SGS

This morning Elisha and I went to Anton Jewellery and finally got the ring. It was BEAUTIFUL! I’m sure Steph would be blessed. The specs are as follows:

DIAMOND

• Cut: Very good (x3), Round Brilliant
• Clarity: VS2
• Colour: D
• Carat: 0.7 carat weight (GIA certified – diamonds 0.15 carats and less are not certified).
• Extras: Two 0.15 carat diamonds on each side so it represents “SGS” and total carat is 1 symbolising unity.

RING:

• Band: Platinum
• Setting: Platinum, with 4-prongs to hold each diamond

Ring: hunted and gathered.

Elisha and I went to the Anton Jewellery branch in Glen Waverley and had a good look at the diamond they had reserved for me.  VERY, VERY NICE!!  Unfortunately, it was a VS2 (I had wanted a VVS2), however its cut was “Triple rated Very Good”, i.e. its proportions were pretty exact which lent the diamond an awesome fire and brilliance.  According to my specifications they put the 0.7 in between two 0.15ct diamonds – it was perfect.  It not only looked good, it also carried meaning.  Steph wanted it so it would be symbolic of SGS.  I took it further, the engineering way:

• The 0.7ct diamond represented God.  In the Bible, we see the number 7 a lot.
• The two 0.15ct diamonds represented Steph and I.
• 0.15 + 0.7 + 0.15 = 1ct!  And we know that the number 1 represents UNITY.

It was settled.  I put in a deposit and will make the final payment two months later, when they said the ring would be ready.

Sevan Bahar was the one who served me and offered a very good price for the diamond.  He is the current Managing Director and his father, Anton Bahar was the founder.  I called Guillaume later, thanking him for his service.  When I mentioned that Sevan was the one who sold me the diamond, he replied that I couldn’t get a better deal.

Ring: hunted.

A colleague, Benji, and I headed for Anton Jewellery on Collins St.  I’ve looked at a few others before this one, but at a high recommendation from a friend who recently proposed to his girlfriend of 5 years, I decided to settle for this one.  We were attended to by a Frenchman, Guillaume Cohen who was exceptionally helpful (more so than the others I’ve visited) in suggesting how to wisely pick a diamond (his sales pitch was good!)   When I asked for certification, he said GIA.  Done deal – I like this place.  I showed Guillaume the blueprints for the diamond I had in mind:

• Cut: Round Brilliant, at least Very Good grade
• Clarity: VVS2
• Colour: D
• Carat: 0.7, plus two 0.15 on each side

Unfortunately he did not have one available, however later in the day he gave me a call and said there was one similar to what I wanted in the Glen Waverley branch.  I’ll check it out tomorrow…

We were killing time by having a stroll in the Glen Waverley Shopping Centre.  Suddenly we had a brilliant idea – why don’t we have our ring sizes checked?  So we walked into a retail jeweller’s store and played around with their standard ring set.  I’m an “O” and hers was a “J”.  OJ, or Orange Juice – easy to remember.

Little did she know I have been planning for almost two months on the design of the ring.  She wanted the following:

• White Gold
• 3 Diamonds: 1 big, embraced by 2 smaller ones on opposite sides (representing SGS)
• Round Brilliant cut

I have been looking around at various jewellers, even considering getting one from overseas (apparently you can get nicer ones for the same price).  Perhaps I’ll wait for a milestone anniversary – and get her an Eternity Ring then… I’m not sure how traditions go.  Time to plan more….