Finally got the diamond for the engagement ring!
Had to create an alt account because my sf knows my main, but I really wanted to share my experience, and hopefully it can help someone like how yall have helped me.
So ive been lurking around this subreddit for a few months now, and I finally got the confidence to take a chance and bought this diamond for my engagement ring recently from Loose Grown Diamond.
It is a 1.5ct D IF round brilliant cut H&A lab diamond. Its the first time I bought a diamond, so I really didnt know what to expect, but wow its just beautiful. The images honestly do not do it justice, its even more symmetrical seeing it in person. I brought it to a local jeweller to verify the diamond, IGI number and all, and I even got to see the hearts and arrows!
LGD price matched the diamond to Calavera's price with no fuss, and that really helped me save alot. Their customer service is very responsive, although there tends to be a 1 day delay in communication between their customer service and their NY office.
I live in Singapore, and getting a diamond shipped from overseas was really nerve wrecking, but it actually came considerably quick.
- I placed my order on April 7,
- Got notified that it has been shipped from their factory to their NY office on April 8,
- Got a video from their NY office of the diamond on April 16 (This part was slower than i expected, but I believe its because their factory isn't in the US?)
- Got the FedEx tracking number on April 18
- Received the diamond on April 24.
Oh something that I overlooked, but pretty obvious in hindsight, I got an invoice from fedex a few days later for the GST (which is 9%) and Duty Advancement Fee (was $20 for me, not sure if its a flat price), so should take that into account.
All in all, I spent about 1/3 of what it would have costed compared to buying a similar grade lab diamond, not even H&A, from a local Singapore jeweller, so I am truly happy with the diamond and LGD.
Hope this helps some people out there, and thanks to everyone on this subreddit for helping me out!