Wedding Rings Thread 5

[twinxz]

Went to Mayfair kahapon and we're very disappointed:

- Rings had discolorations. Tri-color kasi sya (white gold, yellow gold and rose gold) then di pulido pagkaka-dip sa mga tamang colors. Pinunasan lang nila pero nothing happened. Tapos parang ang nipis ng rings than dun sa napag-agreehan naming kapal nung bands.

- Engraving. Nagkamali sila ng engrave, na-double yung 1st letter ng name ni h2b. I informed the SA. Then ang banat ba naman sakin, "oo nga noh, may bayad yan pag pinaayos mo" WTF!!! Kasalanan ko ba yun? Kayo nag-engrave nyan! So nagpantig na ears ko but I kept my cool and asked "ate eh paano po yan??" Then lumapit sya kay Ms. Jackie and she said "oo nga noh, maayos pa naman yan, iwan na lang ulit" then balik sya sa kausap nyang customer. Si ate SA sabi "iwan na lang ulit Maám" then I asked, "same value naman yan? Kasi diba kakaskasin yan ulit?" She replied naman na same value pa din daw, though wala yung stiffness or assurance na ganun nga yung mangyayari.

- GIA certificate. I asked for this kay ate SA, ang kaso sabi nya receipt lang daw binibigay nila. Eh sa w@w, may fellow sis don na was able to get a GIA cert. Then may 2 guys dun na nag-ca-canvass ng e-ring, and they were talking to the chinese guy owner about GIA certificate. Was just listening to them (while waiting for the engraving) and the Chinese guy owner said na they issue GIA daw. Ano ba talaga??

So disappointed with how we were handled. This was the only thing na nilakad namin nung weekend, only to find out di namin makukuha and we have to be back pa. Sayang sa effort and all. Kainis! Parang gusto ko na magshift to Orogem. Mas malapit pa sa office ko, di ko nga lang alam if OK kay h2b and if pasok sa budget. Will pay them a visit this Monday na lang. HAAAAAY!

[Chili1113]

^Sis the GIA cert. is given pag loose pa yung stone talaga, before setting pa. So yung mga bumibili ng engagement ring maybe they requested for GIA certified stones. WARNING though basta may GIA cert. the stone is really more expensive.

Did you request for GIA cert stones to be placed in your ring? because they need to look pa for those stones since not all have a cert. Also how big are the stones? Normally for smaller stones di na yan pinapagrade sa GIA. Usually only mga above half a carat lang ang pinapa grade. Usually pa nga 1 carat above ang GIA cert. Ingat din because ang dami fake GIA cert.

About the craftsmanship... hayyyyyy nakakainis talaga jeweler na ganyan!! Hay kasi we learned the hard way talaga. That is why I reset my engagement ring kasi super pangit ng craftsmanship ng 1st setting sa super mahal jewelry shop in Manila Pen pa ha. Super bad trip ang mahal mahal pa ng charge. Doble gastos tuloy engagement ring ko because I had it reset by a much better jeweler after.

[twinxz]

Thanks for clarifying sis about the GIA cert. Di rin kasi inexplain ni ate SA samin, basta she said they only issue receipt daw.

Yes sis, nakakaiyak nga itong si Mayfair. Di ko alam kung ganun lang talaga sila magsalita, kausap ko kasi through Viber. Pinapaayos ko yung mga discolorations, ang sabi lang sakin, matagal na daw gawa yung bands namin and i-try daw nila maayos. HUHUHU! I think wrong move itong pagkuha namin sa kanila Nakaka disappoint pa din.. instead of saving money, i think mapapamahal pa kami if we decide to have it reset.. T____T Just like you sis.. haaaaaaaaaaay!

[sparklingjewel]

^Sis twinxz im sorry to hear about your experience with Mayfair. Did you book them sa bridal fair? I realized only lately that yung mga nakakausap ko sa bridal fair ang galing lang mag sales talk, pero ask them harder questions about the grading of the stone, GIA, etc etc wala silang alam kasi usually the ones they sell maliliit lang naman yung bato so clients dont normally ask for GIA cert. That said, meron ako na-ask before na 0.9 carat may GIA pero sa Hearts & Arrows yata yun. They dont go to bridal fairs, nasa mall lang. Minsan hirap pagkatiwalaan yung mga nasa fair eh. Thing is, Chili1113 is right you might have to ask this before you order the rings kasi baka ang ginamit nila na stones sayo is walang GIA in the first place.

