Chapter 3: Designing our Engagement Ring Experience with Tailored Jewel
**Disclaimer: All opinions expressed below are genuinely my own opinions, and in no way does it represent the opinion of others ** After plenty of research on diamonds on how to maximize the sparkle, we finally have a final list of personal criteria: Cut - 3EX, Hearts and Arrows Round Brilliant cut Colour - Nothing below G (because we find that below G, the yellow colour is very apparent) Clarity - VS2 (there are too many risks for SI1 and below, and VS1 and above are expensive) Carat - Less than 0.39 carat (too cheapskate to pay for 0.40 carat tier) HCA score below 2 We went on many shopping sprees looking for vendors that fits our criteria. One thing that was very clear during our window shopping, was that the prices for shopping mall retail jewelers are pretty expensive compared to custom made, so we scrapped retailer shops. So off we went to search for custom made jewelers. There are plenty in the market nowadays: Zcova, Audrey's Diamond, Eumayco, iDo Jewelry, Ta...
