I know, I was just asking about this the other night, bear with me...
For our first anniversary, I've been wanting a new wedding band, as I've just never been crazy about my first one. What I'd really like is a half eternity band, with alternating diamonds and yellow sapphires.
I've found a couple of rings I like online, around the $600 range. But I'd really like to be able to try on the ring next to my e-ring to see how it looks and feels, and obviously you can't do that online.
So tonight H and I went to a pretty upscale jeweler to see if they could custom make something. I found a band I really liked, .25 carat for $715. I thought maybe using half sapphires would lower the price, but apparently it would be the same price for the alternating stones. I came home and immediately looked online to see what .25 carat bands cost, and I've seen quite a large range of prices.
What do you guys think? Does $700+ sound outrageous for the kind of ring I really want (especially when you can get a plain diamond .25 band for less than $300 some places)? Would you pay the extra money to have the ability to try it on and have it custom made?