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Hey girls, I was just curious to see other people's opinions of Tiffany rings. They're obviously stunningly beautiful, but are they worth the cost? As far as I know (and I could be wrong...) a diamond is a diamond is a diamond. A 1ct round with great symmetry and cut F VS1 is going to look the same if its from tiffany or jared or bluenile. I am absolutely in love with the Tiffany Novo ring (below), but I think I'd prefer my guy get me a knock-off that looks similar for a seriously discounted cost. So for those of you who have tiffany rings or want them... is it just the name? Or is there something about Tiffany that really makes it worth the price tag?
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I really love the novo ring, too! But I just can't justify the cost. It's so hard to justify that when I consider we can't really afford to spend that much on our wedding!
I think it's the setting that makes it different. They're also pretty consistently shiny. That said, I'm way too practical and with a wedding to pay for, why not get the same thing for WAY less money? I mean, you go with blue nile, get the same ring, and you're not paying for the name and the storefronts and overheads of a company like Tiffany. Now, if in 5 years you have your eyes on a necklace or something, I'd recommend leaving the tiffany's website open on your computer. :-P
My dad was a jeweler when we were kids. When my fiance was looking for a ring, he wanted to give me that special blue box. My dad had a talk with him to let him know that's exactly what you're paying for -- the blue box and ability to say you got it from Tiffany's.
The diamonds are the same as anywhere else but the price is astronomically higher. Also, you can only get the rings in platinum typically. And in my opinion, if you're not spending a ridiculous amount of $$ the salespeople tend to be quite rude.
I agree with hotchildinthecity. If you want the blue box and are willing to pay for it, do it. I know there is a lot of brand loyalty to Tinffany's but from what I've heard (from friend's parents who are jewelers) you can get the same at Jareds. I also like the idea of a guy picking the ring out for you, that your ring is unique. If you buy it off-the-shelf from Tiffany's anyone can have it!
My ring is designed to look like the Tiffany Novo ring. I don't mind that it is not because it has my grandmother's stone and it was friendlier to our budget.
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I think all you're really paying for is the light aqua box! Seriously though, a diamond is a diamond is a diamond, and there are plenty of other jewelers who make high quality rings. That being said, I don't think that you may be getting the best deal either at one of the mall retail stores (like Jarrod's or Zale's) because you're still paying for their advertising, storefront, and other overhead. Instead, I'd like to support smaller, independent jewelry stores or do some serious comparison shopping online.
@lisabrueck- your ring is BEAUTIFUL!!!
@bw4606- I agree about mall shops. The only problem with ordering online is that its kind of scary to buy something so expensive online sight-unseen. Especially when its so much cheaper than in the store, you get that "uh oh is this too good to be true?" feeling. I have no idea where my boyfriend is planning shopping (not Tiffany because I've told him I'd kill him if he spent that much), but I'm guessing/hoping online. He doesn't like the idea of "discount" rings, but then I made the point that if he has X to spend, and he buys at a cheaper place, he can afford more ring for the same money (I am not a size queen but the boy likes BLING heh)
I don't think there's anything wrong with getting a ring from Tiffany. We went there to try on rings and I didn't think I would like anything, but I found the one I want. I still want my ring to come from Brilliant Earth, but honestly, I completely understand why people buy rings from Tiffany. You may in fact be paying for the blue box but so what? If that's what makes you happy, then so be it. If it's in your budget and you want to splurge, then go for it.
I completely agree. I actually told my boyfriend not to go to Tiffany's because i could get a whole lot more ring for less.
PS: Novo is my dream ring too!!!
If you're scared of buying a ring online, go to Pricescope.com. The forum is full of people who want to help you get the best ring for your budget and specifications (although they do emphasize cut over everything else). A lot of online stores have a Novo replica...get a cushion cut diamond and you have a gorgeous ring on a budget you can afford!
ETA: We got our e-ring, my w-ring online and are awaiting FI's w-ring from an Etsy seller. I love internet shopping!
