Plan to propose to my gf. Saw a diamond ring in Love&Co, 0.56c ideal cut (Love & Co signature or something, supposedly better than GIA certified diamonds). Full spec below.

0.56c
VS1
H
Round diamond
RM15k including white gold ring.

Is it worth it? Saw this to be the best so far, surveyed Tiffany, Cartier, TSL, DeBeers, Le Lumiere, Habib become more confused because I don't see much difference no matter how they try to sell their special / signature diamond. So far Love & Co seems "best" from my very limited experience. But not sure 15k is worth it for the spec?

HCA calculator from pricescope is 1.4 for this particular diamond.

Thanks!

This post has been edited by phoenixxx: Dec 7 2016, 10:12 AM

Really.. I purposely considered Love&Co because I thought lower tier in terms of branding... not too educated about brands. Only know Tiff, Cartier are the most exp.

0.7c at Habib around 11k+, didnt see any 0.6c. Prices vary so much.

I did view it under the microscope, can see the shape but since it's already set in the ring I can't see from the bottom for the hearts shape. Can also see the inclusions which is very very minor.

They have their own "ideal cut" diamonds which sparkle more brilliantly than the GIA ones they showed. Or maybe it's the sales talk that made it appear to sparkle

I ended up buying this diamond as I felt it was "right" (no experience, so all pakai feeling)

This diamond is certified by IGI, I did some research and the lab is also quite reputable, not too bad compared to GIA.

Thanks to all for your guidance and sorry for the late reply, just got back from holidays

This post has been edited by phoenixxx: Sep 28 2015, 09:35 PM

Double post

This post has been edited by phoenixxx: Sep 28 2015, 09:34 PM

Yeah, can nego in most if not all the brands except maybe the highest ends ones. Probably marked up anyway for the feel good factor when you get a discount. No harm asking.

Me too, just bought based on feel. Already bought from Love & co & she already said yes, haha. It turns out she didn't really care about the brand. Maybe should've bought something cheaper T.T

Thx to all who replied, long time I didn't check this thread. Anyway, expensive or not, the deed is done (Sept 2015) so the time to fuss about how overpriced it is is over...

At the end of the day, it's between you and your special someone, but I hope my experience will help you to gauge better quality rings & diamonds for yourselves.

If you want to avoid paying a premium for branding, then your shopping should be quite fast based on what others have suggested in this thread.

My mistake was doing this as a last minute decision (2 week before going to Europe), no time to gather sifu insights here....

Topic title edited to be more general since it has turned into an advice thread for other forumers :-)

Enjoy your ring hunt guys.

This post has been edited by phoenixxx: Dec 7 2016, 10:19 AM