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[jmdatcs]

I gave her the ring last night and she was thrilled. I never could have done this good of a job without all the information I found on this site. Thanks for taking the time to answer all these questions.

Diamond: $8920 from [url="http://www.bluenile.com"]www.bluenile.com[/url] (+$46 to have the ID inscribed at GIA in Carlsbad, Ca)
GIA
1.8 ct. round brilliant
Cut-excellent, Symmetry-excellent, Polish-excellent
Color-I
Clarity-SI (really clean, nothing on the surface, diagram looked better than many VS1's I looked at)
No flourescence, no cutlet

Setting: $1355
[url="http://www.exceldiamonds.com/-Engagement-Rings-5/Solitaire-Diamond-Engagement-Rings-11/Tiffany-Engagement-Rings-640.html"][url]http://www.exceldiamonds.com/-Engagement-R...-Rings-640.html[/url][/url]
950 platnium replica of Tiffany's classic solitare

$75 to have it set at Collins Family Jewlers in San Diego.
(They were also having a 50% off sale on Baume et Mercier watches! I picked up one my giirlfriend was looking at)

Total cost $10396, here is a link to a video of it, tell me what you think.
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbJpMLHpB5I"][/url]

Edited by jmdatcs, 06 November 2009 - 10:32 AM.

[davidelevi]

Congratulations! I assume she said yes... her hand looked quite happy, and the stone seemed very happy too.

[denverappraiser]

You're welcome. Congratulations.

Neil