Blue Nile vs. Tiffany & Co - Street Test | The Diamond Pro
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You all know that Tiffany & Co sells amazing engagement rings. This is never the question when it comes to Tiffany. As you can see in our Review of this iconic store,
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we absolutely love their product.
The only question about Tiffany is: is it worth it?
We asked some regular people hanging out in a cafe if they could tell the difference between a Tiffany 0.50 carat I Color VVS2 round diamond solitaire and 2 separate rings from Blue Nile.
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The first ring we compared from Blue Nile was virtually identical in specs (Round, Ideal Cut, I Color, VVS2 Clarity set in a "knife edge" platinum setting).
The Tiffany & Co ring cost $4500 while the Blue Nile ring cost $1800. That's a whopping 60% less!
Next, we compared the Tiffany ring to a larger Blue Nile ring with specs that we recommend. It's a 1 carat I Color SI1 Clarity Ideal Cut round diamond set in a 14kt white gold setting of the same style.
The Blue Nile ring cost only $4,300, even though it was double the size.
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After reviewing all of the most popular diamond retailers we have found the best overall experiences buying diamonds online with James Allen and Blue Nile.
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Bluenile is my go-to! Both of my sets are from Bluenile, all customized- from the kind of diamond, design of the ring, to the 18k gold. Every time I wear my rings I get so many compliments. Even when I get it cleaned locally, the jewelers are always super impressed at the quality of the sapphire stones Bluenile used and the quality of the diamond. Also I wanna add that my first blue nile set, my engagement ring setting is identical to that tiffany one. I don't know why the poster did not buy an identical setting because Bluenile does offer this setting.
I have had good experience with Blue Nile.
Bought my wife engagement ring and eventual upgraded wedding ring from BN. Love the control YOU have in the quality of what you purchase.
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Thought the same thing
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I have the Tiffany 1.25 ct and have compared to Blue Nile and others and there is an obvious difference. Tiffany classic solitaire setting sits higher and thus sparkles more with the light, they don’t sell anything less than 18ct metals and have a high standard for their diamonds, and finally, its iconic. The Tiffany brand alone holds value and your heir to the ring, rather a daughter or grand daughter, would be delighted to the hand me down! Wouldn’t regret the “over-priced” so called purchase for one second. Tiffany is easily spotted and recognized on a hand, the others would be just a very good looking diamond ring. Simply...an investment piece of jewelry. I own Blue Nile diamond earrings and necklaces, but these aren’t made to standout like an engagement ring, so I settled for the value pieces instead. Each brand has a purpose.
I was at Tiffany’s and showed my Tiffany engagement ring to one of the Tiffany retailers and he didn’t even realize it was a Tiffany ring. Sooooo idk about ppl instantly knowing what brand the ring is.
I have a classic solitaire from Bluenile identical to the Tiffany shown in this video except mine is 18k yellow gold. My husband chose the diamond himself. A lot of that sparkles really depends on the quality of the diamond. You can have a Tiffany with a lesser quality diamond or a Bluenile with the best C's quality diamond, or vice versa.
for me, i notice the diamond just as much as the part holding the diamond. i think the Blue Nile one looks different than the Tiffany Co one. The Blue Nile one looks thicker and if they had it as thin as the Tiffany Co one i would definitely prefer the Blue Nile one.
The gold or platinum part is called the setting and is only a few hundred dollars.
I just ordered a diamond ring from Blue Nile. I haven't received it yet, but I'm so impressed by their customer service. They made my purchase less headache and I have positive feeling about the high quality of my diamond. I will shop more from them
I got the ring. I can't be happier. It's gorgeous
That is fantastic. I'm happy you found the right retailer. Congratulations.
