Wedding rings and bands links

Ruu_Old · 03-07-2006 10:58am #1

Links for purchase of wedding rings, two places that I have dealt with. Both very good prices and service imo.

Des Byrne Jewellers
John Weldon Jewellers

Shabadu · 03-07-2006 12:37pm

Great, I'll sticky this. Somewhere to post where you got yours. Was it worth it? Were they helpful? Do you recommend them?

Ruu_Old · 03-07-2006 1:47pm

Yep, I was impressed with Des Byrne Jewellers. I had found a wedding band (claddagh) cheaper elsewhere and they lived up to their 10% discount of that and free shipping, no quarrels about it. They are a bricks and mortar shop also.

nesf · 05-07-2006 6:43am

IMB Design

They did a lovely engagement ring for Simu. It's nice to get a ring custom made for something like an engagement and it's nice to leave her get to exactly design what she will (hopefully!) be wearing for a good many years.

Pieces are done to order and the guy in there is extremely helpful. They do custom wedding bands also. Saw a few nice ones when we were in there last.

Edit: Note these guys are in Cork...

Tarakiwa · 05-07-2006 6:35pm

We went to "Wests" on Grafton street. You can meet the guy that actually makes the rings there if you dont see anything that takes your fancy.

The service is the sort that you would expect from such a classy establishment - they really made us feel special!

We got 25% off the marked price and a further reduction for paying in cash. (It would be crude to say how much we saved but needless to say it was sizable!)

babaduck · 07-07-2006 3:57pm

http://www.jackmurphyjewellers.com/ in Newry is where we got our wedding rings. Jack is a dote & made exactly what we wanted a heck of a lot cheaper than we could find in Dublin.

Incidentally my e-ring was bought in Ernest Jones & I saw it in the Dundrum branch a few weeks ago priced at €xxxx - over €600 more than we paid for it a few years ago. Imagine my surprise when I was in London 2 weeks ago, looked at the ring in the Oxford Street branch and it was €400 cheaper! So.. if you see a ring in Ernest Jones that you like, it might be worth your while heading up North to buy it

daveg · 14-07-2006 11:42am

Having shopped around in Ireland we were amazed at how much Irish jewlers rip you off. We bought my wifes engagement ring from cool diamonds in London. Got a much better deal than we would have at home. Would highly recommend going abroad to buy your engagement ring..

astrofool · 14-07-2006 9:01pm

Would recommend www.bluenile.co.uk or www.bluenile.com you need to know someone in the UK to have the jewellery shipped to however.

L31mr0d · 27-07-2006 3:50pm

http://www.hsamuel.co.uk/

There are a few outlets around Ireland, they have a good selection of all kinds of rings and their forever diamond range is excellent. The people in store are very knowledgable and really helped out going over the 4 c's with me before finally choosing. I'd recommend them as I catch my wife gazing into her diamond nearly every day.

japanpaul · 27-07-2006 4:04pm

I bought my wedding ring in Des Byrnes too. A great selection of rings and really interesting designs. We went for a 'modern' celtic design.
We're only married a month and anyone we show the rings to, always says how unusual they are. (Unusual in a good way of course:D ). They also sell many traditional rings.

Ruu_Old · 27-07-2006 4:07pm

japanpaul wrote:

I bought my wedding ring in Des Byrnes too. A great selection of rings and really interesting designs. We went for a 'modern' celtic design.
We're only married a month and anyone we show the rings to, always says how unusual they are. (Unusual in a good way of course:D ). They also sell many traditional rings.

Did you shop online or the bricks and mortar? How did you find their service?

the corpo · 19-09-2006 4:26pm

have trips to rome and lisbon coming up. anyone know of any places in either city that would be good for wedding rings?

whippet · 12-10-2006 10:27am

just ordered a couple of unique bands from:

http://www.designyard.ie

Great service and very individual

Mrs_Doyle · 19-10-2006 3:03pm

http://www.goldenmine.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=4121

I soooo want that! Can't believe it can be bought online.... I would like to imagine that you would have to go digging in the diamond mines of South Africa for something as beautiful as that!

Feckin Pay Pal, it makes everything so feckin simple.......:mad:

2funki4wheelz · 15-03-2007 3:19pm

To get a ring made I can't recommend Patrick Glynn Jewellers on Abbey St enough. I spotted the name because another poster had mentioned it somewhere on Boards. I designed my own engagement ring and he made it exactly how I'd asked and within my budget. He was lovely to deal with and I learned loads.

