Oh, DJM!  I hope you love it! 

Thanks for the link saqsay, I'll check it out later. BTW, as far as the big picture goes, I certainly consider 2008 current.

I noticed it. 

Can it be... THE DAY has finally come...?


    

http://ezinearticles...-2008&id=1034380

You know trinkette, I never noticed that this was a 2008 article, so I guess it is somewhat dated. It sounds about right though, because somewhere I read that only 25% of all women in america have a 1.0 CT or greater ER. I don't know where I read it... so it isn't gospel or anything.

For you.
My brother from another mother........

Maybe you'd like to see it this way......

I'm trying to have an open mind about it.
No question it's a great business.
The thing looks like it cost all of two bucks to make, and it sells for $50.

I have been experimenting- but the results are way to mixed to make it seem like a dependable evaluation tool.

Still, if anyone wants to see an aset photo, we can now provide them.


Did you guys notice the new intense yellow we just bought?

Here in the UK there`s many jewellers where you`d be hard pushed to find more than a few engagement rings over 1 carat. Prices are expensive because of our VAT tax and will be even more expensive when it rises again next year.
Simple solitaires still seem to be the most popular rings and even when I was a little girl ( many moons ago lol ) I had a fascination for jewellery but my Mother declared it " wasn`t right " to wear ones ornate jewellery during the day, only for evening or special occasions, it was considered vulgar. Consequently my Mother and all of my female relatives seemed to have a uniform of a plain narrow wedding band, a simple solitaire or a 3 small stone ER usually with a central sapphire, a watch, a brooch on their coat and a string of pearls. I can only remember seeing them wear anything vaguely ornate at weddings or evening functions.
When I got engaged back in 1971 big cluster rings had just become fashionable and my Mother tut tutted and said they resembled knuckle dusters and only thugs should wear them lol.

Now, THAT is funny.