As far as I see it. Unless like you mentioned, you are getting a 8+ ct or a rare pink red diamond. All those other smaller natural diamonds are worthless. For example you pay 20k for a 2ct natural and pay 2.5k for a lab grown. Yes lab grown might worth next to nothing but all you’re losing is 2.5k versus the 20k natural you’re probably looking 7-8k on it.
I'm writing in sept 24, in July I bought a 5.15 ct radiant cvd did for an engagement ring. from the time I ordered till it was delivered "1 week" the price dropped 25% wholesale. they are getting so cheap that I now pay almost the same price per carat for melee as 3+ centers. it has also been announced that there is a new process that reduces the grow time by 30%. as for them dropping to give away pricing, well it's already here. at the Vegas show there was a vendor sell super nice up scale rings with free lab centers. all this has happened in just the last year! I've been at the bench for over 50 years, I have never seen this much change this fast.n I can't imagine what's coming next.
It is one of the most boring watches in the world. That bezel, is it a circle or an octagon, or something in between? It reminds me of a TV screen in the fifties. I could not pay 50 dollar for it. It is made for people with way too much money and absolutely to taste.
The GIA Report is no good, if you can't see the engraved number on the girdle, of the diamond, because you chose a bezel or halo setting. You will have to have the diamond removed from the setting, to see the engraved number. Caution: You must look at the engraved number, after the stone is set.
In malls, there are more jewelry stores than there are any other stores. How do I know if a store is trustworthy, and, curiously, how these stores even make money when there’s 10 jewelry stores in one mall? But more importantly, what are the hallmarks of a trustworthy jewelry store?
Can you start working at Watchbox or whatever the hell it is that the super annoying dude trying on watches works at? You're way cooler. Also, this watch is a banger.
Dude is super knowledgable about high-end watches and the history. I've watched hundreds of videos over the years and he's about as fun to watch as John Mayer on Hodinkee. Great job.
No brainer. Lab diamonds all the way for keeps. You buy a diamond for its beauty and strength that could be passed down from generation to generation as heirlooms. You don't buy diamonds for its rarity unless it's for investment, and diamonds for investment cost hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars that only a few can afford. Again, no one can tell side by side a natural from a lab diamond. They are optically and chemically identical. If anything, lab diamonds are all type 2A diamonds, which are diamonds in its purest form.
Unpopular opinion but I think the 5712 is hideous. The way it tries to pack those complications in the dial looks really half assed and messy. Plus the legibility of the hour markers is destroyed by the arrangement of the complications.
Well summarised, visited a jewellery shop today and I was surprised by the mark-up they had a lab 1 CRT $5900 sticker price.. when i said cash .. she said $5300. Ahhhh ??
Lab diamonds are the price that Earth mined diamonds should have been sold for all along. There's literally no reason to choose an Earth mined diamond over a lab one. Especially when the only difference is the amount of money that's being deducted from your bank account to call it yours, or theirs. If your fiancé insists that you spend 10X the amount on a solid chunk of sparkly carbon over the exact same carat, cut, color, and clarity chunk of sparkly carbon........ Then ya might want to reconsider whether or not you'll be happy married to an idiot.
It truly is a unique watch. I wore mine in the military for 6 years. I used to get some comments on it from time to time, (usually from enlisted, which seemed weird) but here it is: It is slim, light, water-resistant, has great Lume, and proved to be rugged. The only drawback is Patek itself. When I sent it in for it's service, they refused to re-finish it. They said it had been 'polished' before and would not do it. This was false, of course, it just had daily wear. Patek just did not wish to do the work likely due to cost on their end. Piss-poor. Now I wear a Tudor in the field.
Thank you for being honest about diamonds or other gemstones not being an investment; gold is. You'll never get anywhere near what you paid for it so just buy what you like and rock it.
I think the 5990 has a more unique dial; I like the asymmetrical aspect of the 5990 better but not crazy about the pushers on the 5990. Now granted the 5990 is a more expensive watch at least at current market prices. But the moonphase sub-dial and lack of side pushers does it for me on the 5712. And I always tend to believe anything with moonphase appreciates better over time!
Unfortunately we can't control the way a diamond grows on a molecular level. It's like a plant. You can't control how tall it's going to get and how big the leaves are going to grow.
I have a friend who is a watchmaker and he said he doesn't believe in the service every 5 years or less. He said you should only bring your watch in if it is not running correctly. Having said that I have a huge collection of affordable watches and the nice thing about collecting in that tier level, you can replace the entire movement if you like. I have Timex watches that are 50 years old and have never been services, both mechanical and quartz.
While for the most part I am ok with the idea on lower end automatic and mechanical watches; for the higher end movements that are more complicated I wouldn't recommend that. The last thing you want is a regular service turning into a major overhaul because of waiting till something broke before servicing it!