I'm not convinced that they can't tell the difference. Yes there is a bit of brand overhead, sure. But Tiffany has been around since 1837. They will literally fix a 100 year old ring for free if it's theirs and you brought it to them! My wife's Tiffany collection is very elegant and we've serviced some of the pieces all around the world throughout our travels, it's always wonderful walking into a Tiffany store. What I love most about them is the fact that they treat a $1k piece exactly the same they treat a $50k piece. Anyways, in my most humble opinion, it's not always about saving a buck or 2. Some things are worth the money, especially items that are meant to last forever. Hell, a heck of a lot of Tiffany pieces actually gain value over time! My wife's Infinity collection tripled in value since Tiffany discontinued them. My advice is to buy what's in your budget, never borrow money for jewelry - and a brand name will retain or gain value way better than a budget option. If you truly want to save money, go and buy from the secondary market and pay a jeweler to refurb the ring :) they'll absolutely never be able to tell the difference!
That is a perfectly valid position. If you read our review, the service at Tiffany is unparalleled. You definitely get an elevated experience shopping at Tiffany. If you have plenty of disposable income and appreciate paying for the blue box and the experience, you won't be disappointed.
To clarify though, its not about saving a buck or two. You can save 50-70%. The diamonds are exactly the same and the setting styles are very similar. Most of our readers, when given the choice, prefer to save money (or get a significantly larger ring), over paying for the Tiffany experience.
Bit of a difference? Try 60% more for an identical ring.
@@TheJpep2424 As you can see in our video, it's possible to save a lot of money.
"A buck or two" More like several thousands more for the same stone. And that's justified just so you can step into their store for half an hour to have the ring serviced? How often are you servicing your rings? Also most folks aren't buying jewelry as an investment. That's such a big reach. Look, tell yourself whatever makes you comfortable and helps you justify why your wife thinks a Tiffany&Co ring is worth so much more than the same exact ring from a different manufacturer.
I have an Aquamarine cushion cut (legacy?) cut ring with pave diamonds from Tiffany. The same diamond fell out twice, within 9mo of purchase. The first time they did not want to fix it for free. I understand paying for the lost stone but setting/ repair should have been free. The second time was complimentary after some discussion. I do feel the staff in the store are friendly, knowledgeable, and willing to help though.
2:45 - I purchased a loose 6.0 mm moissanite gem, roughly equivalent to a 0.75ct diamond in size. It is massive. I got two 4.5mm (0.33ct DEW) moissanite side stones, and they look like all three will barely fit on the finger. A 6.5mm (1.0ct DEW) moissanite gem would be so large, even for a solitaire.
A James Allen ad said that the average size of diamond sold was 1.2ct. That is so large. I have a hard time imagining that so many woman want such large stones on their fingers, unless that is just the demographic of women who gets rings from James Allen.
We got a ring from blue nile, and i compared with tiffany it would have been about twice the price WTH
Yes and no one can tell if you are not wearing Tiffany 🤣
You did not specify if these are natural diamonds or lab grown. That can make a significant difference. Oh, and paying more money just to sport a particular brand name and a blue box is not practical. Unless one carries the blue box around, who would know from whence the jewellery came? What's important is that the diamond is clean (flawless or near flawless), ethically sourced, and 'housed' in a beautiful but sturdy setting.
We used natural diamonds.
What are your thoughts on blue Nile vs. James Allen? Do you prefer one company over the other?
They're pretty much at the same level nowadays.
james allen has better packaging but blue nile is cheaper. not significantly tho. they have a policy that if you find a comparable quality diamond for less, they'd match its price
Thank you Gladys Seah :)
i just bought and engagement from James allen after a lot of research, james allen is much better cuz you can see the diamond in a 10x magnification, the box is really cool and nice, i bought a true hearts wich means the most light return possible, and it really sparks!! my gf loves it! i really recommend JA, blue nile dont have the zoom lens, and its really cool to check your diamond about all the details inside, cuz there are some ugly diamonds
oh and Settings on James allen are more gorgeous and cheap than any other! james have many elegant styles.
Ill buy the blue Nile thanks
Anyone who thinks they can tell the difference between a Blue Nile diamond vs Tiffany&Co are delusional. Tiffany&Co has NOTHING exclusive about their stones. You can get the same quality diamond from BN for a fraction of the price and it'd still be GIA certified. As for the setting, any local quality jeweler can get you the same setting as a Tiffany&Co ring. Some folks are saying Tiffany&Co offers a luxurious, high quality experience at their shop, they offer lifetime support, and that the value of their jewelry accrues over time. But the reality is, you're choosing Tiffany&Co for the name. The majority of people aren't buying jewelry as an investment nor is lifetime support exclusive to them -- BN offers lifetime support. Oh and that notion of "quality experience," well if you think it's okay to spend several thousands of dollars for the same stone just you can step into a store for 30 minutes, that's on you.
