Every little girl dreams of the day she gets married. A diamond rings symbolize good fortune, health and happiness. Before you purchase that diamond engagement ring your sweetheart will wear for the rest of her life, you want to choose a setting and style that will suit her personality and lifestyle. Do you want a solitaire, a diamond flanked with other stones or a channel-set ring with diamonds circling the finger? The setting is what everyone will notice first.
Before you choose the diamond you need to educate yourself on the four C’s: color, cut, clarity and carat.
Cut refers to the diamond’s reflective quality it is what gives the diamond its bling-factor. Clarity is based on lack of flaws, or inclusions, the fewer the flaws the more valuable the diamond. If you want to save money choose a diamond with no inclusions visible to the naked eye. Color is rated D to Z with “D” diamonds being completely colorless and “Z” being cloudy and tinted. The colored diamonds that are in style today are pink and yellow. The most valuable being colorless. Carat is the weight of the diamond. The value of the diamond engagement ring is priced according to the carat weight. Factors before buying a diamond are what size is her finger? Does she wear a lot of jewelry? What does your budget look like?
Choosing a diamond engagement ring you both love is the most important aspect. It lets her know she has a future filled with love and romance.
August 11th, 2011 at 4:50 pm
Great post, bookmarked, keep up the good work.