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How much do engagement rings usually cost?

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I plan on proposing to my girlfriend any day now, and I would like to know how much computer parts I will have to sell to buy a ring.

Something simple, but yet, elegant is nice. I don't wanna look like I'm a cheapo.

Thanks for your help in advance!
 
Define what a decent ring is. I'm getting one made for 1000 dollars. I can afford more but i don't want too. It's the thought that counts more than the ring. Some women are gold diggers and believe that the size of the ring determines the ammount of worth they are to the man. These women need to be butchered.
 
Tough question. If you're not looking for a big diamond, you can probably get something decent for around $1000. Why don't you check service merchandise.com to get an idea of what sets will run you? They're pretty reasonable.
 
Nerd, a rule of thumb is that an engagement ring *should* cost about 3 months' worth of income. Depending on how high/low maintenance she is, and a host of other factors, that may be different, but that is the baseline figure.
 
NO, NO, NO! The propaganda that the DeBeers diamond cartel has been spewing for 50+ years says that "It's how you make TWO MONTHS' SALARY LAST FOREVER." OK...done clearing that up.
 
Depending on the quality of the diamond as well as the setting you can go as low as $500 to as high as anyone can ever imagine.

I'm blessed with a really down to earth gf so getting her a ring isn't a problem. I found one at Diamond.com (not diamonds.com) for approximately $1700, 80% of which is the cost of the dimaond itself.

I went for a good balance of cut,clarity,color and carat. For your reference here's what i chose:

Weight 0.61
Measurements 5.52X5.58X3.35
Proportions
Depth 60
Table 61
Girdle ETN-VTK
Culet NO
Finish
Polish GD
Symmetry GD
Clarity Grade VS1
Color Grade G
Fluorescene NO

Good luck and congratulations! 🙂

 
I got mine at diamond.com too - good deals there.

rootaxs - did you get a notice of a lawsuit against diamond.com? it seems they had some shady practices in their watch business.
 
Mwilding - Nope, didn't get anything regarding a lawsuit at all. Then again i just got the ring last week.

Thereds - No pic, i didn't get a chance to do it. But you can check

here to see the particular diamond i used. It was on a platinum setting.
 
As was already said, you can spend from $100 to as $100,000,000. It all depends on what you are getting. I would say go for something in the neighborhood of $2,000. Then again, it depends on your woman. Does she think the Ring is very important? Does she love jewelry? Etc. My temporarily current fiancee's ring cost me a 8k and change. Personally, I dont think it is that much more attractive than the 2k and change ring that I had for my ex-fiancee.
 
If I recall correctly my wife's total set (engagement ring/wedding band) was $3,800. I went with a cheaper diamond, but the set was custom made by my jeweler.
 
I actually spent about $10K on a large solitaire marquis in a platinum setting with 8 small channel set diamonds but I also made her wait 7 years!
Before I gave her the ring, however, I wanted to test her.
I went to Walmart and bought the smallest CZ mounted on a fake gold band for $19.95 and put it in the velvet box from the real ring. I gave her the fake ring when I asked her to marry me and she loved it. When she saw the real ring I was kinda dissapointed because the reaction was not better than when she got the fake but she did pass the 'gold-digger' test.
 
I would never buy a diamond ring from the internet or any catalog. You have to see it and decide yourself if you want the ring.

just remember the 3 "C"

I bought my wife a 1 carat engagement ring, which cost me $4000. I checked 20 stores before I found the right ring. Women love diamonds that are 1 carat or bigger. The reason I say you have to look at the rings in person is, because if you look close, you can see all the inclusion and faults on the rock. My brother-n-law bought my sister a 1.1 carat engagement ring. But he didn't do the research before he bought the thing. The quality of his $8000 ring is identical to my wife's ring. If you love your girlfriend, you can spend some time to shop around. You will also save money too..

 
Don't spend less than about $500. You can spend anything more than that; you pick. I see rings all the way from pathetic little cheap ones to massively expensive ones. There is no "right price".
 
I think it's terrible to "test" someone like that. If you are proposing you should know them well enough to know if they are a gold digger or not.
I think the size/price of the ring doesn't matter. The key is the proposal. True some girls correlate size with love but i think this is more the exception than the rule. Most of my freinds that got to pick out their own rings kept it between 2-4 thousand on average... some less some more. A couple girls that wanted more expensive rings chipped in themselves the extra money.
 
The two months (gross) salary rule is a very good rule of thumb. Women expect something nice, its a devotion to them for the rest of their life. Yes, they do show off their rings to other women, and people. Its WISE to get the something they are proud of and looks good on them.

1 Carat would be the minimum , seriously. 1.5 is great, another more is gawdy in my opinion. Find out what the girl likes, you know when you are in the mall, stop by the jewelry store and see what she likes, before making a decision. Some girls like fancy stones, some like different cuts, some like simple ones. The size is easy to determine.

I'm sure if you two are at the state of considering marriage, you've discussed or window-shopped rings before. If not, perhaps you are too young in your relationship to consider marriage.
 
emulex

I can't believe people spend 2 months salary on a ring. THankfully my wife was reasonable enough to realize that that amount of money could be much better spent on other things than some rocks on her hand. We spent a total of $2k Canadian, which at that time was almost a month's salary, but twice that? Nah, I have better things to spend it on. We don't need a whack of gold and diamond to prove our love - and her rings are still better than 99% of people our age anyway 🙂
 
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