There's no website but you can call on 01 8733866.

Eoin · 06-07-2007 2:09pm

I'd like to recommend Michael Perry Jewellers, he's in the Powerscourt S.C. in Dublin. Although we went in a little late, he managed to order my ring in within a couple of weeks (normally a longer lead time), but more importantly he made my WTB's wedding ring from scratch within 4 weeks, and it is an absolutely perfect fit for the engagement ring.

He was also at least as cheap as other shops with similar rings - and that was using platinum instead of white gold like the other shops.

Rosen · 27-07-2007 10:38am

Hello all,

Can anyone recommend a decent shop for antique engagement rings, preferably Dublin based?

Thanks a mill.

r3nu4l · 27-07-2007 10:46am

I bought the engagement ring and our wedding rings from Futuro in Hatton Gardens London.

Hatton Gardens is a diamond district in London, get off at Farringdon tube station. Lots of choice and lots of competition on one street

Don't accept teh price they quote you and claim that you've seen one down the street and have an appointment to see them in 30 mins time...watch the quoted price tumble by about £500...well that's what happened when I bought the engagement ring anyway

lisaree · 21-03-2008 7:41pm

Just been to Fields in Athlone and they were happy to give a 15% discount without any haggling at all! www.fields.ie

bearaman · 16-04-2008 10:13am

Hi All,
Can anyone recommend a place to buy a celtic wedding ring for the man? I saw a really nice one with newgrange spirals on the web and was wondering where in Ireland I can get it.
Thanks,
B.

locha · 17-04-2008 5:37pm

For all prospective engagement ring buyers I have a cautionary tale. My best friend recently bought an expensive diamond from diamond.ie. While the engagement ring purchase went smoothly and it appeared that my friend saved money, the good feeling around the purchase quickly wore off. When my friend went back to get the wedding bands the vendor welched on a previously agreed deal and turned out to be as slippery as a snake oil salesman. Having spent A LOT of money on the original purchase my pal was pretty upset and so was his fiancee....
For anyone interested in checking the value of diamonds you could do worse then look at the following sites....
www.polygon.net
www.diamondexchange.com/au
This should give you a good idea of pricing pre VAT and import duties

bobtjustice · 17-04-2008 5:42pm

bearaman wrote: »

Hi All,
Can anyone recommend a place to buy a celtic wedding ring for the man? I saw a really nice one with newgrange spirals on the web and was wondering where in Ireland I can get it.
Thanks,
B.

Barry Doyle in Georges Arcade does great stuff. Should check him out I bought my wedding ring there.

gar_29 · 27-04-2008 9:18pm

Rosen wrote: »

Hello all,

Can anyone recommend a decent shop for antique engagement rings, preferably Dublin based?

Thanks a mill.

Weldons on Clarendon Street; http://www.weldonsofdublin.com/home.asp

lots of unusual and one-off rings.

gabbo is coming · 09-05-2008 8:12am

bearaman wrote: »

Hi All,
Can anyone recommend a place to buy a celtic wedding ring for the man? I saw a really nice one with newgrange spirals on the web and was wondering where in Ireland I can get it.
Thanks,
B.

O'Connor's Diamonds in Harold's Cross are good. Got both of our wedding rings there (usually get both at the same place!), very happy with the design, engraving on the inside. Staff were very friendly, didn't rush us and entertained our ramblings. Got a good discount when compared like with like on Grafton Street.

http://www.oconnordiamonds.ie/

Intothesea · 10-05-2008 1:19am

Recommendation for Van Craeynest of San Francisco,
if you're in the market for authentic antique design
but new (die-struck and hand-carved) rings. With the
exchange rate the way it is, good deals all round.

http://www.vancraeynest.com/

shnaek · 12-09-2008 5:45pm

nesf wrote: »

IMB Design

They did a lovely engagement ring for Simu. It's nice to get a ring custom made for something like an engagement and it's nice to leave her get to exactly design what she will (hopefully!) be wearing for a good many years.

Pieces are done to order and the guy in there is extremely helpful. They do custom wedding bands also. Saw a few nice ones when we were in there last.

Edit: Note these guys are in Cork...

Thanks for putting me on to these guys. They are great. We got both our wedding rings in there.

