I'm getting diamond ear-rings for my 40th birthday.......tempt me?

[KatyMac]

I have no idea what I want

I don't know how much my mum & dad will spend maybe £150-£250

So what do I look out for?
What do I buy?
Where from?

TIA

Oh......

So diamond ear-rings are not done.....hmm how about sapphires?

Lucky you!

If you just want diamond studs, you are as well to go to H Samuel or (gasp) even Argos. There's no design element so there's no point going to Tiffany or Cartier. Diamonds and gold are both graded objectively so there's absolutely no point paying a premium for a blue/red box. Studs don't need to be internally flawless, and IMHO you're better going for size over either colour or flawlessness.

If you want something a little different, these are at the top end of your budget but the set is lovely. Obviously they're not top-quality diamonds, but even at that grade they'll still sparkle. They're reserved for someone else but I'm sure she'd make you another set.

Do you really want earrings? I have lost one of all the pairs I own...

I'm not sure you can get them with that budget, you're better off getting a different stone... are there no others you like?

Hmmm - I agree with Posie. You won't get a lot of choice for that budget, sorry.

As for where to go, if you want to look at lots of different types, or even design your own, then go to the jewellery quarter in Birmingham.

CSWS, does that mean I could design my own eternity ring???

I did Posie.

Disagree that you won't gat any for that budget - my local independent jewelers did when I was looking for some for my 40th - they looked lovely (though dh did spend a bit more than that in the end...)

I just think a tiny diamond (and I may be wrong I am not a diamond merchant) will look like a tiny diamond and a bit diamond for diamond's sake. An ethical diamond usually costs more too, besides there are an abundance of beautiful pieces of jewelery with other stones that look a bit more tasteful that a spot of a diamond.

Wow, that's lovely CSWS.

This is what sort of size you'd be looking at for that kind of price}

0.15ct isnt very big tbh.
I think for earrings you need at least 0.30ct to be able to see them and get a good sparkle from them.

I have a pair of quite small diamond studs which are timelwess and classy and I always think a pair of small pearl studs look good...I have small freshwater ones..

0.25ct are a little more than £250 aren't they? for that price you're looking at 0.30ct in total.

I have rubies & emeralds

Sapphires maybe

I just had a yen for diamonds

Little sparkly ones with no (or very little) setting showing

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Just been shopping and looked in shop window and for £275 saw a very sparkly pair for £275, so you never know!!

buy these and spend the rest on shoes/bag/alcohol/young men

what about these
They have a search by price and stone section, so if you don't like these there were others.

these are lovley

Good exchange rate atm!

more bling for your money

but it's an auction site