Customer Reviews

Wedgwood Signet Platinum 5-Piece Dinnerware Place Setting, Service for 1

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I was looking for a china set for my mother-in-law and was considering some of the less expensive platinum designs, but thought the picture of the Wedgewood Signet Platinum looked more elegant. Because one really cannot appreciate fine china from a photo, I visited the local department store to compare the dishes up-front, and the Wedgewood won hands down. The quality of the bone china really shows -- it has a luminescence that the less expensive contenders (Noritake, Mikasa) did not. Add to that the fact Wedgewood patterns are generally kept around longer than the less expensive rivals -- in case she wants to add any pieces later -- it seemed a superior choice. On the other hand, if you simply can't afford the Wedgewood, the others were acceptable, but they don't shine the way the Wedgewood does, and they feel much thicker and clumsier. The Wedgewood won out on the cup patterns as well -- the Wedgewood has a lovely curved shape, while the Noritake is too angular, and the Mikasa has an ugly swirl on the handle. The Mikasa, although more similar to the Wedgewood pattern, did not match it in quality -- not only were the plates bulkier and lacking the iridescence of fine bone china, but the platinum lines on the Mikasa did not appear to line up properly.

Like the set . . . weird that the set comes with a dinner plate, cup, saucer, and 2 sides plates (bread and butter and salad) but no bowl.