Engagement Rings (merged)

jonny_power

Hi,

Just to say I'm now very happily engaged to my beautiful fiance!!!!! We're both over the moon, thanks to everyone with their tips and suggestions. I proposed on friday (13th! woooo) before whisking her down to london for the weekend and we went ring shopping on saturday. Walked out of A&S with the ring of her dreams (which looked very similar to the CZ pretend one I had got her) and it didn't have to be resized or anything. For a photo on the A&S website see their webpage (engagement ring number 4).
Thanks again everyone! I'm sure I'll be back on here once the wedding plans get going:money:

Here is a poor quality pic taken on my phone:

Kavanne

Can't see the phone pic I am afraid, Jonny But from the website it looks AMAZING what size is the diamond?

jonny_power

Kavanne wrote: »

Can't see the phone pic I am afraid, Jonny But from the website it looks AMAZING what size is the diamond?

The pic should work now! Yeah it looks stunning, it's 0.3 carats, so not massive but it looks huge. she is very petite so it suits her really well. tried on tons of rings but we liked the fact that the band was slightly thicker and not tapered, and that it was slightly flattened instead of perfectly well. price in the window was £1400 but they were doing some valentines promotion so got a good discount. was expecting to spend a bit more really but after trying on loads she just fell in love with it, the spare cash can go towards the wedding, we're really really chuffed!

TediousPhoenix

Congratulations Jonny Power!

The ring look gorgeous. I took a look on their website and the claw setting is absolutely lovely.

I'm so glad you are both enjoying the ring.

jonny_power

TediousPhoenix wrote: »

Congratulations Jonny Power!

The ring look gorgeous. I took a look on their website and the claw setting is absolutely lovely.

I'm so glad you are both enjoying the ring.

Thanks! Just to add, it's GIA certified, D colour VS1. The claw setting is what we really liked, and the 0.3ct diamond looks perfect on it!

TediousPhoenix

A very nice diamond.

Did they show you the GIA number on the side of the diamond? I'm still amazed that anyone could laser something that small onto a diamond. I have pretty good eyes and I *just* managed to see it under (I think) 10x magnification, bright lights and squinting - finace struggles with the TV so he had no chance!

They say that when you find the right one you know, and it sounds as though you both have found the right one!

kr15snw

Well the OH has told me 'I reckon its about time I started thinking about engagement', which is great.

But him having no idea what would be best, and me being picky, hes asked me to look around. Pick a few I like and tell my best friend. Who will then report back and tell him which one I like best :P

We did this with my birthday present and it works brilliantly, lol, I got a gorgeous diamond necklace which he picked from a few I had said I liked. But the best bit is my best friend could tell which one I liked best and told him to get me that one

So advice needed ladies!! (and gents)

Dream ring would be platinum thin band with an emerald cut diamond. Unfortunately this appears to be harder to find. From showing my OH some rings at the weekend he seemed pretty happy with a ring that was about £900. So I think under 1k is my limit (this sounds like so much money, and I know it is!!!)

I saw one in fraser hart that Ive been drooling over for a while but can anyone reccomend any other places? Maybe even some websites? Buying online doesnt phase us at all.

Thank you

Kavanne

kr15snw wrote: »

Dream ring would be platinum thin band with an emerald cut diamond. Unfortunately this appears to be harder to find. From showing my OH some rings at the weekend he seemed pretty happy with a ring that was about £900. So I think under 1k is my limit (this sounds like so much money, and I know it is!!!)

I saw one in fraser hart that Ive been drooling over for a while but can anyone reccomend any other places? Maybe even some websites? Buying online doesnt phase us at all.

Thank you

Bluenile.co.uk have emerald solitaires and you can choose the exact stone to fit your budget

Alternatively you can go to birmingham jewellery quarter or Hatton Garden in London they will also have a larger selection of emerald solitaires than a high street jeweller and YOUR MONEY WILL GO MUCH FURTHER.

Looks like on Blue nile you could have like a 0.44ct (E, SI1, £456) emerald cut diamond in platinum for £1000. Bargain. You could have a bigger diamond if you would be happy with a white gold setting

Please please PLEASE check the clarity of the diamonds on fraser hart, I bet it will be in the I range... ie... visible inclusions to naked eye... that is NOT what you want! Google the '4Cs'

kr15snw

With the colour and clarity I dont really know what Im looking at.

Does it make that much of a difference?

Kavanne

kr15snw wrote: »

With the colour and clarity I dont really know what Im looking at.

Does it make that much of a difference?

Hard to demonstrate online but like I said, google for the '4Cs' and you will see!!

Pictures for Clarity here: http://www.thediamondbuyingguide.com/diamondclarity.html
Inclusions will get in the way of light that enters your diamond and absorb it, thus marking it less sparkly.
Pictures for Colour here: http://www.thediamondbuyingguide.com/diamondcolor.html
Carat is well... size!
and Cut: http://www.thediamondbuyingguide.com/diamondcut.html the cut affects how much light your diamond will refract... how sparkly it will be, basically!! so VERY important