Three Stone Engagement Ring, Wedding/engagement rings.... ?
I'm engaged! heh.... since this past Sunday in fact. Well, here's my
question: What are your experiences with buying a Wedding/engagement
ring?
We are going out this weekend to buy one. Don't know price range at the
moment. Any suggestions? Comments? I'm definately going with a
diamond of some sort, leaning toward a solitaire(princess or round cut),
for the engagement ring. Anybody got a silver/platinum instead of the
traditional gold band/ring? Also what kind of price range did you all
go with?
I've found that aside from knowing your budget, trust your jeweller. If
your unsure about them or the company then you be unsure about the ring. ie
unsure of the quality of the diamond/s. I found a really nice ring, but
didn't buy it because I just couldn't trust the sales people. My loss, I
guess, but I find it's important to believe in the jeweller.
Whatever quality they state that it is, rest assured it is probably (not
always) one grade lower. If you really look at the diamond and it's not
yellowish (if you want a white diamond) and there are no black dots within
then you should be OK.
Remember this ring should last at least 50 years, so choose something that
you would be able to look at in 50yrs and say I still like it. Don't get
white gold just because it's popular at the moment. Get what suits your
skin colour etc.
I got engaged on February 25 and my absolutely adorable fiance shocked me
with a gorgeous three-stone ring, platinum band. The center stone is a
1.02carat princess-cut diamond, flanked on both sides by 1/4 carat round
diamonds. (It's been over two months and I can't stop looking at it!!) He
bought the ring in the diamond district in NYC from a reputable broker. The
color, clarity and cut are considered very good. He wanted to stay within
the $7000 range, and he was able to. Depending on the quality of the
diamond, you can spend anywhere from $2000 to $10,000 per carat (I even saw a
one-carat for $15,000 - don't ask). One note, though - if you go with a
diamond with a lower color grade (I or lower), do not get a platinum band.
It will make the diamond look yellow, brownish or tinted. You'd be best off
with a gold band in that case. One more word of advice - go with quality if
you have to choose between a big low-quality diamond or a smaller high
quality diamond. Believe me, you can tell the difference! For really great
advice, check out The Diamond Guy at weddingpages.com. He answers hundreds
of questions about buying diamonds. You can look through the archives for
the answers to just about every diamond question you can think of. He's
excellent!!!