Your search for the perfect engagement ring, may be very difficult and time consuming due to the various designs, styles, settings and sizes. In addition, many women have a very specific idea of how their engagement ring will look.
These helpful steps will help you find your perfect engagement ring and save you time and research:
1. Budget The first thing you should do before beginning your research is determine your budget. This will help you eliminate the irrelevant rings and diamonds, and will start making your choice a little easier. Even if your budget is not as high as you would like it to be, know that you can always reset and add stones later on.
2. Personal taste If your engagement ring is a surprise, you should do some research. Try to observe her jewelry and notice if she likes white gold or yellow gold, big flashy jewelry or more delicate jewelry and etc. Asking her close friends for advice always helps- they usually know. If the engagement ring is not a surprise, or it's an upgrade to a prior ring- we suggest making the decision with her.
3. Learning about diamonds Learning about the 4 C's- Carat, Color, Clarity and Cut, is an easy way to learn basically everything you should know before purchasing diamonds. This will help you understand the cost and quality of diamonds.
4. The diamond Now that you have learned about the 4 C's, it's time to choose your diamonds. Diamonds come in many shapes and sizes. A very popular shape in diamonds is the round brilliant. We suggest looking online at loose diamonds for various shapes, sizes and prices.
5. Settings Now that you have chosen your diamond, you can choose a setting to mount the diamond on. Some of the most popular settings for engagement rings include the solitaire, the prong setting and the channel setting. These are available in white gold, yellow gold and platinum.
Good luck!
I was so upset last night. I looked down at my ring and realized a small diamond fell out! It was one of the small ones on the band. I told my FH and he got upset with himself for buying the ring. He got it from Zales so hopefully they can fix it. Ive only had it for a month! I hope this doesnt happen often. I just hope Im not too rough on it.
My ring is from Zales too. My came with a garentee that if the stone should fall out it would be replaced. You should check that out. Zales is a reputable company so it shouldn't be a problem.
I got a better one. MY WHOLE DIAMOND FELL OUT. I had it for a couple months and one morning I woke up and I had a big whole in the middle of my ring. (My fiancee was out of town and I was so scared to tell him about it). I tore my whole house apart for the next week looking for it, retraced my steps from the day before with some friends, and we had no luck in finding it. It really sucks because he had saved up for 1 1/2 to be able to buy me that. It's not just about the money we lost, he designed that with the jeweler and I will never be able to get that back. We didn't have the ring insured yet (I didn't know this) and the jeweler said he can put in another diamond but it would cost us $2500; so needless to say, I am without a ring.
We dont have insurance either, but Zales covers the diamonds regardless having insurance or not. We plan on getting insurance but just havent got around to it yet.
Depending on your homeowners insurance company, they may cover it. My parents policy covers damage to our items as well as extra for the jewelry we own. You might want to see what yours covers.
I wear it all the time except for when I shower. I get it cleaned once a month though. Plus I clean it myself everyday after I shower. My ring gets loose in the winter when the weather is cold, but it never slips past my knuckle. It spins a lot, but doesn't come off. If your scared it might fall off, they have these new plastic, flexible wraps that you can put around the bottom of your ring. Kinda like a rubber grip to stop it from coming off. Then at least you don't have to have it sized.
Make sure whoever your FH buys your ring from, sizes it right. It should feel a little tight going over your knuckle and should not be easy to come off. You should have to push your ring up to go over your knuckle. I have had mine for a year and have had no problems loosing it or sliding off my finger.
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