Regarding craftsmanship, sana maayos pa nila rings mo. Sad naman na dipping lang di pa maayos. Orogem is maayos kausap pero wag ka sa Viber, face to face nalang. I plan ot have my e-ring re-dipped there maybe in a year or two para gumanda ulit.

[charmed30]

Scouting for wedding bands and new ering. May I know if Orogem has a website or viber? Overseas bride here baka I have no time to go to their shop. I contacted Luvi Jewelry to ask for a quote. No reply from them yet. I will search for Ami Jewelry also.

[twinxz]

nope i didn't book them sa bridal fair. i relied on reviews here sa GT and sa w@w kasi madami naman satisfied clients si Mayfair. So I think isolated case ako? x_x

True sis, kasi when we were canvassing pa noon, ang galing nila mag sales talk, lalo na yung nasa katapat na shop din ng Mayfair. Pero mas accommodating naman si ate SA don kesa kay ate SA sa main shop. Sige, I'll pay them a visit later and canvass if ever for resetting. Almost same ba sila ng range ni diamond fire? Thank you sis!

[twinxz]

onga pala sis sparklingjewel, pa-sight naman rings nyo from Orogem if OK lang. TIA!

[charmed30]

can i see also sis sparklingjewel?

[sparklingjewel]

^Sis twinxz and charmed30, this is the only shot i have of my Orogem wedding band, sorry. Wala pa akong shot nya worn alone. Pero as you can see, it's very dainty lang. Half-eternity white gold band with 11 diamonds sya, a bit bigger than the ones on my e-ring. They gave me very good quality stones and pulido yung setting, perfectly symmetric.

https://instagram.com/p/684C42j3Gb/?taken-by=ringblings

(My e-ring is not from Orogem  but from Trillion Cut in Sta. Lucia Mall, but they had it made sa HK).
May mga gasgas na yung ilalim ng e-ring ko so someday i'll go to Orogem to redip it.

^charmed30, Wow. Luvi, AMI and Orogem are i think my top choices in jewellers! Haha same tayo. Lahat yan i know someone na nagpagawa ng mamahalin na e-ring/ wedding band. So sila yung mas may tiwala ako sa quality.

[anneshirley]

Just out of curiosity: who here is planning to wear both their engagement ring and wedding ring after the wedding day?

Most of the elders I see kasi only wear one ring. Personally though, I'll be wearing both (unless of course I'll be going somewhere dodgy). How about you girls?

[Chili1113]

^Personally I only plan to wear my wedding ring on most days =) OR if I wear both I plan to wear my wedding ring on the left and my engagement ring on the right hand. Only on special occasions will I wear both on my left hand if I want to wear a cocktail ring on my right hand.

[shygirlme]

^^i am wearing both. Siguro sis most elders kasi wala naman erings? Pardon me pero dati kasi di ba mapepera lang may erings?

[caleeice]

While DeBeers came up with the marketing strategy a some time ago, I think it is only a fairly recent "tradition" in the Philippines to give out erings as a sign of being "formally" engaged. I think this is the reason that elders don't have any. In my case, I wear on my left finger my ering together with the ring given to me by the husband as wedding gift ; whereas my wedding ring is worn on the right

[anneshirley]

Good point caleeice!

[annamarie88]

Twinxz usually our local stores don't have GIA certificate issued, but certification from their own jewelry appraiser. Kapag nagrequest si client, extra cost pa. My e-ring meron GIA cert because kasama na sya talaga when the hubby bought it & it is more than 1c also.

Chili, kasya na wedding ring ko! Haha i plan to wear them together naman. (Pag kasya na ulit si e-ring)

[sparklingjewel]

^I'm going to be wearing both on my left ring finger. Same with everyone else in the office, i noticed. hehe. Di naman dangerous work ko, i am office-based on most days and i dont commute.

[Chili1113]

OMG sparklingjewel you set is on ringblings IG pala!! Totally gorgeous set kasi. It is my halo ring crush hehe

[sparklingjewel]

Yeah and in lieu of posting my personal IG account, yung kanila nalang. 
Have you seen the trapezoid ring on that page? Drool! Another shape i envy. I really love edges.

[Chili1113]

sparklingjewel: LOL look!!!! I tried to see if ringblings would post mine too. Hahaha kilig!!!! https://instagram.com/p/7Yt-7YD3LU/?taken-by=ringblings

[caleeice]

Chili and sparklingjewel, your sets are super drool-worthy! You have glorious eye candy on your fingers! Hihi