getting coloured stone in Dublin

sucatcher

Myself and my boyfriend are thinking about getting engaged, yayyy

We were shopping for a ring when he was up last weekend. I would love a colored stone in yellow gold, I tried a few on and they really complemented my skin color.

We went to the stores along Grafton st and down the side streets as well as O'Connell st and Henry st. I think the selection was pretty poor for colored stones (mostly platinum and diamond), the shops on the side streets off Grafton st were the best.

Does anybody have any recommendations on where to shop?

Thanks, su,

Pennythoughts

Firstly, congratulations on the impending engagement... It is a lovely time.

Stonechat Jewellers do really nice coloured stones- check out Michael O' Dwyers pieces which they stock.

I also have a coloured stone for my engagement ring and absolutely adore it. However, just as a word of warning, you may find yourself defending your choice more than if you went with a traditional diamond. I had some nasty comments about my other half being too cheap to buy a diamond and had to seriously bite my tongue at the time- especially as it was far from a cheap ring!

I hope you find something that you love and are proud to wear every day.

westernlass

I think a look around powerscourt shopping centre should find what your looking for.

kkcatlou

Did you try Voltaire diamonds? They seem to specialise in coloured stones. That's where my husband bought mine and anyone I know with a coloured stone got them there. As far as I'm aware, they work out cheaper than the high street as they don't have the same overheads.

Katniss everMean

I'd second Stonechat Jewellers, myself and my fiance ordered my ring there two weeks ago and I am eagerly waiting!! We picked a ring that I loved which came with diamond as the main stone and then they rang the designer to ask him to change out the diamond for amethyst and he is! The staff are extremely friendly and knowledgable but it's also a very relaxed place

sucatcher

Hey, thought I'd let y'all know about our adventures

We did a nice bit of shopping around.

There are a few stores around the Grafton street area which do very nice sapphire rings.
Applebys have a selection but I found them expensive. Wiers had a fairly good selection, service was very helpful and the girl that helped us was lovely.
In the powerscourt center there is;
Corrs had a few very nice pieces.
Stonecat is grand but a bit modern which isn't what I was after.
Theres also 2 antique stores, can't remember their names, the selection was good.

I was caught between two lovely rings from Wiers and Corrs, it was a hard decision but we went with Wiers. I'm delighted with the ring, totally thrilled, everything I wanted

Wedding planning now, soooo exciting

Thanks everybody for your advice.

Extraplus

Glad you found something you love, congrats! If anyone is looking the the future CM Weldon in the Powerscourt centre have a great selection of coloured stones and are lovely to deal with.

Voltaire Diamonds: Seamus

Many thanks for the mention on this thread, I really appreciate it.

Please see link below to some of the coloured stone rings we have made recently:

http://www.voltairediamonds.ie/coloured-rings/

We can source gemstones in any shape and size to suit your price range.

Many thanks
Séamus