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I picked an Engagement Ring
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BuckMaster
Diamond Member
Engagement Rings are over rated. Buy her a $300.00-$500.00 ring and buy yourself a new PC and gun. God knows your going to need both in a few months!
Cdubneeddeal
Diamond Member
Necine, I'm assuming that's her birthstone? SO you're planning on asking her on her birthday? I think it's beautiful. If she'll like it and you can afford it, then it's perfect.
This is true. A FVB (Fancy Vivid Blue) or FVP (Pink) diamond can have a Tag price per carat of around $1 million. Of course, this is mostly due to the rarity and the fact that there is no price guide published to set the prices on a monthly basis. The best white diamonds rarely go above $200K/ct.
GuitarDaddy
Lifer
When he said 4c's, what he meant where the four variables in buying diamonds
Cut
Clarity
Color
Carats
These are the four most important attributes in determining a diamonds value
Cdubneeddeal
Diamond Member
Not exactly. It's really whatever the misses likes. However, most people get an engagement ring to match the wedding ring so they can be soldered together. Rings of that nature that the OP wants to buy most likely cannot.
To be honest that ring is more geared to a promise ring of some sort or just a nice gift. If you haven't bought a promise ring but would like to of that nature, then go for something cheaper with the same stone.
Cdubneeddeal
Diamond Member
Look on the tag 😉
Actually the best thing to do is go to the jewelry store. They usually have little plastic sizers you can have for free. Slip one on in the middle of the night to do the fit check.
imported_Skold
Member
Real love doesn't require expensive stuff. My wife and I got each other nice, simple platinum rings for about $400 total...no diamonds, etc. We're gonna be together forever, no doubt. Also, for Valentine's Day, I'll prolly just write her a nice love note.
I think you need to do a little more digging into to what your woman likes. Here's an idea:
Go someplace with her where there "happens" to be jewelry (department store, etc). Then pick out the gaudiest, ugliest ring you see (doesn't have to be engagement) and point to it and say something like "Oooo- I know what someone's getting for Xmas!".
This will invariably lead the woman to start commenting about the ring, and what she likes, doesn't like, etc. This is almost foolproof.
Another idea is to pretend you are interested in buying a ring (if you're like that). You can ask the person behind the counter to size your finger. This should inevitably lead to your woman getting sized, or telling you her size.
It really doesn't take much effort, just a little subtlety. Every woman I ever dated would always find some excuse to explain to me why some rings were better than others, and what type of ring she wanted. I think it's in their BIOS.
Go someplace with her where there "happens" to be jewelry (department store, etc). Then pick out the gaudiest, ugliest ring you see (doesn't have to be engagement) and point to it and say something like "Oooo- I know what someone's getting for Xmas!".
This will invariably lead the woman to start commenting about the ring, and what she likes, doesn't like, etc. This is almost foolproof.
Another idea is to pretend you are interested in buying a ring (if you're like that). You can ask the person behind the counter to size your finger. This should inevitably lead to your woman getting sized, or telling you her size.
It really doesn't take much effort, just a little subtlety. Every woman I ever dated would always find some excuse to explain to me why some rings were better than others, and what type of ring she wanted. I think it's in their BIOS.
DING DING DING!!
Pricescope.com FTW
If you are looking for information on diamonds, Pricescope is THE place to go. There are so many people there and many of them are in the industry and KNOW their stuff.
I've been going there for about 2.5 years now and I have learned so much. You'll be glad you went.
AbsolutDealage
Platinum Member
Agreed. If you are looking for diamonds, pricescope is the first stop. I started my research there, and ended up buying an ideal scope, loupe, etc.
Also, OP, if you are considering platinum, you may want to step down to white gold. Looks the same, and gold is more durable (and can be refinished very easily). I still ended up getting a platinum band, but it is more beaten up from everyday wear than a comparable 14k band would be.
but, but the kimberly process... yeah, i didn't buy into it either. there're always synthetic diamonds
montanafan
Diamond Member
I think it's a very pretty ring. Whether it would be a good engagement ring or not depends on how much of a traditionalist your girlfriend is.
I'd love getting that ring as a gift, but not as an engagement ring. I'm old and very traditional though.
If you think she'd like that type of ring for the occasion then go for it, but if you have any doubts, it might be better to go the traditional route.
Good luck to the two of you!
P.S. Do you ever show her any threads like this and ask her what she'd say about them? If so, I'll make a thread asking if that ring would make a good engagement ring and post the link to the pic so you can show it to her.
On second thought, that probably wouldn't work. Most likely someone would post in it asking, "Isn't that the exact same ring that necine got for an engagement ring?" :roll: 🙂
I'd love getting that ring as a gift, but not as an engagement ring. I'm old and very traditional though.
If you think she'd like that type of ring for the occasion then go for it, but if you have any doubts, it might be better to go the traditional route.
Good luck to the two of you!
P.S. Do you ever show her any threads like this and ask her what she'd say about them? If so, I'll make a thread asking if that ring would make a good engagement ring and post the link to the pic so you can show it to her.
On second thought, that probably wouldn't work. Most likely someone would post in it asking, "Isn't that the exact same ring that necine got for an engagement ring?" :roll: 🙂
Engagement rings come in various price range depending on the diamond itself and the material from the band. When I proposed to my wife I did not offer her a ring right away but instead we both went in to a diamond broker and she picked out what she wanted. The ring that she has was pretty much custom made. Maybe that was a mistake because it ended up being around 5,000 to 6,000 dollars. It was a 1.07 carat center stone plus 4 other smaller side stones that had total weight of .58 or something like that. The color of the diamond was and E class which is colorless, vs1 or vs2, I don't remember. My wallet and I cried that night and many more days following that purchase. Anyway, enough about my wife and my broke ass wallet. The point that I'm trying to make is that sometimes it's better to have your fiance/girlfriend pick it because it's something that she'll like and something that she'll wear for a long time. I can tell you straight out that sometimes men do not have the best taste in fashion and this is something that's too expensive to mess up.
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