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    paperheart    October 11, 2011   philadelphia, pa

    hi everyone!

    i'm a newbie to this board. my soon-to-be-official fiance asked me for input on an engagement ring to be sure i found something i loved. we've been together for 7 years and finally decided together that this is the right time to get engaged :) 

    after doing quite a bit of research, i keep coming back to asha simulated diamonds.  i was wondering if anyone had one (and maybe had some pictures)? we are both young professionals trying to save for a house and pay off student loans. i don't want a conflict diamond and at this point, i was hoping to go with an affordable option that would pass as a diamond in my professional workplace (unfortunately, a rather stuffy crowd). i don't mind telling my close friends and family that it's not a diamond.

    i have narrowed down my selection to the following 2 princess cut rings, but am uneasy about having my guy order one without seeing them either in person or on someone's hand in a picture:

    http://www.ashadiamonds.com/product_ring_info/asha-rings-solitaire-rings-c-1_48/princess-asha-pave-basket-engagement-ring-p-807

    http://www.ashadiamonds.com/product_ring_info/asha-rings-solitaire-rings-c-1_48/tiffany-inspired-bezel-asha-solitaire-ring-p-1099

    has anyone ordered from asha? would you recommend them? any advice would be greatly appreciated!

     
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    Miss Frenchie    December 2009  

    Congrats on the upcoming engament. I dont know much about the asha diamonds but it seems like it would be a great way to get something that looks stunning without a huge price tag.

     
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    ejs4y8    June 20, 2009  

    People have commented on the boards before about these. The reviews were good! Go to the top right corner and search "asha" and "diamond simulant" and you should come up with some topics.

    If they have a return policy you should be golden.

     
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    CorgiTales    February 1, 2011  

    Those rings are beautiful! I'm partial to the first though if you're taking opinions :) I feel like a common piece of advice I've heard about simulants is: don't go too big! For two reasons really. The first is that it won't sparkle like a real diamond and that will become more obvious the bigger it is. The second reason is that the bigger it is, the more people will question how you could afford that and wonder if it is fake. If I were you I'd stick with 1ct prob. Just my 2cents

     
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    littlemissmango    July 7, 2012   Oahu, HI

    Ditto @ Corgs. With simulants, size matters! As in, bigger is not better. Best of luck and congrats on your upcoming engagement!! :)

     
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    amour toujour    May 15, 2009   Florida

    I have an asha and I love it! My husband ordered the stone from betterthandiamond.com and had it set by a local jeweler. I used to work in a doctors office and got tons of compliments on it and I've never had anyone ask me if it was real. I don't have any really good pics of just my ring, but I found and cropped a few pics with my hand in them. (and btw, the pics don't do it justice at all) When we were looking we couldn't find the setting I liked with simulated side diamonds so only the center stone is an asha, the small ones are real diamonds.

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    paperheart    October 11, 2011   philadelphia, pa

    Thanks, ladies!

    corgi: I agree! I think I'm going to stick with 1 ct. 

    amour: Your ring is beautiful!

     
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    suny27    February 9, 2010   NJ

    My ex gave me an asha! You'll love it! I wore it everyday for three years With no problems! I always got compliments on my ring!

     
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    svoebel      

    The asha is a nice cut and it will be especially nice with the new Amora coating.  Hope you like it. I have a Moissanite 2 carat and 20 3 mm side stones.  The jeweler designed it and ordered the stones from Stuller in Lafayette LA. 

    The center stone has chipped. So I am shopping for a new center stone.  Moisannite or coated Moissanite.  I don't know.  But definitely not the coated CZ. 

    Sherri

     
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    jenniferjones101    April 14, 2012   Hesperia, CA

    Here's my Asha, which I LOVE. It's a 1ct. center stone with 0.5ct. stones on either side, size 7. It sparkles beautifully and I love that it's environmentally and human friendly as others have said :)

    engagement rings - anyone have an asha? :  wedding ring asha engagement simulated diamond My ASHA

     
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    Mrs.Estep    December 11, 2010   VA

    @jenniferjones101:  Ohhhhhhhh, wow! That is a stunner! Cool Very beautiful indeed!

     

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