Even though Tifanny's rings look gorgeous, we usually don't recommend overpaying for the brands. That's why we advise our readers get the best bang for the buck.
I love the lady in red and his lad. 😁
Platinum is worth more than white gold
True, but white gold wears much better than platinum on something worn daily. The finish on platinum deteriorates pretty quickly unless you polish it regularly
@@993mike I am a physicist and actually white gold rusts quicker.
Tiffany Setting; hand made, hand cut, hand polished. It takes over a year to come out with one engagement ring from when it is discovered till it's finished. It is worth the money. Respect to Tiffany artisans!
Same. You pay more but it’s worth it to feel special. When you have a Tiffany you have something classic and timeless that has stood the test of time. Blue Nile could go out of business. Tiffany never will.
That's some major marketing BS. It takes Tiffany jeweler few hours to form the ring, set the stone and polish it. It takes the same exact time to make a Blue Nile ring as it takes to make a Tiffany ring. You pay 3× for Tiffany's marketing and rent, that's it.
@rose apostol: 1000% agree. Well said! 🙌🏽🙌🏽👌🏽
@@giveML Nope it's also the cut and the design of the prong
2:55 awkward tea for this dating couple lol
Sorry Tiffany's but diamonds aren't brandable.
It has to be a expert reviews honestly....☺️
Can blue nile rings be later resized?
Yes!
Absolutely!
Why did Volkswagen keep using the name Bentley?VW makes a fine car so why keep the name?Because the name is synonymous with extreme high end quality ,at a level preffered by Royalty, and the like , that mere fact that TIFFANYS rivals use their very name to imply the highest standard, ,bears witness to TIFFANYS dominance and perfection in this field.
Rings from Tiffany are exceptional but you pay a high premium for that. But there is no doubt their rings are perfect.
Hi, I recently bought an engagement ring from brilliant earth. They tell me it’s Canadian but I still have to see them prove it. I wanted a Canadian stone . So now what do I do?
You bought it lmao what you can do now? Pretty much suck it up? Lol 😂
Thank you for your help with this!
No such thing as too big if you are talking about a one carat diamond!
What setting on blue nile is this? Is it the 14k white gold petite setting?
Take those suckers outside. A VS2 cannot simply be sold as "same quality" a vs2 could have feathers or clouds while another could have a giant black inclusion right center table. There is no "same quality" with tiffany you are buying quality expertise that the best gem will be chosen and set to last. I mean the settings alone are easy to choose the quality piece from
I totally agree, I have a 2ct Princess cut not from Tiffany’s and recently got a wedding band from Tiffany’s, the sparkle in every light is just so much impressive and I now can see the difference in the quality overall.....next step and new better quality engagement ring !
0:36 sorry, these people are actors. The difference is obvious.
I'm shopping for an engagement ring so I'm watching this. I was going to post the same timestamp to show the obvious difference. As others have said, the setting for the tiffany ring is so much better. I can barely see the prongs compared to the blue nile one - I had to rewind to make sure it was six prong as well. And the diamond looks bigger because of this. Now I'm second guessing buying bigger, better value diamond ring vs. just buying a smaller diamond at Tiffany's.
@@jngx80 sometimes smaller prongs can damage easier than larger ones, so that's something u need to keep in mind, a other thing is u can always just buy the diamond from BN and place it in any ring u like, one last thing is BN and other online retailers like james Allen let's u look at the specs of the diamonds themselves to meet ur standards so I can get a high quality item from them
They are comparing the diamonds, not the settings.
Its the brand of course
The metal is usually an 18k in Tiffany vs 14k else ware. So the price seems fair
I just got a ring from Blue nile and it's an 18k setting.
The gold or platinum part is called the setting and is only a few hundred dollars. Platinum costs slightly more than gold but ya, the setting costs only a small fraction of the diamond cost.
