Rings

[lordtariel]

My girl loves the victorian and edwardian style rings with all the filligree work. I'm having a hard time trying to find one where I live. I found a website that does reproductions of them, but I'm really looking for a vintage piece. Problem is they usually are 3 times the price.

[Akaratechick]

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It's a .52 carat diamond solitare, G color rating, and VS2 on inclusions. The stone is set in 14k white gold. It's gorgeous

Good Job, sounds nice, I used to work in diamonds and colored stones and you got yourself a good one. G is a great color, very white. VS2 is awesome as you were told I'm sure. Is it a round brilliant? For that clarity and color you should probably obtain an appraisal so that you can schedule it on an insurance policy. good luck

[bushido_man96]

I did end up buying a ring last night after all. It's a .52 carat diamond solitare, G color rating, and VS2 on inclusions. The stone is set in 14k white gold. It's gorgeous. I looked at a number of stones and setting and this one blew me away. I got more for my money than I had planned on really. Thanks for the help everyone. Stay tuned next week to find out if she says "yes".

Good luck!

[niel0092]

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It's a .52 carat diamond solitare, G color rating, and VS2 on inclusions. The stone is set in 14k white gold. It's gorgeous

Good Job, sounds nice, I used to work in diamonds and colored stones and you got yourself a good one. G is a great color, very white. VS2 is awesome as you were told I'm sure. Is it a round brilliant? For that clarity and color you should probably obtain an appraisal so that you can schedule it on an insurance policy. good luck

Yeah, I'm planning on doing just that. It'd be horrible if it was lost or stolen. Talk about a bummer!

And yes, it is a round briliant cut. I still can't beleive how much this thing shines!

[aefibird]

Good luck, I'm sure your girlfriend will love it!

[ShotokanKid]

I did end up buying a ring last night after all. It's a .52 carat diamond solitare, G color rating, and VS2 on inclusions. The stone is set in 14k white gold. It's gorgeous. I looked at a number of stones and setting and this one blew me away. I got more for my money than I had planned on really. Thanks for the help everyone. Stay tuned next week to find out if she says "yes".

Good luck!

Ditto

[cathal]

I can go on and on and on...on this topic. (Well any really but that's just me and a story for a nother thread. ) There are four major factors to consider, "The four C's". That's Colour, Clarity, Carat Weight, and Cut.

Carat Weight: 1 carat = .007 oz. The more carats the more expensive the diamond will be. Though diamonds with the same carat weight may have their prices differ based on the other Cs.

Color: The colored diamonds, known as fancy diamonds, are even more valuable than traditional white diamonds and can be red, pink, blue, green, orange, and brilliant yellow (not to be confused with slightly yellow, which is considered to be a poor quality white diamond).

Fancy diamonds aside, white diamonds are graded on a chart and colorless diamonds are considered the highest quality. The quality ranges from colorless (letters D, E and F), to almost colorless/brown/gray (letters G, H, I and J), to faint yellow (letters K, L and M) all the way to the letter Z, which signifies a light yellow diamond.

Because colorless diamonds are considered the most prized, diamond quality in the higher letters (D, E, F) are the better choice.

Cut: This is something which you can control. The cut is what will make the diamond appear more or less brilliant depending on what you plan on doing with it. (For an engagement a brilliant ring is usually preferred.) Though the exact calculation and geometric design are much too complicated to explain, it is important to know that a round cut diamond has 57 or 58 facets (flat planes or surfaces on a diamond that must be cut in exact relation to the others to create the most fire and brilliance). Each facet must be cut and polished to the exact specifications in relation to the other facets on the stone. If facets do not match exactly, the stone is considered to be cut poorly & the quality decreases.

Clarity: The clarity of a diamond is a measurement of the blemishes inside and/or on the outside of a diamond, under a 10x microscope. The rating system is subjective to the master diamond cutter though. The basic guideline is F for Flawless (The most expensive), IF for Internally Flawless (only masters can see the blemishes), VVS1 & VVS2 (Very very slight inclusions) This is where experienced graders will see some of the blemishes, but us untrained people still wouldn't see any problems. Next is SI1 ans SI2, and Inclusions. These levels are where even us with our naked eye might be able to see some of the blemishes.

In the case where you are either purchasing or having a ring made up specially for you I suggest having it officially appriased. This is usually performed at a national centre. The jewellry store no doubt has it's own methods for doing this for you. It will help you greatly in the areas of insurance and making a claim. It's a huge database so if it's ever stolen & recovered, the cops just punch in the serial number lasered onto the inside of the band...voila it comes up as yours and you get it back.

Good luck.

[niel0092]

Hi folks. I got engaged this weekend! Thanks for all the help. I'll write more details for you later.

[bushido_man96]

Hi folks. I got engaged this weekend! Thanks for all the help. I'll write more details for you later.

Congratulations!

[cathal]

Hi folks. I got engaged this weekend! Thanks for all the help. I'll write more details for you later.

Congratulations.