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Originally Posted by Daughterofkinger
Ok, I'm only one woman, but HONESTLY, when a girl says she doesn't want a big ring, she's being polite. There's a difference between a ring that's gaudy and gross and a ring that's a nice size and beautiful. As well, I promise you this. We respect the work you men go into as far as quality goes, we adore the fact you worked so hard to get a nearly perfect ring that has so many wonderful qualities. BUT, I can say for the most part, if you can't see the difference, it really doesn't matter. Now, don't go buy some cheap-o thing because I said that, but remember that the ring will be on her finger for the rest of her life. Most likely she will forget all the numbers, sizes and dimensions that you told her all about after giving it to her. She will prize whatever you do get her and cherish it for life. I know it's a good quality as far as those "c"'s go because he said so. It's a good size too because it looks beautiful on me. If anything I'd focus on quality as far as crafstmanship goes, I don't want my diamond falling out, or the band bending. Also, I want to have it sparkle, so buying it somewhere local that offers free cleaning is fun.
Bottom line, if you put two diamond rings together and the price difference is high but it's hard to tell by the eye, then that should/could always be the test. If you can't tell, we can't tell. We don't want you going broke, and I'd rather have a "bigger" diamond that's good quality than a small one that's perfect.
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When you put two rings together inside a jewelry store, you can't tell the difference. Out in the real world, the difference becomes much more obvious. Jewelry stores are specifically lit in such a way to make every diamond in the store reflect the most light possible. This conceals flaws from an untrained eye.
Once you wear a diamond on a regular basis, you will absolutely see the difference between a D quality diamond and an I, J, SI quality diamond. Lower quality diamonds may look fine at first, but they are harder to keep clean and will start to show their flaws.
If you want to get the best value for the money, I'd suggest nothing lower than G quality. You're getting a good quality diamond and more for your money than if you wanted a D. Once you get below G quality, you're going to get a stone with flaws, or even chips.
IMO, quality is more important than size. A smaller diamond that is of higher quality will have more brilliance and appear larger than it is. No matter what the size of the stone is, you're going to wear it for the rest of your life (hopefully) and you should get a quality stone for that kind of committment.
Also to consider, when you get a higher quality stone, its easier to trade up should you decide that you want to put a larger stone in the ring later, should you be in a better financial position, say at a five or ten year anniversary.
I'm one of those girls who said I didn't care if I got a big diamond in my ring, and I meant it. It really made no difference to me.