Should you buy a diamond ring?
There are cheaper options for you when it comes to engagement rings. Here are some cheaper choices for couples seeking to cut engagement expenses.The holidays are prime time for engagements. But diamonds are not always your wallet’s best friend, especially during engagement season.
The Knot 2016 study found the average engagement ring prices $6,163, which has helped push the average cost of weddings to an all-time high of $35,329.
Some couples have been saving bucks with affordable gemstones and cuts to get a ring still worthy of showing off.
“The main thing to keep in mind is that a couple selects a ring that they love for the appearance or design it and matches their finances
Here’s a look at the engagement ring alternatives and ways to save.
Give diamonds a look
“More and more brides are wanting to get their unique character shine through with their engagement ring, And color is a great way to do that.
One method to add color to a ring (and save on the cost) would be to opt for a colorful gemstone as opposed to a diamond.
We have seen an increase in gemstones for the middle stone or to the side stone,
Colorful gemstones like sapphires, emeralds, and rubies can serve as the primary stone or the accents, instead of all diamonds.
Blue, pink, and yellow are among the most well-known sapphires, while there’s a growing interest in purple sapphires. pink sapphire and peach sapphires.
Sapphire rings range ranging from several hundred dollars to more than $1,000, based on size and design.
Alternative
For those who want the look and feel of a diamond without the hefty price tag, gemstones that resemble a diamond are a great alternative. Your friends are not likely to request an appraisal on your engagement ring, therefore if that tasteful, adorned fashion is the most important to you, a diamond look-alike may be Ideal.
A synthetic diamond is always cheaper than a diamond that has been mined and is the exact same.
The very well-known “fake diamond,” cubic zirconia, cost a fraction of the price of a Diamond. This man-made gemstone comes from all over the world and can be obtained in just about any color. The typical cubic zirconia is less than a $100, You can discover cubic zirconia set in 14- or 18-carat gold or silver which range from several hundred dollars to $1,000, based on size and the setting.
White sapphires
Are not as cheap as Zirconia, yet much cheaper than a diamond, it is a precious gem stone, rarest than a diamond its hardness is second only to a diamond but due to the mineral structure a sapphire is more durable than a diamond.
A white sapphire has a great appearance a warm sparkle many white sapphires has a tint of other colors some are color changing. A phenomenon that makes it very special and unique. It will always keep is price better than a diamond
How the weight effect the price
Think about the carat and the cut Gemstones are often sold on the round number.
If you buy a few points under the round number the naked eye can’t tell the difference, but you’ll feel it if on the cost tag. For example, a 0.99-carat is cheaper than a 1.0-carat, No one will be able to tell the difference.
Diamonds, do you get what you pay for?
About three years ago we stopped using diamonds an out main central gem! We couldn’t trust anymore that we buy (and sell) what you and we paid for. Lab created diamonds (or sapphires and Ruby) are not the problem, The problem is the lab created diamonds was sold with gemological certificates as natural. Our primary production was always sapphire, so it was quite an easy step. Counterfeit GIA certificates issued by an official GIA lab. GIA has invalidated grading reports for 1,042 diamonds submitted primarily to our grading laboratory in India
To my best knowledge Lab created melee (the small tiny diamonds) was not produced. It is no longer true! Lately, lots of Lab Created Diamond are sold as natural with a GIA certificate, read about it
Alibaba, Lab-Grown Diamonds, and the Specter of a GIA Report Aftermarket read here
The naked truth is that the jewelry shop, jeweler/factory is so far from the lapidary (almost 100% in India) in the production chain, that there is no way he can be 100% sure that what he bought is what he got. When authentic GIA is a forged and lapidaries mix synthetic with the natural, no one can trust the diamond industry anymore. As a result, we started to use extra white high-quality small sapphire in some of our rings. With the sapphires we 100% sure that the gems are natural. We just shipped a few rings with 1.5 mm sapphires instead of smaller diamonds, The results are great.
Are you sure it is a diamond? A big diamond for $170?
Today I got a Pinterest mail with a pin to see.
There it is a ring with a very big nice uncut diamond for $170 , yes $170!! Clicked on the link to the Etsy store of the new miracle and more the 150 diamonds for free with more than thousand sells! my first reaction was I’m going to buy all the store stock and any new ring she will ever come with, Dismantle the diamonds throw the silver settings, cut and polish the diamonds and make millions start to read the page and I came to Diamonds California. knowing no diamonds in California I started to search, It is a $0.1 per gram Quartz, all my fast profit, millions of dollars are gone 🙁
Please, you have a nice silver ring, reasonable price, no need to cheat the buyer.