CúilChip · 17-09-2008 9:36am

I could not recommend Carl Parker in Castlecomer highly enough. He made our wedding rings to the design we wanted and was very professional. He has a lovely little workshop in The discovery Park in Castlecomer. http://www.carlparkerjewels.com/

bearaman · 17-09-2008 10:02am

I bought my wedding ring from this site and was very happy with it.
http://www.claddaghstore.com
He's based in Dublin as far as I know - good range of Celtic designs. Was happy with the whole process.
B.

Derek B · 30-10-2008 3:53am

With the state of the aussie dollar at the moment now would be a good time to buy from there. A friend of mine bought a really amazing diamond engagement ring from http://www.maxdiamonds.com.au quite recently and his fiancee loves it

eliza_may · 10-03-2009 3:01pm

Hey all, I'm jumping on this thread a little late bit I thought I'd share my thoughts! I know cost is obviously a really big deal at the moment but it is nice to but Irish if you can. At the moment there is a lot of talk of buying online or heading up North but for me I think the quality of the design is really important and the idea of having a unique, Irish-made ring, is ideal. I'm currently getting my ring designed in Designyard and so far the experience is really positive. I don't have a huge budget but the staff understand that and as I am having my ring designed practically from scratch they are working within my budget. There were a few high end highstreet jewellers I went to and ended up getting really frustrated. You tell them your budget and they tend to ignore it and try and push you to spend more. Not my cup of tea! Anyway, check out Designyard if you're just beginning your search. Their website is ok but I found when I went into the shop there was a lot more on offer with a budget to suit everyone!

www.designyard.ie

Terpsichore · 15-05-2009 8:40pm

For the best prices in Dublin, chech out Abana.ie.

boeing747 · 20-06-2009 12:28am

denbar jewlers in midleton are fantastic.

beertons · 02-07-2009 3:45pm

http://www.philippe-harold-jewellers.be/links.htm

I'd recommend this guy in a heart beat. We designed our ring, picked the diamond, and he made it. Took about 6 weeks, sent over with DHL. Got it apraised in G Clrke Jewellers 3 days ago, and she said it's worth twice what we paid for it.

alphamale 1 · 13-07-2009 10:01pm

I got my fiance engagement ring in R & C McCormacks at the top of Grafton street. Great selection of Platinum rings in d/e/f classes

Ashlinggnilsia · 28-07-2009 10:17pm

Mrs_Doyle wrote: »

http://www.goldenmine.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=4121

I soooo want that! Can't believe it can be bought online.... I would like to imagine that you would have to go digging in the diamond mines of South Africa for something as beautiful as that!

Feckin Pay Pal, it makes everything so feckin simple.......:mad:

followed your link and was looking at all the other rings and i didnt even realise that was the one you picked out its my absolute favourite! Did you get it??

paddylonglegs · 30-08-2009 10:09am

eliza_may wrote: »

Hey all, I'm jumping on this thread a little late bit I thought I'd share my thoughts! I know cost is obviously a really big deal at the moment but it is nice to but Irish if you can. At the moment there is a lot of talk of buying online or heading up North but for me I think the quality of the design is really important and the idea of having a unique, Irish-made ring, is ideal. I'm currently getting my ring designed in Designyard and so far the experience is really positive. I don't have a huge budget but the staff understand that and as I am having my ring designed practically from scratch they are working within my budget. There were a few high end highstreet jewellers I went to and ended up getting really frustrated. You tell them your budget and they tend to ignore it and try and push you to spend more. Not my cup of tea! Anyway, check out Designyard if you're just beginning your search. Their website is ok but I found when I went into the shop there was a lot more on offer with a budget to suit everyone!

www.designyard.ie

We have had this at the back of our mind to buy irish while planning our wedding alright. I know it may be costing a bit more to buy in Ireland but its a buyers market right now and business' are far quicker to give a good deal now.

Is there much to be saved at the wedding fairs that are on?

Lucky1218 · 14-01-2010 9:16am

I love the Des Byrne Jewellers~!

CompanyBureau · 09-03-2010 7:38pm

What do people think about palladium for a gents wedding ring? It seems to be a lot cheaper that platinum and harder-wearing that white gold. Any opinions please?

ThePiedPiper · 10-03-2010 11:13am

Got a great deal on wedding bands in Chapelle jewellers in The Outlet in Banbridge. The rings worked were less than half the price of identical rings in high street jewellers in the south.

