Comments | babyflite: Diamonds are a girl's best friend

babyflite

Diamonds are a girl's best friend

Mar 12, 2009 12:15

A few months ago I was talking to my mum about getting her jeweller to source some 0.5 carat diamonds for me to be made into studs earrings coz my current ones are rather small. Instead she said she had a pair (I think around 0.75 carat?) in the safe deposit box which she doesn't really wear and so I could have them instead. Score!

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bubblensqueak March 12 2009, 05:32:16 UTC

Nice!!! Were they expensive, if you don't mind me asking? I wanted a pair of 0.5carat ear studs too, but when I asked around the price was quite high.

bubblensqueak March 12 2009, 05:39:20 UTC

Oops sorry, I just re-read yr post and realised you didn't buy these. =P

babyflite March 12 2009, 05:47:59 UTC

Actually I'm not too sure coz I didn't ask. Also I think these are a bit bigger than 0.5, maybe around 0.65-0.7? But last year when I checked with my mum's jeweller she mentioned it would be around $6000 for a pair of 0.5 carat diamonds (without settings), non-branded ones of coz. How much did you get quoted?

bubblensqueak March 13 2009, 05:47:02 UTC

Ah ok. I asked at the wrong place I think hahaa, one of those local jewellery chains. I think they quoted me around $7-8k?

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madmoneymonkey March 12 2009, 06:28:36 UTC

Beautiful!! Now to get Merrill to buy the matching tennis bracelet. ROFL!

babyflite March 12 2009, 09:57:04 UTC

Haha, I already have a tennis bracelet. But maybe he can buy me one with bigger daiamonds. :p

ptechnix March 12 2009, 10:32:33 UTC

Ohhh you're going to taste the full wrath of my photoshopping skills for that one Amanda... oh just you wait and see!!!

madmoneymonkey March 12 2009, 10:40:42 UTC

Ahhhh!! I take that back!!!

ourownact March 12 2009, 06:37:29 UTC

I love diamond studs, they're a staple jewellery in my book! even better when they're free :) I've got a pair and they're my late grandmother's! :P

babyflite March 12 2009, 09:58:28 UTC

Yeah diamond studs are great for everyday wear. I have 2 more pairs, one round cut and one princess cut but they're much smaller. :p

babyflite March 12 2009, 09:59:17 UTC

Yeah they're great for daily wear. I actually have 2 more pairs, one round cut and the other princess cut but they are a lot smaller. :p

msbrightside March 12 2009, 07:03:20 UTC

Very nice! It's great that your mom was willing to relinquish them ;)

babyflite March 12 2009, 10:00:40 UTC

Heh! My sister and I are now both claiming dibs on all my mum's jewellery! She's giving me a 3 carat solitaire ring as well but I think I'll probably get it reset into a necklace coz I don't really like wearing big rings.

nakedpetals March 12 2009, 07:47:57 UTC

haha aren't we daughters so lucky?! My mum gave me a pair of some 1/2 carat diamond earrings too but their gold plated! And I don't really like wearing gold... hmmmm... Your ones are beautiful :D

babyflite March 12 2009, 10:05:47 UTC

Get them reset into white gold? It shouldn't cost much for just plain studs. Or you can also just get them plated with rhodium which is cheaper but you'll probably need to re-plate them every 1-2 years.

nakedpetals March 15 2009, 12:17:35 UTC

yeah I guess white gold is nice... thats a good idea, the diamonds have been in the family for a while, and my mum replated them with gold recently, so if I went to change them she might get offended LOL I'll just wait for a wee while until I change them into white gold :P