Just bought the ring...

I'm in the UK which is why I bought a ring here.

There are two reasons I won't go mined.
1) I would have to spend £5k to get the same ring with a mined diamond and I wouldn't spend that sort of money on a ring, and my GF would be furious at me if I did.
2) **** De Beers and their artificially inflated prices.

Furthermore this is a Type IIa certified diamond, which means that it's the purest form of diamond. Only 1-2% of mined diamonds are that pure.

And if I wanted to buy a 3ct stone it would cost me £2k here, which is R46k. SA prices are insane, which is one of the reasons I bought here. Had it been cheaper in SA I would have bought it and had family collect.
 
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6spdmanual said:
Don’t forget to close the loop with us here when you bend the knee. We love happy endings.
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I proposed yesterday after getting her parents blessing.
Did it at Gwahumbe reserve in KZN.
Got a high school friend to do the photos since it's what he does, and they came out great.

I count myself the luckiest SOB on the planet.
 

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killerbyte said:
I proposed yesterday after getting her parents blessing.
Did it at Gwahumbe reserve in KZN.
Got a high school friend to do the photos since it's what he does, and they came out great.

I count myself the luckiest SOB on the planet.
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Congratulations

Wishing you a long and happy future
 
killerbyte said:
Just paid for the ring.
Platinum solitaire setting with an emerald cut. 1ct, F, VVS2
Ratio of 1.51. Table is 61%, Dept is 60.4%
IGI report looks pretty good.
I chose lab-grown because I don't feel mined diamonds are worth it, and because I could get a larger stone for my budget. Its a Chemical Vapor Deposition grown diamond. Type IIa
Pretty excited for it. So now I just have to wait the 4 weeks to get it made. Thankfully I am only proposing in late Dec, so there is no rush (but not telling the jewller that).
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Congrats, Lab Grown is the way to go....
 
killerbyte said:
I proposed yesterday after getting her parents blessing.
Did it at Gwahumbe reserve in KZN.
Got a high school friend to do the photos since it's what he does, and they came out great.

I count myself the luckiest SOB on the planet.
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Ah, all the ladies must be heartbroken now. Congrats bro. Don’t forget to live stream the wedding here - we gave you solid advice.
 
killerbyte said:
Just paid for the ring.
Platinum solitaire setting with an emerald cut. 1ct, F, VVS2
Ratio of 1.51. Table is 61%, Dept is 60.4%
IGI report looks pretty good.
I chose lab-grown because I don't feel mined diamonds are worth it, and because I could get a larger stone for my budget. Its a Chemical Vapor Deposition grown diamond. Type IIa
Pretty excited for it. So now I just have to wait the 4 weeks to get it made. Thankfully I am only proposing in late Dec, so there is no rush (but not telling the jewller that).
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Congrats however.....the reason why people choose mined diamonds and not lab grown diamonds is symbolic that a mined diamond took a million years or so to form, and as such the relationship will last long.

With lab grown, it is purely about the shiny stone, and not about being symbolic about a long lasting marriage. For some women thats a big no no, others may be more accomodating.

ie lab grown takes a few days, mined took 1 million years.
 
Dude, congrats. Don't listen to silly comments about symbolic this or that. A ring is a ring. Hope you have a long, faithful and happy marriage and many, many kids as well. FTW!
 
rvZA said:
Dude, congrats. Don't listen to silly comments about symbolic this or that. A ring is a ring. Hope you have a long, faithful and happy marriage and many, many kids as well. FTW!
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What if she is a communist? They could have commie kids.
 
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