engagement rings

[Auriflex]

A 'premade' engagement ring vs. a ring where you buy the mounting separately from the diamond should always be the same price. The actual act of setting the diamond with all the finishing work associated takes no longer than an hour. So with that in mind, keep shopping if your seeing a huge price discrepancy.

Also diamonds do not have the largest retail markup of retail products, and they don't even in the specific jewelry market itself. The promotion of diamonds with independant grading reports have made price shopping relatively easy for the consumer.

My suggestion is this.

1.) Look online for prices, diamond parameters, styles of engagement rings, etc...

2.) Talk to other people. Find a reputable local establishment to deal with. Most are more than happy to service a ring they have sold you for either nothing, or a nominal charge. Many can order you a specific style you like as well.

3.) When you finally do buy a diamond, buy one with an independant grading report. G.I.A. sets the standards in diamond grading. In fact the diamond grades we currently use were established by the G.I.A.

4.) Don't hesitate to ask a lot of questions. It's your money after all.

[murph0110]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Auriflex
[B]A 'premade' engagement ring vs. a ring where you buy the mounting separately from the diamond should always be the same price. The actual act of setting the diamond with all the finishing work associated takes no longer than an hour. So with that in mind, keep shopping if your seeing a huge price discrepancy.

Also diamonds do not have the largest retail markup of retail products, and they don't even in the specific jewelry market itself. The promotion of diamonds with independant grading reports have made price shopping relatively easy for the consumer.

good post, i know that jewelry overall has high markup.... i wonder what other things have really high markup, electronics, furniture???

murph

[armani1072]

don't do it man run while you can!!!








j/k kidding bro best of luck to you.

[LOCO]

Originally posted by Kitten
Maybe its just me, but I can't understand why a woman needs a 7,000.00 dollar ring for anyway....to make her friends jealous??...I just don't get it.....I say, go smaller.....upgrade through the years, then it means more. But then again I have never been materialistic.....or into "large" pieces of jewelry.

it's also me... i want her to have it... it's just gonna be bit hard to get it..

[oddball]

glad i didnt have to buy an engagement ring. me and my wife just dated for 4 months and got married.