Where to buy an Engagement ring; help!

[1orion2many]

Bad time to buy as people deal in the U.S dollar when it comes to Diamonds so you can guess what has happened to the price recently. It's well and good to buy a Diamond seperately but you really do need to know what your looking at, you see these sales with large cheap diamonds, well their quality isn't much above industrial Diamonds. In case your wondering how I know this it's because my wife works in the jewellery business, the comment she says the most when it comes to Diamonds is you get what you pay for, you buy big and cheap you will get a low quality Diamond. Your better off going with a smaller Diamond that is far better quality. I find out what the going prices are for Diamonds and post it here up on the board for you if you want Deonasis.

[Deonasis]

Bad time to buy as people deal in the U.S dollar when it comes to Diamonds so you can guess what has happened to the price recently. It's well and good to buy a Diamond seperately but you really do need to know what your looking at, you see these sales with large cheap diamonds, well their quality isn't much above industrial Diamonds. In case your wondering how I know this it's because my wife works in the jewellery business, the comment she says the most when it comes to Diamonds is you get what you pay for, you buy big and cheap you will get a low quality Diamond. Your better off going with a smaller Diamond that is far better quality. I find out what the going prices are for Diamonds and post it here up on the board for you if you want Deonasis.

That would be great if you could

[iceburn]

erm...is your future-wife-to-be particular about Diamond size or not? if yes...then ignore the clarity and colour and go for the biggie.

For mine, i'm particular (not my fiancee) about those 2 hence i ended up with a "small" diamond but one that blinks really brightly

[JuzMel]

Hehehehe waiting for a girlie to answer you? Well errmmm I'm still waiting for a proposal so I don't know what to expect... *hint hint to the other half*.

But for me, I wouldn't want to wear something that costs so much on my finger! I'm might be a scaddy-cat who's afraid someone might come rob me or chop my finger off, but more because I believe true love for each other is the one that matters the most, ain't it? So I don't need a fanciful engagement ring that cost thousands...

Back to answer your question, it depends on the likes of your to-be fiance. Does she like jewellery and bling-bling? You can almost find out the type of taste she has by looking at her jewellery (her earrings, necklaces, bracelets). There are plain and simple engagement rings at Tiffany & Co. that don't cost a bomb too. Those plain white gold wedding bands are about $600-$1000. Of you can get a small diamond one for about $3000?

I think generally most girls are already overjoyed with being proposed by the one they love. So I'm sure any simple ring with a small diamond that "blings" brightly like what Icy bought for his fiance will suffice. Hope that helps.

[kup]

Go for the Decepticon ring.

[Bartrim]

I can't offer too much advice as my missus bought the ring while she was working at goldmark when a sale was on. I think she ended up getting a total discount of 70%. She also bought the wedding ring and some earings at the same time. That being said I can tell you that even when jewellery stores have sales their products are still way overpriced...

Hey look a cat with a fluffy tail.

[Pulse]

I can't offer too much advice as my missus bought the ring while she was working at goldmark when a sale was on. I think she ended up getting a total discount of 70%. She also bought the wedding ring and some earings at the same time. That being said I can tell you that even when jewellery stores have sales their products are still way overpriced...

IMO that's by far the best way to look at it - Let her pick it out so you can't go wrong...

[G1Optimal]

Although i am not into the stuff..

What is this "Diamonesque" that my sister,mother and Grandmother like?

Apparently, from what i have heard "The" only way they can tell the difference between this and a real diamond "is" some sort of heat probe?