(imray @ Dec 5 2015, 12:25 PM)
4k rm? can get what kind?
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No bro, SGD4k. So far, shortlisted are Bvlgari and Cartier
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post Dec 7 2015, 01:26 PM

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QUOTE(Jacxon @ Dec 7 2015, 12:27 PM)
oh 4k SGD...that is a lot for wedding bands isnt it?
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I'm not sure about the market in SG but consider cheap if you compare dollar to dollar smile.gif

But for wedding rings, the spec (0.518 E VS2 - Super Ideal Cut) I requested is around SGD4,100 excluding the setting
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post Feb 11 2016, 02:15 PM

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QUOTE(crusher @ Jan 26 2016, 05:35 PM)
Hi guys, usually proposal ring is it must be diamond ring? My gf actually likes gold ring. Something like Lord of the ring - the ring. Haha, anyone knows I can custom make the ring? Thanks for recommending
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Try e-Suen at Bangsar (Opposite shell station)
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post May 8 2016, 03:05 AM

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QUOTE(shinchan^^ @ Mar 9 2016, 05:00 PM)
how much roughly for bvlgari bands?
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Depends on which design. Appx RM3,900 and above

QUOTE(Elephant^^ @ Mar 17 2016, 12:21 AM)
is blue nile cheap?
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Yes, but you cannot view the actual diamond until you make payment and receive the ring.
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post Aug 26 2016, 12:46 AM

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I was wondering if the diamond HCA score is it really matter? I found one which has a score of 1.9
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post Aug 26 2016, 03:41 PM

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QUOTE(kambingkoh @ Aug 26 2016, 03:29 PM)
HCA is only used as a diamond rejection tool, not selection tool. Some jeweller will tell you it is not relevant anymore, but then, I will still use it as rejection tool. The reason why it cannot be used as selection is that it only take into account 17 facets out of 57 facets, according to: http://www.goodoldgold.com/consumers-guide-hca

As a general rule, you have to reject diamonds that fall below a score of 2. Read here: http://beyond4cs.com/shapes/round/hca-scores/

Also, it is only applicable for round brilliant cut, aka the traditional 57 facets diamond. So any extra facets or fancy cut shape probably can't use it.

Once you done calculating the score, you still have to look into the hearts and arrows and light performance, where most local shops won't be able to provide. So, that's the reason I opt to buy online at WhiteFlash instead of local stores. You can read about it here: http://myengagementringexperience.blogspot.my/smile.gif
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Aha, lucky the one I picked averaging 1.9~2.4. Guess I need to pay the showroom another visit to view the actual diamond.
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post Aug 26 2016, 04:24 PM

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QUOTE(kambingkoh @ Aug 26 2016, 03:42 PM)
gogogo!  icon_idea.gif And you probably should rethink again if the HCA score is above 2.0... just corrected by Pikachu. lol.
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Ya, but so far only JannPaul emphasize the importance for HCA score, others said it's not that important. Don't know who to trust laugh.gif
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QUOTE(kambingkoh @ Aug 26 2016, 04:34 PM)
JannPaul is good. They will educate their customers well. They will even show you the IdealScope, Hearts & Arrows, Light Performance, etc. They have a series of Youtube videos you may want to check it out. Too bad they are only in Singapore.

As long as you encounter someone that says "cut is not important", "triple excellent is good enough", i think you can walk away. There is always a reason why a similar specs diamond is priced differently than the other... and such scenario may occur even in the same jeweller.
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Yea, been to Jann Paul 5 times already but the price is slightly higher compared to Michael Trio. So most probably she'll opt for the latter choice.

Since I knew of custom jeweler, I never went looking at ring with brands already laugh.gif
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post Aug 27 2016, 09:50 PM

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Just made the initial deposit for the diamond, 0.63 E VVS2 3EX Non-flour moneyflies.gif moneyflies.gif
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post Aug 27 2016, 09:57 PM

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QUOTE(pikachu01 @ Aug 27 2016, 09:54 PM)
What's the HCA and how much is the damage?
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HCA 1.4, around SGD4876 inclusive 7% gst

But of course I will get slight discount from them and also gst refund. Estimate total with setting around SGD6k

Managed to find another similar diamond with similar score. But the heart and arrow looks weird - Link

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post Aug 29 2016, 10:52 PM

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QUOTE(kambingkoh @ Aug 29 2016, 10:43 PM)
That is a failed H&A!  bye.gif

Congrats on your other purchase btw.  rclxms.gif
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Yea, 3EX with HCA 1.4 but the H&A is most important.

I'm yet to receive my purchased diamond H&A. Cross finger that it is Signature Ideal as they advertised nod.gif


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post Aug 29 2016, 11:41 PM

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QUOTE(kambingkoh @ Aug 29 2016, 10:56 PM)
Oh? What did they show you then? You are talking about Jann Paul, right?
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Michael Trio. Not sure why the diamond is at HK, apparently they said the HK people buy good HCA diamond

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