I Need Help!...Diamonds & Engagement Rings

[MrBanks]

Hi Gents, I know there are a few of you on here that are knowledgeable (more so than me) when it comes to engagement rings.
My fiancée is arriving in the UK next Friday/Saturday and whilst I have already proposed to her using a token ring, I need to get a proper ring for when she arrives.
I’ve been looking on Blue Nile, but a few people have said you can get good deals by going to Hatton Garden and buying a diamond and ring separately and then getting it mounted. Would this be a better way of going about it? I have to admit I prefer the idea of seeing the diamond and ring in person and dealing with a human rather than a website, but I want to get the most for my money as possible.
If anyone has any suggestions on where/how to buy I’d be really grateful.

[Cirrus]

Seems to me that given she knows about the proposal there is an opportunity here - to let her pick her own...

[Chicken Pox]

Rather an old thread...I'm guessing she turned him down?

[Dibergio]

Rather an old thread...I'm guessing she turned him down?

Who knows?

I raised the thread from the dead as I found the info useful, and wanted to add my experience.