Avoid these steps in purchasing of engagement rings

There are certain steps which the buyers tend to take unknowingly in the absence of an advice when they go for shopping of engagement rings for their brides. You should refrain from making the mistakes others have made.

First, avoid shopping without preparing a budget. In other words, do not enter a jeweler’s shop if you do not clearly know about the price range you would be asking the jeweler to show the rings within it. Otherwise, the jewelers will display plenty of varieties only to confuse you.

Secondly, purchasing a loose diamond avoid picking up randomly by just touching your finger on a color. Instead, discuss its quality elaborately with the jeweler keeping the prices in mind.

The third most avoidable steps is to buy the engagement rings right away without bargaining. The jeweler expects you to pay lower amount than what is mentioned on the tag. Better compare the prices on internet and purchase the quality rings at competitive prices.

Choose solitaire Diamond Rings for unique design

A brilliantly glittering diamond on an engagement ring is what most of the brides look for as a present from their men. In other words such women want their grooms to offer them solitaire diamond rings. There is a single diamond placed on the ring. Because there is only one diamond, it is the most dominating feature on the jewelry piece.

To make it even more dominating, you should set it in an appropriate way. Mostly, prong setting is the choice as four to six prongs hold the diamond, allowing for more vacant space on the surface of the precious stone and its sides too are open to larger extent though protection is in place. The setting must allow maximum light for its reflection from the facets of the stone surface. This creates brilliance and fire.

But pick up the solitaire diamond rings only after considering its costs which are usually higher because of singly diamond and costly setting.

Ensure diamond quality through the certificate

Quality of diamonds is best judged by the experts. This is the reason that diamonds require the certification of quality from the reputed organizations. Since you are spending a lot of money on purchasing these precious stones for engagement rings, make sure that the quality parameters high as you want it to be. But that does not mean that the certification will include on the high quality diamonds. The function of the quality certification is to tell the customer as to where the diamond stands on the quality parameters of 4Cs—color, clarity, cut and carat.

Gemological Institute of America [GIA] is the premier authority on diamond quality. You should ask the jeweler for the quality certificate of the diamond you intend to purchase in order to ensure the color, clarity, cut and carat weight that the jeweler has told you about. Through the certificate, you will know the precise measurements such as internal and external flaws of the diamond.

Find ways to cut costs of engagement rings

Cost of a diamond is so expensive that the couples may even think of postponing the purchase of engagement rings that consists of the precious stone. But the glittering stone on the ring is so enticing that the thought of it

still persist. Well, the couples can follow some basics of purchasing cost

effective diamonds.

After you have made the budget, ask the jeweler for the diamonds in the price range. That is the sure shot way of not exceeding the budget. But do not purchase a very low quality diamond for the sake of it.

A little yellowish colored diamond is still of high quality and you can purchase it. With some internal flaws, the quality is manageable but the prices will be much lower. Fewer facets on the stone will further reduce its costs. In addition to these cost cutting methods, the couples can sharply reduce the diamond cost if the carat weigh is lesser than one or two carat for engagement rings.

Buy certified diamonds to ensure quality

Do not purchase diamonds from a shop which is not mostly recommended by your friends. Avoid buying the precious stone from a jeweler’s shop just because it is in your locality, especially when the stone is to be purchased for engagement ring. Since, you are merely a customer and do not have all the knowledge of the field, the jeweler can easily take advantage of you and he will either charge high prices or will give you a fake piece at lower costs.

The best way to ensure genuine rings is to buy them from reputed jewelers who are well known amongst the people. So, get the names of such sellers. In addition to that, ensure that the diamond you are purchasing is accredited by he jewelers of America. Or, the jeweler should be a member of Gemological Institute of America [GIA].

Another aspect of buying the diamond engagement rings is to look for the return policy of the jeweler. After you take the ring home, she may not like it that much. In that case, the return policy can be used to return the ring on time. You should clearly ask the jeweler about such a policy.