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Originally Posted by milk242
They have lab created diamonds using "hella high pressures at hella high temperatures"
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I think they have to document them as man made, and take a while to make just one..
Also aren't they supposed to be yellow in tinge??
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Originally Posted by j|rz44
Oh and get a good divorce attorney before you get married! trust me  |
Sucks having to set yourself up for failure in this day and age..
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Originally Posted by darkcloud
This is what my fiance got. She got the platinum band but I didn't have to buy a diamond. My mom left me her 1ct. near flawless diamond.
The back portion is the engagement band, the front portion is the wedding band. Their custom made to sit flawlessly with each other. Her engagement band is currently at his shop having the wedding band made to fit her band specifically as he makes every band individually.
Mark Schneider http://www.markschneiderdesign.com/index.html
Destiny
"Love not what you are, but what you may become." —Cervantes
Eighteen round diamonds totaling 0.335ctw. |
This ring looks a bit nicer than the other one.. But both look great!!
I like the platinum with gold heart.
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Originally Posted by phantom330
girls seem to like rings with diamonds around them.....I did something like this for my wife http://www.bluenile.com/diamond-enga...-platinum_7815
Whatever you get you could have always went bigger, etc. Is actually gross to watch girls sit around and admire them, but I suppose we do the same with our cars.  |
IMO, the design on that one isn't that great.. :/ Just too many diamonds for my taste..
The platinum with gold heart is the best design I have seen so far, IMO.
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Originally Posted by 155MPH
I think you need to double the size now and suck it up or she will drive you nuts forever wanting a bigger ring. Then you will be out the 10K you spend when you have to replace it is 5 years with one that cost 20K plus inflation.
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I think she should be happy with what you give her..
I better be able to give my future wife a ring made out of paper clips, and know that she will marry me either way.
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Originally Posted by Neurorad
Look into Costco stones (yes, Costco sells diamonds). They will ship the stone to a local Costco for you to look at.
Compare with Blue Nile prices, online.
Edit - Of course, going larger with more inclusions should be considered. I bought my wife a nearly flawless stone, and wasted money. Should have gone larger, with more inclusions. It's the size that counts to most women. At the time, I was obsessed with perfection (I've since grown up), justifying my choice.
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Costco sells blood diamonds. :O
I would rather go 1ct and as perfect as possible, because then it would mean something to me. If I skimped to go bigger, I would feel like a fake.
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Originally Posted by AWD Addict
It's actually tremendously profitable, and the diamonds are absolutely perfect, and the exact same molecular construction as a naturally occuring diamond
DeBeers and their lobby are working hard to prevent these from hitting the market, and are attacking their claim to be "diamonds" as they are man made as that would obviously utterly destroy the racket they're running with controlling supply to maintain price levels.
CZ has gone the way of the dodo.
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If that's the case, then diamonds soon wont be a fashion statement and all those $1mill necklaces and etc. will be worthless.
People will revert back to the olden days of emeralds and rubys.
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Originally Posted by Revlis
If she NEEDS a bigger ring she's a shallow sack chaser and needs to be shown the door in a hurry while you still have some assets left. Seriously... Straight Boot out the door...
Scandalous tramps are always chasing a bigger payoff. A lady that loves you doesn't really give two shits about the ring other than it should be pretty and wearable. If you've got a women all hung up on the size or how much her ring cost? You are Fucked, Pure and Simple...
Join the French foreign legion or simply escort her off property cause she's too shallow to actually love and will be curled up with the next bigger better deal that comes down the road.
Driving a BMW most of you will have seen the beginnings of this melodrama already. Hell, just look at the groupies that show up here and on other forums looking for a fool.  |
+1, that's why I was hesitant about getting my BMW, even though it's kind of old. '01 530i.. I got it because I like BMW's design and commitment to their cars, and I guess I've been a fan since I was 12 or so with the M3.
I would much rather pick up a girl in my old '94 Chevy Silverado though, because then I know she isn't just after money. (You'd be surprised at how many people think an '01 is still worth a lot, just because of the badge..)
-Nathan