Actually platinum trades less than gold, so you can have a setting made, lock in the spot price and get more for the money than a Tiffany setting.
Come on! Realistically you’re paying for the name, and tbh when asked where your ring is from.. Tiffany and co has a better ring to it😂 but look everyone’s different! If you can afford it do it, it’s not a competition. One thing that was noted to my partner and I was that no one knows where they’ll be from 10-40 years time, meaning Tiffany and co is known by everyone and all over the world! It’s a high end brand and definitely a luxury!!
They look very different...who are these fools saying they look just a like. They need their eyes checked, both are very beautiful I'll admit but the Tiffany's setting and band is very differently crafted than the Blue Nile one. Plus you really are paying more for the name brand, that's why people spend on it.
Exactly! They look quite different to me
Lets pay thousands more just for a band name...don’t be fooled to do this, get the best value, or double the value as this video shows
@@HOBBL3bruh people buying Tiffany has money and prefer quality over a “bigger” carat ring. And people buying blue Nile is on a tighter budget.
To the naked eye to people who don’t always see diamonds; everything looks the same. Not valid.
Hi Salvador. I respectfully disagree on 2 counts. First of all, even diamond experts would have a very hard time telling these two rings apart. Second of all, when quality levels are sufficiently different, even a layman can tell the difference.
@@Truthaboutdiamonds yes but you never mentioned the cut grade which is significant, you said something like it having similar parameters but that's not saying enough about the quality level. and not all laymen have eyes discerning enough to pick up anything even if quality contrast is stark because most people do not know anything about anything. it's like asking people who've never had a particular cuisine to understand the merits of it simply by tasting.
@@mushu1911 We didn't mention the cut grade of the Tiffany diamond because they don't give a cut grade. Tiffany only offers stones with their internal certificate. Anyway, all Tiffany diamonds are cut extremely well - easily within the "Excellect" GIA cut grade parameters. The Blue Nile stone had an Excellent GIA cut grade. The color and clarity grades of both stones are mentioned in the video at about 0:18 and 0:38. The point we're making in the video is that there is no visible difference to the layman between a $4500 Tiffany ring and a $1800 Blue Nile Ring with virtually identical characteristics.
@@roseapostol5700You don't know that. Maybe the inclusion on the 1ct SI1 diamond was covered by a prong. You would need to put them under the microscope. The other two diamonds were the exact same cut, color and clarity. That means that diamond experts sitting in labs say they"re the same quality of diamond.
But are the cut grades the same
Yes, the cut grades were essentially the same.
Teresa T I was thinking same.. Cut matters a lot..
People pay for the brand name just waste money that how they're paying double or more
They are both PRETTY rings. BUT TIFFANY IS TIFFANY. Yes is more money. But your paying for the name attached to that ring. The honor of wearing a Tiffany ring and everyone knows TIFFANY. 👍💕
Does that mean one buys a ring based on what others think? Each to their own but I find it funny that all these girls who want Tiffany's want to feel special and unique end up have the exact same ring like many other girls out there. People are sold on the brand not the ring its self.
@@SASSY13169 at least it wasn't for me. I love Tiffany's. (Like I have a clawfoot sofa tub cuz I love Tiffany's). 😊 My fiance (now husband) made my ring special💕.because simple HE gave it to me. Your ring should be whatever makes YOU happy Tiffany's or not - approved by other or not. It only should matter to you 😊💕💓.
@@yari722 Birks is really nice too but paying twice the cost for the same diamond is crazy.
What is remarkable is that almost all the females chose the smaller diamond over the bigger one. Did not expect that...
