I hope this post will help those who are searching for their engagement rings or even for their own diamond rings.
"Diamonds are always gal's best friends" - that's what many people say, i do agree but i am not sure about u because Diamond is really my best friend. haha. it is not just a simple stone to me but it means alot too especially they are placed on top of your engagement ring.
so it all started....
We have been looking around for diamond ring back in July when i was back from Manila. Places we went : Lee Hwa, Gold Heart, SooKee, Tiffany. Tian Po and lots more. I can confidently say that we covered all the jewellery shops in Marina Bay Sands and we couldnt find something we like. Is either the stone is not of the quality we want or the setting looks extremely weird on my hand ( i have short and skinny fingers despite the size of me..ok..i m weird).
so selecting something off-the-shelf is not a choice for us anymore. Then we started to explore others like buying a loose diamond and customizing the ring. There are many sites that offers loose diamonds and searching for a loose diamond is also a pain for us. There are countless of GIA certificates to verify and to see. Many researches need to be done on the diamond like - Carat ? Color ? Clarity? Cut ? The diamond table size..etc so many factors need to be considered for 1 stone. We went for alot of diamonds viewing but none can meet our expectations still. We are also on the verge of giving up until we met Sean from Carat Society.
Carat society is set up by Sean and his Fiancee who provide services for searching the perfect diamond for your engagement / wedding ..etc. They will work closely with you in understanding your requirements and looking for the dream diamonds for you and your significant other!
The process is quite simple. We contacted Sean via email and provided him with our requirements like color, carat, cut, clarity and most important - BUDGET! and shortly after, they will revert on the list of available stone certificates ( dont worry, they are all GIA certs) that fufil your requirements. then you just need to go tru the certs and select the one that you prefer, paid a deposit and wait patiently for the stone to be shipped to Singapore. Once the stone arrived, Sean contact us and arranged a appointment to collect the diamond. We then paid the remaining and then here is it!
"Diamonds are always gal's best friends" - that's what many people say, i do agree but i am not sure about u because Diamond is really my best friend. haha. it is not just a simple stone to me but it means alot too especially they are placed on top of your engagement ring.
so it all started....
We have been looking around for diamond ring back in July when i was back from Manila. Places we went : Lee Hwa, Gold Heart, SooKee, Tiffany. Tian Po and lots more. I can confidently say that we covered all the jewellery shops in Marina Bay Sands and we couldnt find something we like. Is either the stone is not of the quality we want or the setting looks extremely weird on my hand ( i have short and skinny fingers despite the size of me..ok..i m weird).
so selecting something off-the-shelf is not a choice for us anymore. Then we started to explore others like buying a loose diamond and customizing the ring. There are many sites that offers loose diamonds and searching for a loose diamond is also a pain for us. There are countless of GIA certificates to verify and to see. Many researches need to be done on the diamond like - Carat ? Color ? Clarity? Cut ? The diamond table size..etc so many factors need to be considered for 1 stone. We went for alot of diamonds viewing but none can meet our expectations still. We are also on the verge of giving up until we met Sean from Carat Society.
Carat society is set up by Sean and his Fiancee who provide services for searching the perfect diamond for your engagement / wedding ..etc. They will work closely with you in understanding your requirements and looking for the dream diamonds for you and your significant other!
The process is quite simple. We contacted Sean via email and provided him with our requirements like color, carat, cut, clarity and most important - BUDGET! and shortly after, they will revert on the list of available stone certificates ( dont worry, they are all GIA certs) that fufil your requirements. then you just need to go tru the certs and select the one that you prefer, paid a deposit and wait patiently for the stone to be shipped to Singapore. Once the stone arrived, Sean contact us and arranged a appointment to collect the diamond. We then paid the remaining and then here is it!
when i first saw the stone, the only word that come out of my mouth is "WOWWWWWWWWWWW". it is the best stone that i even seen for the past 2 mths! the color, cut, clarity is puuurrrfeccccTTTT!!!!! I am not trying to say something good cos i get good discount from them but is true! you know for the past freaking 2 months, i have been looking at stones until i can almost drop down and cry? cos u need to see the cut, the color for every single stone. As you know, there is no identical stone in the world. Diamonds are raw material and you can never find one that is identical to each other even the cut of the stone. some comes with big table size and some comes with not perfect proportion, some the hearts and arrows are not as defined as others. but this stone...is the perfect one which i call it my own. I really want to take this chance to Thank Sean and his wife for helping us to find the perfect stone. They give good advice to us on which is the better ones among those that they have. You guys are great! Thanks so much!
ps: now the stone is currently with the jewellery for the ring setting..so i cant wait for the end results!!
some Q&A
Why Carat Society?
As you can see, we are very pleased with our purchase and so here is main 3 reason why u should choose them!
1. Excellent customer service.
- When you purchase a loose diamond, you definitely need to search for a jeweller to do the ring setting for u. Carat Society not only sell you the diamonds only, they also provide after sale services like searching for a gd jeweller to do the settings for u.
- As you know, diamonds are not cheap and i have this phobia of collecting the stone in a open area. Carat Society is even willing to go to our house to deliver the diamond and explain to us on the stone that we purchase
2. Reasonable price
they do not have a shop and so there is no rental at all (only online). so you do not need to pay a premium for rental, shop or whatever..by selecting diamonds from Carat Society, they can get u a very good diamond.
3. reliable and honest
they dont mark up the price of the diamonds like others do and give you discount lor. they also give you really honest feedback on the stones that you selected. for example we wanted to look at a D color stone initially (which D color actually cost alot more than F or E). They did not hard sell D color to us and in fact they explain to us that it is very difficult to tell the different between D and E unless put side by side and compared carefully and how we can maximize the value of what we are looking for.
Specs of my stone...i think many people would want to know right?
it is actually a triple ex cut 1 carat F color VVS2 stone
Price
Secret..
Final picture of the ring
will post it once is done.
some tips for selecting your diamond
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I love your blog, I look forward to seeing more from you. Do you run any other sites? thanks
ReplyDeletetks, yes, i do have other sites like bummersite.blogspot.com and dreamahouse.blogspot.com =)
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