I have the Tiffany Novo "knockoff." Fi priced mine at TCo (2.1 carat) even though I told him not to. Then he went to the diamond district, found the same size stone with no color, darn near flawless clarity and cut, and the jeweler made him a band to match the ring EXACTLY. I went into TCo and they thought it was theirs. And he got it for a fraction of the cost. You're paying for name here. No doubt that their diamonds are very high quality, but you CAN get identical ones elsewhere...they jsut dont say Tiffany inside of them. Now I wouldnt turn one down, Im just sayin 
I got the ring I have been dreaming about and didnt make him/us broke in the proces. Hold on Ill post a pic
@LovestheBear- I agree. I didn't mean to disparage Tiffany in any way. I am honestly curious if there is something to it that I don't see. I know that a lot of people value the name/brand and that is fine. I have never been a person who cares about names, and I was just wondering if there was some other reason that people love Tiffany. :)
My BIL consulted me before purchasing my sister's e-ring. He asked whether he should get a Tiffany's solitare or go with another jeweler and get a bigger, nicer stone. I told him to go with another jeweler and nicer stone....he went with the Tiffany's. Now, my sister loves her ring. BUT, she got a little over a carat, and I have the same size ring, same quality (though mine is a fancy yellow diamond, which tends to be more costly than a regular diamond) and her ring cost nearly 50% more. I don't think it's worth it!
here it is. Please excuse the lack of tan and manicure...it was unexpected gimme a break !["Wink"]("../my-plugins/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-wink.gif" "\"Wink\"")
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I'd have LOVED to have a Tiffany ring, but in reality there's just no way it was in the budget. He'd be paying it off for years to come, and that's just not what we wanted.
They're so pretty, BUT I agree, it's like most things--designer label. With rings, it's impossible to tell what's designer versus what's real unless you ask, brag, or someone sees the inside of the setting.
I will say that a 1.22 carat Tiffany cushion in the Novo setting was....$16,000. I think I'd much rather have a bigger carat cushion in a similiar setting for half that price...and use the other 8K or so for ANOTHER diamond blingy in the future!
Not knocking anyone with a Tiffany ring. They're gorgeous. And if it's important to you, no problemo. I'm just apathetic...some things I like designer, some things, not so much.
Tiffany diamonds are non conflict diamonds, meaning they aren't blood diamonds. Have you seen the movie? I am sure you can find more information online. http://www.tiffany.com/Service/FaqDetail.aspx?faq_id=1749I spoke with the Tiffany's sales person about it the last time I was in NYC.
You probably are paying a little for the blue box, but also diamonds that are non conflict are a lot more expensive. I don't have a Tiffany's ring, but I do have a non-conflict diamond, mined in Canada. So it was expensive and I probably could've had a bigger diamond if he had gone somewhere else to buy it. It was important to me that it was non-conflict.
@KellyV- your ring is perfect! Mind shooting an email of that over to my bf? ;)
@KellyV, that is some rock you got there! Soo gorgeous. I secretly love when people tell us what their carat size then show it on their finger so I can drool =].
@ejs4y8- I agree! I don't usually ask... but because I know my guy is shopping and because I've never paid attention before, I love to know ct size so I can determine what my ring might look like (or what would be my dream ring).
@coloradobride- It is my understanding that most, if not all, jewelry stores and online retailors guarantee their stones to be conflict free. For example, Blue Nile: http://www.bluenile.com/conflict-diamonds . I understand that those conflict diamonds must be coming from somewhere so not all of these places can be telling the truth... but how do we know who is telling the truth and who is not?
Personally, although I think their stones/settings are beautiful, they tend to be a lot pricier than other options. I think you can find a lot of quality diamonds and beautiful settings out there that aren't Tiffany. I do think you pay a premium for that little blue box.
@ ColoradoBride - I know they are conflict free, and are responsibily mined but for some reason, I don't really trust it 100%. I know, it's weird. The truth is, it's so hard for jewelers to be certain, and even though they make every effort, they could still be wrong. I just got a better vibe from Brilliant Earth, so that's what my heart is set on now.