The lady at 1:10 thought she was about to get a $10.000 rock and got shut down well he thought he was getting some nookie
I've done research and Tiffany says their diamonds are cut better and they are better quality, but, I've seen Tiffany rings and I've seen the diamonds that are set with them. I haven't seen very many F or IF diamonds, a lot of VS 1or 2 quality, very few VVS 1 or 2 and the color is anywhere from G to J. So, other than supposedly the cuts are more superior, how can Tiffany say that their diamonds are better than others? Tiffany diamonds are H&A cut, so how can they make the claim that their diamonds are better? If they were H&A cut, then I would say, ok, they're worth it, but, since they are just the regular RB, other than THE NAME, can't see why they are more expensive than others. They are beautiful, however. One day, on Mother's Day a few years back, my daughter and ex-son in law took me out to dinner and there was a Tiffany & Co. store so, I said, I want to go in and look at their solitaire, because the pictures I've seen, they look big and bulky. I asked the sales lady if I could look at some of the solitaires because I was so curious to see what they look like in person instead of pictures, commercials and videos, and I couldn't believe how they were so dainty and lovely. I wish!! But, even if I won the lottery, not really sure if I would get one, because I want a 1.50 carat sized diamond, and I think that's over $30,000, maybe even more. So, I think women who have Tiffany & Co. engagement rings are so very lucky and I envy them, but, I'm happy with what I have.
The reason why they don’t have F or IF is cus their standards are so hight than once the diamond it’s been cut by a man it can’t be perfect cus no human is perfect so they automatically rate it lower even though it could actually be an IF or F n they do that for all their diamonds so the diamond you get a Tiffany could be taken as an F elsewhere
Carlos Garcia
You are telling me that Tiffany Co internally certifies the diamonds that they sell using stricter standards than the mainstream certification organizations? I don’t believe that.
ProudKansan08
Them being lucky may be up for debate. Unless they are extremely wealthy, they are giving up something else for the ring. Then, there is the stress of wearing something so expensive. I have heard of woman having cheap versions of jewelry for traveling. At the point, what is the point of it if you don’t feel comfortable wearing it?
@@Austin1990 Yes Tiffany certifies their diamonds the mainstream way isn't good enough I know someone that works there they make a big deal about this and they can't lie about something like that.
@@Ervinnd
Very interesting. I don't know why that was so inconceivable to me several years ago.
Trying to shop for diamonds, I found typical classifications to be lacking. It came down to needing special images of how well the gem reflects light back out. I went to BC Clark's in OK, and they had the most perfect gems I have ever seen; BC Clark's picks very good gems, going beyond the typical numbers.
This is so fake. They are actors.
Who likes the smaller size of the Dimond then the bigger one ,this girl is nuts
SANA Yanovich some people prefers sparklier over bigger.
I like smaller cuz my hands are super small so the big ones look tacky on my finger. Its about preference.
It is all preference. My wedding ring is 2.48 carat and my engagement is 2 carat and I honestly wish I would have just chose a simple half carat solitaire as they look MASSIVE on my tiny fingers. So personally I love the smaller and more simpler looking rings. They also are more classy looking as well in my opinion.
Some women feel that large diamonds are gaudy.
The tiffany diamond has a special cut that no other diamond can copy
VenusianTruths a triple excellent cut is still a triple excellent no matter how it's cut, and, while Tiffany has a unique cutting process so do many other diamond cutters. It all depends on what you are looking for. Not all of Tiffanys diamonds are excellent cut. They do range depending on budget etc. But personally I am a fan of both blue Nile and Tiffany. I also personally prefer the Astor ideal (triple ideal for BN) Over tiffany :)
If it's not A Cut Above from Whiteflash or Crafted by Infinity from hpdiamonds...not even worth looking at it. Go ahead check them out. You're welcome.
Im a diamond manufacturer.. I’m 100% sure that there is nothing like “Special Cut”... Cut quality is prime parameter when diamond purchase is concern but there is the cut quality rages only from ideal to poor as per many very well known Diamond Institutes and there are many many manufacturers in India and around the world who makes Ideal cut diamonds..
I'm sorry, but that is not true. The diamond we are referring to is what is referred to as a Round Modified Brilliant diamond and this is a standard round diamond throughout the industry. There are branded diamonds out that that have proprietory cuts, but this is not one of them (and we do not recommend those diamonds either).
You just paying for the Tiffany name
I don't think they like you at Tiffany's, lol.
lol. Maybe, but we are actually very positive in our review on our website. As this video proves, there are definitely other options that are cheaper. But Tiffany has the best in store experience and brand cache out there. Its up to the consumer if they think that is worth paying the premium.
She wants the bigger one.