Engagement Ring Buying Tips – Diamonds And Metals

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Buying an engagement ring is one of the biggest decisions you will have to make. Whether you choose it as a couple or you want to give your future bride a surprise proposal, you are going to want to choose a ring she can wear for the rest of her life. There are some useful tips you can take into consideration to ensure you choose the right engagement for your future.

The first thing any jeweller will tell you and the first thing you will read in most articles when it comes to choosing an engagement ring is the four C's. The four C's stand for colour, cut, clarity, and carat. This is a global standard for assessing diamond quality, helping you identify one diamond from the next.

Diamond colours range from D to Z in grading and this is what rates how little colour the diamond has, the less colour the better as these diamonds are rare. The cut is how the diamond reflects weight, which is determined by the cut of the diamond while clarity is its lack of blemishes. The carat is the weight of the diamond, which determines the size of the diamond.
Focusing on the four C's as your first step to choosing an engagement ...
... ring will eliminate some diamonds from your
selection, focusing on those that will look best on your or your fiancé's hand.

The next step is to have some understanding of the diamond shape, cut style and cut quality. The diamond shape is the outline of the diamond when you view it face up. The most popular diamond shapes are round, but there are pear, oval, heart, rectangular, and square shapes if you prefer something different and unique.

Cutting style is how the facets (sides) of the diamond are arranged. The most common for round diamonds is a brilliant cutting style with fifty-seven or fifty-eight facets. Emerald cuts are rectangular or square in shape have four longer facets along the sides with beveled corners. A radiant cut, which is square or rectangular is a brilliant style, for example.

The cut quality is how the facets interact with light. Diamonds cut in the same shape and style can vary in size, thickness, symmetry, and polish, this has a different face-up appearance and will impact the cut quality.

The next big decision you are going to have to make is choosing the metal for the engagement ring, which will impact the overall look of the ring when on your finger. Platinum and white gold remain firm favourites, both offering a modern and sleek look. They are great for colourless and near colourless diamonds in the D to J ranges. If you set a diamond in this range to yellow gold, it will impact the colour of the diamond, giving it a yellow appearance.

Platinum is a white to grey metal that is durable, corrosion-resistant, and elegant. Platinum is an excellent choice for anyone with skin sensitivity or allergies to the metal as it is hypoallergenic and durable.

Yellow gold is a traditional choice for engagement rings and is beautiful, giving off a beautiful luster. It is a soft metal, usually mixed with another metal to strengthen it. This is where carats come n. 14-carat gold is 14 parts of gold to 10 parts of another metal, 18 carat is 18 parts gold, and 6 parts of another material.

There is also rose gold, which has grown in popularity in recent years, a great choice if you are looking for a bespoke engagement ring, something unique that you know no one else will have.