@Crebre--I don't think you're disparaging anyone. It's a legitimate question. We can have the same conversation over wedding shoes-- Louboutin vs Steve Madden or whatever. It's all a matter of preference and budget.
I love the little blue box...but realistically it wasn't doable! I'd rather get a better quality nice size ring than to pay for somthing small for the price @ Tiffanys!! Dont get me wrong...I would love a Tiffany's ring, but its just not in the budget!
@Corgi, I really really wish I'd looked at ring carat sizes a little better before I told DH i would be happy with a 1 carat. Not that i'm not, don't get me wrong. But my cushion is a really deep one and looks smaller than it really is. The face is small and actually less wide than the setting. If I'd known, I'd have asked for a 1.5 simply so the face of the stone was a little wider than my setting. It's a stupid thing to get hung up on, I know but it has always bothered me. It's also the reason I was very insistent on 2 wedding bands--to balance out that look.
@ejs4y8- do you have a pic handy? I'm sure it's beautiful. I just love cushion cut, but I have read that sometimes they look smaller than their ct cize because of how they are cut. I do understand what you mean about the band being wider, though. I really love super thin bands. Partially because I think my fingers are a little chunky and a thinner band makes them look better, but also because I think that thinner bands make diamonds look bigger :) I think that my bf would really love to get a 2ct ring but he's realized that just isn't possible without going into debt. Honestly I think I'd be a little upset if he spent that much on a ring because we have a wedding and house to pay for in the next 2 years (no help from 'rents, which is fine). I think that 1.5 right now is my secret hope, but I know he can't afford that and I think a 1ct will be beautiful AND won't' stress me out about the cost!
hmm, I don't know how you trust whether a diamond is conflict free. I am kind of a trusting person. Mine has a little passport which says the date it was mined and which mine, and how big it was when it was mined (they are so much bigger when they are first mined). It also has a laser enscription (that you can't see from the naked eye).
I guess they could be lying, but I am trusting it's from Canada.
I think if Tiffany's was lying, we would've found out by now. Maybe not...
My ring is from Tiffany's. AND I LOVE IT! I actually got BASHED on brides.com for answering this question, so I've been keeping my mouth shut every time someone mentions "Tiffany".
But anyway, for you ladies who think you're only paying for the name and the "blue box" I suggest you stop by a Tiffany's store and talk to a sales associate, ask them about the Tiffany Warranty and all the benefits you get. Also, ask for the little booklet which explains why a Tiffany diamond is different. You may not know this, but there are ways for diamond cutters to "cheat" the carat weight of a diamond just to make more money off of customers. At Tiffany's, you don't have to worry.
In a couple of weeks, I'm going to get a whole new setting for my ring...just because I got a little scratch on it (call me paranoid but I don't like scratches on my ring)..and I can do this as many times as I want- for free!
That's all I'm going to say about this.
@corgi, Yes and you will think I am ridiculous because I have quite a larger setting to make up for it. It's just the proportionality of it secretly bugs me.
We had our house/wedding to pay for, too, so I didn't want to be greedy or anything (and I know some people will read this and roll their eyes at me). But i know that with BIL's hook ups it wouldn't have really been much of a cost difference. DH spent 1.5 years in Iraq not paying taxes so I know he saved a lot while i covered living expenses for our house.
http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/my-stacked-rings-and-my-fis-custom-ring
Oh, and I'm really good about taking a picture so it looks the best at that angle, so here is a "good" picture of the ring and then a bad iphone picture...you can see where my center stone just disappears b/c it's not wider than the setting! It's really the only reason I got the 2 bands--to sort of cover that up !["Embarassed"]("../my-plugins/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-embarassed.gif" "\"Embarassed\"")
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@Babilu, customer service is always something we pay in advance for and they are very well known for their customer service! That's why I like shopping at, say, Banana Republic and not Target. Well, on a very minor scale. That's a really great perk about your setting! Pretty sure I'd be in there every week...=]
@Corgi and @eas - thank you! I told FI that I didnt want anything above 1-1.5 carats, but he talked the jeweler SO LOW in price he went as big as I said he could. The lady at TCo threw a 3 carat on my finger and it looked ridiculous (to me.) It looked great on my sister but was WAYYYYYY too large on my hand. @Corgi - Feel free to send that on over to him. MAtter of fact, if he wants to come to NYC Ill send him to my jeweler for a deal! 
