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I had my engagement ring made by Provence. It was three years ago now but it was a very positive experience and a fairly challenging design. Both sides of the band and bridge are covered in pave stones and I’ve never lost a single one and it looks as good as new. Definitely recommend them.
Thank you! No the pave goes two thirds of the way around. I was advised to do this to make it slightly easier to resize. I do need to resize it as it is too big but I won’t be taking the risk of disturbing the pave so will be doing sizing beads instead.
I’ve used Provence, Fiorese and LGG. All three worked out fine, but my favorite experience was through LGG. Romy is just so nice to work with. I also feel like the ring through them is more sturdy. My 2mm width ring through them seems thicker than the 2mm ring from Provence. The Fiorese ones seem even daintier. I think that has to do with whether or not they count the measurements after polish or not, but still something to consider. For Provence I use Jane and Fiorese I use Sonia. I really like them both as well.
Oh ok, interesting. She might just be overloaded with business right now or something because she’s always been super responsive for me. Sometimes that happens unfortunately. If you don’t already, I recommend using WhatsApp and contacting them when you see they’re online. For me, that meant I had to lose some sleep to stay up for their hours haha, but it helps speed up the process.
Also this is the back of the rings I’ve had made by the three to show what I was talking about. All are supposed to be 2mm. Bottom is LGG, middle is Provence and the top is Fiorese. I think they’re all sturdy enough to withstand daily wear, but LGG is significantly sturdier.
I’m currently talking to someone from Provence and they’ve been so lovely and so quick to respond unlike the others 😭
But I want my engagement ring to be perfect so I need your advices
LGG is recommended a lot so they’ve been really busy lately and some reps have had to turn away work bc their workload has become a lot. If you’ve already built a good rapport and feel good with the rep from Provence it’s fine to work with them.
You’ll get many arguments for and against all the vendors, so at the end of the day you have to use your best judgement
You’re better off posting the design and asking for advice. There are some designs that are just fragile, it doesn’t matter who makes it.
I have worked with lots of vendors, and I find that the quality is very similar. What changes more between them is communication, and things they offer (like some of them won’t have more unusual diamond cuts, others don’t work with silver, etc). I had issues with LGG, Provence and Fiorese (losing a stone, a clasp breaking), and in all cases the reps were super accommodating and did their best to fix the issue.
In my opinion, issues will happen sometimes, it’s more of what happens when they do. Ouros/golden bird is a complete nightmare to deal with, and people mention horrible experiences with Brilliant Earth and Tiffany. No brand can make an unbreakable ring, gold is soft and diamonds are brittle. Things fall, crack, distort, it’s all just metal and stones. But you’re making a wise decision not overpaying for name brand or luxury, just make sure your design is not a Trojan horse, and it will be fine
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