muffin1973
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Hi RMcG & Mouldy
I've posted this before in similar threads but myself and my (now) husband bought my engagment ring in Antwerp - well, he bought it but we were together when he did. Antwerp is a brilliant place for a weekend away, we really enjoyed it. Like previous posters say we didn't go into the shops directly around the train station - they're pretty tacky looking. We found an area with loads of nicer looking jewellery shops in it - seriously, it's shop after shop of jewellery - and I waited until I saw a ring I liked in the window of one of the shops before going in to try on. There were loads of square cut rings but I wanted three round cut diamonds in a row (1.12 carats, white gold band). The guy was very nice and worked hard for the sale, although he didn't really need to. The minute I tried on the ring, not only did it fit perfectly but it was exactly what I wanted and I love it. The guy then did a quick calculation on his calculator and swung it around for us to see. We had to bite our tongues not to smile very broadly. It was incredibly affordable.
We got it valued this year and turns out it's worth more than twice what we paid for it (which was under €2k).
HTH
M
I've posted this before in similar threads but myself and my (now) husband bought my engagment ring in Antwerp - well, he bought it but we were together when he did. Antwerp is a brilliant place for a weekend away, we really enjoyed it. Like previous posters say we didn't go into the shops directly around the train station - they're pretty tacky looking. We found an area with loads of nicer looking jewellery shops in it - seriously, it's shop after shop of jewellery - and I waited until I saw a ring I liked in the window of one of the shops before going in to try on. There were loads of square cut rings but I wanted three round cut diamonds in a row (1.12 carats, white gold band). The guy was very nice and worked hard for the sale, although he didn't really need to. The minute I tried on the ring, not only did it fit perfectly but it was exactly what I wanted and I love it. The guy then did a quick calculation on his calculator and swung it around for us to see. We had to bite our tongues not to smile very broadly. It was incredibly affordable.
We got it valued this year and turns out it's worth more than twice what we paid for it (which was under €2k).
HTH
M