MORE Q&A FORUM DRAMA (Warning: LONG, good if you're bored)
These people are effing WEEIIIIRDDDDD
*Original Question*
I've been searching high and low for the right engagement ring to replace my existing one (it's a long story). I basically know I want platinum, I've developed a hate for white gold because it turns yellow. I wear my rings rough and never take them off.
My problem is not matter how much I search on every 'build your own ring' website including blue nile, adaimor, etc. I can never get the size diamond I would prefer in our budget. It's ridiculous in my opinion to pay thousands of dollars for a ring. I know I want a diamond, I would not be happy wearing a moissanite or a colored stone but I want the the look of a 1 carat. I've seen those halo rings and they look pretty but the settings are so expensive and the ones that sell them in palladium have the expensive diamonds. I really don't want to get a setting from one site and diamond from another it seems like so much hassle.
Any suggestions?
*MY ASNWER=FIRST ANSWER*
Honestly, you're better off not using those sites. Use them to get photos of what you want your ring to look like and then go to jewelry stores in your area. Look up flea markets or jewelry exchanges in your area and bring the photos with you. Usually at those place there are lots of jewelers under one roof so they compete for your business and you can haggle the price down.
Consider the quality and cut of your diamond to save some money. You can get a much bigger diamond at a much lower quality and often to the naked eye most people don't know the difference. Depends on whether you want this to be an investment or not. Get the platinum setting you want now, and then for an anniversary later on, your fiance can replace the diamond with an amazing quality one.
Oh, and if you're near New York, there's no better place than the diamond district which is where my fiance got my 1ct solitaire ring with 1 ct of channels set diamonds in the band for an amazing price.
Good luck!
ETA, OP Marie, White gold does turn yellow, because there is no such thing as white gold. White gold is yellow gold that is plated with rhodium and needs to be redipped in rhodium every so often to maintain the white color because the plating wears off. Look up white gold and rhodium dipping on yahoo search if you don't believe it.
I'm not bitter, my ring is not plated as it is yellow gold, thanks though. And you're just wrong. Which is why you have 5 thumbs down on your answer.
Newer rings are plated in rhodium, which is exactly what I said in the original body of my answer. Older rings aren't but they aren't as white as white gold rings today due to the rhodium. I DID look it up. AND asked my jeweler when I researched my engagement rings and wedding bands. And it's also why ALLLL of the brides who have white gold rings in my online community of thousands on Long Island all have to have their white gold rings dipped.
http://www.finishing.com/faqs/whitegold.…
Upon further research, I get it. You're old.
Q. Have things changed between your grandmother's white gold ring and yours?
A. Yes, things have changed! Years ago, white gold rings were not rhodium plated, and today they usually are. Which is better and why?
Well, if you feel that heirlooms should not require replating, you won't be happy with a rhodium plated ring, because rings are 'high wear' items, and no matter how high the quality of the plating, it will wear away over time.
But if you love today's brilliant, dazzling, ultra-white diamond-like look, recognize that you simply can't get it from an unplated ring, and you never could. No matter how well white gold is made, a metal which is about half gold (which is yellow) can never even come close to offering the flashy glint of rhodium plating. Yes, your grandmother's ring stayed white for decades and never ever needed plating, but it was never dazzling like today's rings -- it was white enough for people's taste in a different time, but it is not white enough for many people's taste in this age of 'bling'. (SEE ABOVE LINK FOR SOURCE)
The Edits are because I was going back and forth with the source of the following answer. Hers was like, the fifth answer and she got SIX 'thumbs down' on her answer and I got FIVE thumbs up and ONE thumbs down![]()
I wonder who that was from...
*HER ANSWER=FIFTH ANSWER*
White gold doesn't ever turn yellow. Try looking for a ring at a pawnshop or on consignment. Or, you can get a lower quality diamond. The average person doesn't look beyond size. You say you like diamonds, but have you considered a big, fat sapphire surrounded by diamonds? Colored stones are unique, and you can have a traditional wedding band, or a band with diamond studs to make it look more elaborate.
Edit: Sorry green, but rhodium is not used in making solid jewelry as it's far too brittle. It's only used in plating. White gold is a mixture of yellow gold and either nickel or palladium. It is solid, and never fades or changes color. Look it up. Don't feel bad. I'd be bitter too if my ring was plated.
Edit: I didn't understand that you equate solid jewelry with 'ultra white, diamond like look.' I assumed that anyone who professed to know about jewelry would find rhodium plating on an engagement ring unacceptable. *Had you said you were from Long Island from the beginning, I wouldn't have bothered trying to explain. And I would have used smaller words, not that it would make a difference.* You clearly don't get it. I wish you happiness as you get your engagement bling dipped twice a year
BITTTTCCCCCCCCH, and I'm the one who doesn't get it??!? Who said anything about SOILD? And WHO SAID MY RING WAS WHITE? And what did that even have to do with the question?!?! She didn't ask white vs platinum, she asked what to do about the diamons. GAAAAAA![]()
PS, the poster chose my answer as best![]()
*Original Question*
I've been searching high and low for the right engagement ring to replace my existing one (it's a long story). I basically know I want platinum, I've developed a hate for white gold because it turns yellow. I wear my rings rough and never take them off.
