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onetime2 · 03-24-2004, 05:28 AM

I was lucky in that my girlfriend's (now my fiancee) mother was/is best friends with a woman who owned a jewelry store. Her and her husband got out of the business because security was too much of a PITA but kept her contacts and can still order from the distributors. So, I got our engagement ring at cost (which is approximately 50% of what you pay at the jeweler).

I spent a bit more than $3k and the ring is appraised at more than double that. The details are: VS1 clarity, I color, .83 Carats cut in a round shape.

We found that the size of the diamond is important for reasons other than price. My fiancee has very small fingers and when we put a full carat and bigger stone on her hand it looked really gaudy.

FWIW, the recommendation of it being two months salary comes from the diamond industry. Would you take price recommendations from the auto manufacturers to buy a car? Of course not.

Get the best you can reasonably afford and at some time in the future if you and she so desire you can upgrade the stone(s).

03-24-2004, 05:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
onetime2 Junkie Location: NJ	I was lucky in that my girlfriend's (now my fiancee) mother was/is best friends with a woman who owned a jewelry store. Her and her husband got out of the business because security was too much of a PITA but kept her contacts and can still order from the distributors. So, I got our engagement ring at cost (which is approximately 50% of what you pay at the jeweler). I spent a bit more than $3k and the ring is appraised at more than double that. The details are: VS1 clarity, I color, .83 Carats cut in a round shape. We found that the size of the diamond is important for reasons other than price. My fiancee has very small fingers and when we put a full carat and bigger stone on her hand it looked really gaudy. FWIW, the recommendation of it being two months salary comes from the diamond industry. Would you take price recommendations from the auto manufacturers to buy a car? Of course not. Get the best you can reasonably afford and at some time in the future if you and she so desire you can upgrade the stone(s). __________________ Strive to be more curious than ignorant. Last edited by onetime2; 03-24-2004 at 05:31 AM..