How To Find The Best Diamond Engagement Ring
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The first step in successfully buying an engagement ring is picking out the one that you like the most. What do you want? The best sparkle? biggest? Best clarity? Or the highest quality? All this factors will affect your choice of engagement ring.
You may want to start with the setting. There are two main ways for this. You can pick any of a wide range of previously designed settings available through a range of professional jewelers. A lot of these traditional versions only change a bit from maker to maker.
These are classic looks that that everyone will appreciate. Do you want to have the raised prong setting without much of embellishment? (often called a Tiffany setting) A more stately piece like a three stone setting with a central stone and two side stones is a good setting for a perfect ring.
If you want a more original piece you need to consider jewelry designers, rather than just jewelers. These can be found by recommendation from friends, or by looking through the local yellow pages, by online searches, or at upper level craft events and higher bracket jewelry stores.
A classically trained jeweler, as opposed to a mere counter person or repairman, will have been trained in all aspects of jewelry design. A jewelry counter person may not know or consider the materials, metal strength and other design augmentations which are the basis of true jewelry design.
After you choose your setting, you can begin looking at stones. The two purchases need not be the same. It is emotionally important to many people to continue family tradition by using a relative’s ring in a new marriage so a jeweler can help you keep the stone in a new, improved setting combining the old and the new.
Make sure you look to a reputable jeweler for a new diamond. Compared to all the parts of buying an engagement ring, this is what is most likely to trouble the inexperienced buyer. There are many questions when choosing a diamond, especially regarding issues of carat, color, clarity and cut. Which is preferable: a plain but perfectly clear stone, a large but somewhat flawed stone, or a small and perfect stone? Is it better to choose a colored stone? What cut is best?
to get the best value, you want to work with an experienced jeweler who works with diamonds regularly. When you call to make an appointment to see diamonds, make sure that you let the salesperson know that you’ll be needing information in making a good choice. Alert the jeweler that you will have questions and request to view a range of choices.
A jeweler with a lot of skills and experience shouldn’t be bothered by this approach. Know your own limits and a good jeweler should understand them. It’s well worth having a jeweler appraise a diamond that you’re thinking of buying, just as it’s a good idea to have a building appraiser inspect a home before you purchase it.
If you don’t have enough money to buy a high quality diamond, a good alternative to consider is either purchasing a low quality diamond at a discount or buying a fake diamond with the intention of replacing the stone with a higher quality diamond when you do have the available funds or inclination.
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