review: wedding bands

*back dated entry*

we have been looking around to survey for suitable wedding bands since last year.... we went to almost all the different jewellery stores & based on the survey, i would say our budget will be somewhere below $1.5k for the pair of rings....after much delay & consideration, we decided to get our wedding bands at lee hwa diamond atelier....

first, lets talk about the different experiences at the jewellery stores....

1. soo kee jewellery
i would say some of their designs are pretty nice but price is on the steep side... on average, 1 pair of wedding bands will cost $2k+, which is out of our budget.... so deh deh...

2. goldheart
i think the store focus on gold jeweleries so there are not much of wedding bands designs or in my opinion, they have simpler designs but price is quite budget... average can get a pair approximately $1k but nothing caught my eyes so deh deh....

3. citigem
again... i feel the store doesnt have much wedding bands design so i didnt even bother asking about the price

4. taka jewellery
we gotten the proposal ring from there & i am quite happy with the design however, wedding bands are their forte.... nothing that fancy us so deh deh....

5. SK jewellery
this store definitely focus on the yellow gold jewellery for dowry purposes... whole store so damn gim gim.... the designs are not too bad but on close examination, you can see the quality of the rings were not as good compared to other stores... which explained for the cheaper price whereby on average one pair of rings cost less than $1k

6.lee hwa
i would say lee hwa has one of the most comprehensive designs for wedding bands.... saw quite afew nice designs but depending on the series you getting... destinee or designers series will cost $3k+ per pair... but normal series can get it about $1.5k per pair... shall talk about lee hwa later

7. poh heng
similar to SK, the store focus more of yellow gold so couldnt find anything that we like

8. love & co
i think love & co is like THE place to find rings but seriously the price is way out of our budget.... they really have a large collection of rings, simple bands to princess styles to antique designs... i do like quite a few of their designs but prices are close to $2k+ per pair.... so sadly we had to forgo the store....

9. venus tears
i not sure if many people know about this store but it actually originate from japan & just recently venture into SG.... their designs are really nice & sweet.... in my opinion, they have the prettiest selection of rings especially the fairytale series.... a simple band but with nice engraving which makes it so unique

so pretty... & it comes with the unique story case!!!

really love their rings but sadly the prices are on the steep side... average $1.7k+ per pair... BUT is made of platinum & not white gold... so that kind of explain the price... but sadly.... we dont want to spend so much $ on the rings

so after talking about the different stores, where to look for those stores is also crucial... of cause there are many jewellery outlets distributed in SG but you dont want to travel to different parts of SG just to go to 1 stores.... personally i would say jewellery street @ ION and vivo city are the 2 best places to scout for rings as both places have most of the stores in the vicinity....

but one very important i found out is that, not all the designs are available in some of the stores especially so for lee hwa jewellery.... after visiting more than 10 outlets, we felt that diamond atelier @ vivo city has the most comprehensive designs & also more discounts.... we realised that normally for those rings on display window tend to have more discounts, like 50% off.... the staff told us that normally those are the older designs or sometimes the company just want to have promo at that store.... at this outlet, we managed to narrow down to 5 designs... which we were never been able to do so at other outlets... this shows the large variety of rings available.... but of cause, most of the wedding bands are pretty common, the differences among them could be minute.... but ultimately we decided on a pair of rings that both of us like....it cost $1176 which is almost 50% discount!!! since the ring doesnt have my size, it has to be custom made, so we have to wait about 2months for it... so i shall post pic of the ring next time =)  in short, i do urge couples to try out the diamond atelier @vivo... really can find cheaper alternatives compare to other stores =)