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- RayKay
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: January 2010
I find that my own sweet spot for daily wear for a solitaire is one around 1.5-2 ct (assuming a round brilliant, a little more leeway for fancies or old cuts as they can be a lot deeper). Add a halo, and I am looking more at 1-1.5ct max. I just did not like how larger stones looked on my hand, or how they were to wear, and returned or sold any that were over 2ct. Heck, I even recently sold my 2ct moissanite as I found it too much at times. My new ring takes up a lot more finger space as it has a halo (centre is 7.2mmx6.7mm), but I am fine with that in a way I wasn’t so much with having one larger stone. I personally think rounds once they get to about 3ish carats look a little doorknob-like or spaceship like when halo’d, but I also know many feel very differently!
Some will say if you are debating between two sizes, go bigger as “diamond shrinkage” but some of us actually feel the reverse. I went with a 2ct equivalent originally as they were out of 1.5s at time but I always sort of wished I’d waited and done the 1.5ct. Bigger is not always better.
So, you need to sort of consider your life and surroundings, and decide what is the more comfortable size for you.
- RayKay
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: January 2010
- hellen04
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: July 2020 - City, State
- hellen04
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: July 2020 - City, State
- hellen04
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: July 2020 - City, State
I’ve been emailing different jewelers like crazy!
So what is a good price for ring settings? I got a quote for $1650 and $1850 (I am waiting on one more) for the halo in an Italian pave setting. Not sure if that’s a good price or not.
I also have my heart set having a specific designer to create my ring (diamondboi from Toronto) but it is becoming complicated to get someone who can get Moissanites small enough for my ring and find the perfect Amora. Once I find all of this stuff I’d have to take it to him to create my ring. I am afraid this might end up costing me more than it should.
I sent the design to a place that can do the Moissanites small enough (0.01 ct 1mm) but does not sell Amoras. They wrote this back to me in regards to Amoras….
“Amora is an aftermarket Moissanite where Standard Moissanite has been enhanced. However, this process is not endorsed by Charles & Colvard (the creators of Moissanites) as it is not known how it impacts the Moissanite. It is also believed that this process is not permanent and that the colour will eventually change back to the original colour of the Moissanite being processed. You would be much better of considering a real Moissanite as your centre stone if you would like colorless centre”
They kind of annoyed me for bashing the Amora. But then it put doubt in my head. It would minimize the risk of having the Amora and Moissanite look differently…. But I love the sparkle of the Amoooora.
I think it might be easier to just have the Amora set with diamonds but I REALLY WANT IT DIAMOND FREE! I don’t want to give up on my dream ring!!
Any thoughts, advice, opinions???? Sorry for the loooong ass post. LOL.
- hellen04
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: July 2020 - City, State
Here is a picture to make up for the long post lol. I want that but as an Amora+Moissys
- RayKay
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: January 2010
I would stay away from these guys, honestly. They sound way too uninformed and manipulative.
- kbmorintj
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: December 2017 - Fitzroy Gardens Conservatory
My setting cost me $1079 USD in platinum. 12, 1.1mm G SI1 diamonds on the band and 22, 1.2mm G SI1 diamonds around the halo. Altogether adds up to .22 carats. Centre stone is 3.26 carat E VVS2 Amora gem as aformentioned.
I’m not sure if you’ll be able to get it diamond free with such fine stones yet, keep trying!
- hellen04
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: July 2020 - City, State
That’s so much cheaper! My quote was for white gold not Platinum. Maybe I’ll have to sacrifice the Jeweller. But that moissanite place can get them as small as 0.01 ct 1mm per stone. Maybe I’ll just buy a bunch of them and return the ones I don’t need just to make sure they match the amora.
- hellen04
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: July 2020 - City, State
- hellen04
- 5 years ago
- Wedding: July 2020 - City, State
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