Also - cushions vary in face size just like other stones. you can look at 3 1.5 carat stones and each will look different in size. My FI looked at a TON of them and settled on this one because it was the best balanced.
I didn't get a Tiffany ring because we couldn't afford to get what I wanted there and I found one that I loved somewhere else. Had we been more established when we got engaged and had the money to spend, I absolutely would not have minded getting a Tiffany ring. ;) Would it have been any better than what I have now? Probably not. I know it's mostly the name that you pay for, but I'm not against names. I quite like them, actually (Tiffany as well as Louboutin as well as Vera Wang...).
@Babilu - thats ridiculous that you got bashed. How absurd. Nobody should bash someone else for their choice in ring. Thats why I love the Bee 
Also an FYI - send your men to Canal sTreet- they can get a knockoff TCo box! haha I see them all the time. Or have them get you a keychain or silver necklace...store your ring in the box
@Babilu: I wouldn't bash anyone for getting a Tiffany ring. They're obviously beautiful and fabulous rings :o) and you're lucky to have one!
Personally, I did not experience good customer service in their store. I think it's probably because we were looking for something a little smaller (we were looking for 0.5 carat at the time -- I ended up with 0.80 carats from the diamond district) My diamond has the same color and clarity as the diamonds we looked at in Tiffany, and it appraised for higher than my fiance paid, and both an independent jeweler and my dad :o) ensured the carat weight.
Additionally, I do think for Tiffany rings you end up paying a lot for the platinum setting since they don't offer white gold. (mine is white gold, and that's what I would have preferred anyway)
I'd like to know what a 3 CT would look like...not that I think I would get one but I don't know that I've ever seen one unless it was behind the glass all locked up. That'd just be crazy to have something that pricy on your finger, if even for a few seconds!
Our jeweler popped my bubble a little by making a point of bringing out all these other 1 carat stones and being like "see? yours looks much much smaller" which I thought was kidn of rude....basically feeding on something that already bothered me. DH wasn't even there! Gr.
I've got a Tiffany ring. Never thought I would have one from there. Yes they are expensive but here's what I came to realize. My ring is set in platnium the setting as well as the band. If I were to get the same ring elsewhere it would be cheaper but it would not be set totally in platnium. I also choose to the Tiffany ring because I got the Legacy Aquamarine. I couldn't find an Aqua set like mine anywhere else but at Tiffany and Bailey Banks & Biddle.
Honestly I think it is what you personally want in a ring. If you want platninum or the top quality diamond etc.
I'm just glad I finally got a ring!
@ejs4y8: WHAT? Your jeweler is a turd. ;) Do they at least have an upgrade policy? It's not really necessary (I think it looks fine), but it seems pretty clear that your ring is bothering you.
No, there is no upgrade policy because we bought it directly from BIL. He's not actually a jeweler, but is licensed. He bought it for DH on a trip or something like that. So it's not like I can take it to a store and say, "hey this is worth X" (we had it appraised) but we want to trade it in for a 2 carat stone. So i'm not sure how it'd work, if we have to keep the stone or if we'd have to sell it online, which I'm not ok with. I really doubt a regular jeweler is going to give us the actual value of it anyways if we had to "sell it back" or something stupid. The jeweler who made those comments was the one who appraised my ring.
I know, it's the DUMBEST thing to get annoyed about. It usually doesn't bother me unless I start focusing on it. Hindsight is 20/20 and I'm sure DH would say "dude, you have a nice ring. What are you smoking?" Then his family would all think I was greedy and ridiculous. So we aren't going to go there
I just re-read what I wrote and I meant to say that it matters if you want a smaller size with top quality diamond etc.
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