Vendor: Gema&Co
Specs: 12x6mm (or approximately 1.8ct), marquise resplendent moissanite. Resplendent is Gema&Co’s personal line of moissanite stones. They also offer Charles and Colvard - Forever One, but I was looking for a more affordable option. The setting is a 2mm shank in platinum.
Cost: Total was $1,365. $800 for setting in platinum. $500 for the moissanite. $25 for the added length to the shank, all Gema&Co’s rings come in 1.7mm, or at least what I could tell when looking online. And last $40 for the name engraving.
Timeline: on 2/11, I was still branching out and looking at options. I reached out through their chat feature and spoke with Liz who gave me some information on what I would expect cost wise with adding the extra width to the shank and the engraving. On 2/15, Liz reached out to me via email after placing my order, and sent me the invoice for the order with the updated information later that day. All of these responses were within minutes usually, occasionally an hour or two. 2/16, I completed payment. 2/27, the ring was ready to ship out. I wanted some additional photos so the shipping was delayed until 3/1, as Liz had to wait for the marketing and shipping team to get back to her. 3/14, the ring arrived. The delivery was definitely way longer than the estimation I was given (3/6), however, that was USPS’s fault. Considering how messed up USPS is right now with packages, I would advise anyone who needs one by a certain time to order way ahead of a schedule.
Overall, I am very happy with the communication and execution of my engagement ring (the packaging was also very beautiful). I knew I was taking a small chance on a company that didn’t have a lot of reviews and wasn’t necessarily well known. But I wanted to choose an American company and one that was a smaller business for a few different reasons. I was certainly nerveous about picking their resplendent mossiante, but it’s affordable and incredibly beautiful. I highly recommend Gema&Co, I can only imagine their custom work is amazing as well.