My problem is not matter how much I search on every 'build your own ring' website including blue nile, adaimor, etc. I can never get the size diamond I would prefer in our budget. It's ridiculous in my opinion to pay thousands of dollars for a ring. I know I want a diamond, I would not be happy wearing a moissanite or a colored stone but I want the the look of a 1 carat. I've seen those halo rings and they look pretty but the settings are so expensive and the ones that sell them in palladium have the expensive diamonds. I really don't want to get a setting from one site and diamond from another it seems like so much hassle.
Any suggestions?
*MY ASNWER=FIRST ANSWER*
Honestly, you're better off not using those sites. Use them to get photos of what you want your ring to look like and then go to jewelry stores in your area. Look up flea markets or jewelry exchanges in your area and bring the photos with you. Usually at those place there are lots of jewelers under one roof so they compete for your business and you can haggle the price down.
Consider the quality and cut of your diamond to save some money. You can get a much bigger diamond at a much lower quality and often to the naked eye most people don't know the difference. Depends on whether you want this to be an investment or not. Get the platinum setting you want now, and then for an anniversary later on, your fiance can replace the diamond with an amazing quality one.
Oh, and if you're near New York, there's no better place than the diamond district which is where my fiance got my 1ct solitaire ring with 1 ct of channels set diamonds in the band for an amazing price.
Good luck!
ETA, OP Marie, White gold does turn yellow, because there is no such thing as white gold. White gold is yellow gold that is plated with rhodium and needs to be redipped in rhodium every so often to maintain the white color because the plating wears off. Look up white gold and rhodium dipping on yahoo search if you don't believe it.
I'm not bitter, my ring is not plated as it is yellow gold, thanks though. And you're just wrong. Which is why you have 5 thumbs down on your answer.
Newer rings are plated in rhodium, which is exactly what I said in the original body of my answer. Older rings aren't but they aren't as white as white gold rings today due to the rhodium. I DID look it up. AND asked my jeweler when I researched my engagement rings and wedding bands. And it's also why ALLLL of the brides who have white gold rings in my online community of thousands on Long Island all have to have their white gold rings dipped.
http://www.finishing.com/faqs/whitegold.…
Upon further research, I get it. You're old.
Q. Have things changed between your grandmother's white gold ring and yours?
A. Yes, things have changed! Years ago, white gold rings were not rhodium plated, and today they usually are. Which is better and why?
Well, if you feel that heirlooms should not require replating, you won't be happy with a rhodium plated ring, because rings are 'high wear' items, and no matter how high the quality of the plating, it will wear away over time.
But if you love today's brilliant, dazzling, ultra-white diamond-like look, recognize that you simply can't get it from an unplated ring, and you never could. No matter how well white gold is made, a metal which is about half gold (which is yellow) can never even come close to offering the flashy glint of rhodium plating. Yes, your grandmother's ring stayed white for decades and never ever needed plating, but it was never dazzling like today's rings -- it was white enough for people's taste in a different time, but it is not white enough for many people's taste in this age of 'bling'. (SEE ABOVE LINK FOR SOURCE)
The Edits are because I was going back and forth with the source of the following answer. Hers was like, the fifth answer and she got SIX 'thumbs down' on her answer and I got FIVE thumbs up and ONE thumbs down
*HER ANSWER=FIFTH ANSWER*
White gold doesn't ever turn yellow. Try looking for a ring at a pawnshop or on consignment. Or, you can get a lower quality diamond. The average person doesn't look beyond size. You say you like diamonds, but have you considered a big, fat sapphire surrounded by diamonds? Colored stones are unique, and you can have a traditional wedding band, or a band with diamond studs to make it look more elaborate.
Edit: Sorry green, but rhodium is not used in making solid jewelry as it's far too brittle. It's only used in plating. White gold is a mixture of yellow gold and either nickel or palladium. It is solid, and never fades or changes color. Look it up. Don't feel bad. I'd be bitter too if my ring was plated.
Edit: I didn't understand that you equate solid jewelry with 'ultra white, diamond like look.' I assumed that anyone who professed to know about jewelry would find rhodium plating on an engagement ring unacceptable. *Had you said you were from Long Island from the beginning, I wouldn't have bothered trying to explain. And I would have used smaller words, not that it would make a difference.* You clearly don't get it. I wish you happiness as you get your engagement bling dipped twice a year
BITTTTCCCCCCCCH, and I'm the one who doesn't get it??!? Who said anything about SOILD? And WHO SAID MY RING WAS WHITE? And what did that even have to do with the question?!?! She didn't ask white vs platinum, she asked what to do about the diamons. GAAAAAA
PS, the poster chose my answer as best