Heineken Helen · 03-04-2010 12:01pm

Mrs_Doyle wrote: »

http://www.goldenmine.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=4121

I soooo want that! Can't believe it can be bought online.... I would like to imagine that you would have to go digging in the diamond mines of South Africa for something as beautiful as that!

Feckin Pay Pal, it makes everything so feckin simple.......:mad:

woah!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is this site legit? Those prices are wonderfully ridiculous:) . I want EVERYTHING!

Whispered · 07-05-2010 12:20am

There was a jewellery manufacturer exhibiting at the last citywest wedding show. I don't remember much about them, their name was "..... & sons" or "...brothers". As far as I remember the guy we were speaking to was called mark and they were located on or near the quays in dublin.

Very vague I know but any help in finding them would be appreciated.

Windwalker · 17-05-2010 6:05pm

Does anyone know anything about Palladium or titanium wedding bands? I have a white gold engagement ring and I'm afraid if I mix the metals one of them will scratch.

ThePiedPiper · 18-05-2010 5:02pm

Windwalker wrote: »

Does anyone know anything about Palladium or titanium wedding bands? I have a white gold engagement ring and I'm afraid if I mix the metals one of them will scratch.

The general rule is that you shouldn't mix the metals... I bought my wife a platinum ring when we got engaged and all the jewellers bar one who just wanted to make a sale advised that you definitely shouldn't mix metals. The harder metal will scatch the softer one over time. Stick to you white gold.

CompanyBureau · 14-06-2010 10:16am

Palladium isn't an alloy - It's on the periodic table! Went with the palladium in the end and very happy with it. 90% the strength of platinum and half the price. White gold stratches over time and rings will need to be re-plated. I can see their popularity increasing...

Goolay · 18-06-2010 5:48pm

Mrs_Doyle wrote: »

http://www.goldenmine.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=4121

I soooo want that! Can't believe it can be bought online.... I would like to imagine that you would have to go digging in the diamond mines of South Africa for something as beautiful as that!

Feckin Pay Pal, it makes everything so feckin simple.......:mad:

Has anyone here actually used goldenmine.com? I'm looking for my wedding band and I'm getting quoted wildly different prices in Dublin (and Letterkenny)

All I want is a 9k 5mm Court Shape yellow gold ring.

This site seems to have exactly the type of ring I want but at 14k and only $219USD!

http://www.goldenmine.com/p/Plain-Bands/5mm-Benchmark-Yellow-Gold-Comfort-Fit-Wedding-Band/133319.html

Has anyone had any experience with them?

cheers

Supercell · 24-06-2010 6:01pm

Dublin579 wrote: »

Has anyone here actually used goldenmine.com? I'm looking for my wedding band and I'm getting quoted wildly different prices in Dublin (and Letterkenny)

All I want is a 9k 5mm Court Shape yellow gold ring.

This site seems to have exactly the type of ring I want but at 14k and only $219USD!

http://www.goldenmine.com/p/Plain-Bands/5mm-Benchmark-Yellow-Gold-Comfort-Fit-Wedding-Band/133319.html

Has anyone had any experience with them?

cheers

Try here instead - http://www.weddingrings-direct.com/show_sub_cat/wedding_rings_in_the_traditional_court_profile/80/1/

The prices are comparable and you won't get stung by customs.

squidgy10 · 01-08-2010 11:49am

Got my wife's engagement ring and wedding ring here.

http://irishrubies.ie/

Its an old not very fancy shop but the prices are great compared to the more fancy shops around town.

Got my wedding ring in Michael Perry in the Powerscourt centre, he's great for titanium/tungsten type rings

thumper10 · 02-08-2010 7:19pm

We bought our engagement rings from www.voltairediamonds.ie i'm delighted with the ring, a beauty........not bias or anything

Very informative and helpful, would recommend it to anyone, very competitive, had tried galway and athlone, much better value..............

Supercell · 06-08-2010 7:30am

I've just been comparing the prices of plain 18k gold wedding bands in the current Argos catalogue and was surprised to find they are better than any I can find online.
Anyone find anywhere cheaper recently?

michaelD1725 · 14-09-2010 10:23pm

http://sell365.ie/pi_19972-S_E-ProductPreview.html

saw this for cheap

kc66 · 22-09-2010 10:09am

I too would like feedback on Goldenmine.com. There is a ring there I want to buy. Customs are factored into the price. Anyone purchased from them?

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