Propose with a “fake” ring, then go shopping for the “real” ring together.
Err… I don’t know. Proposing with a fake £10 ring sounds cheesy to me. You can always go shopping together for the wedding bands :-)
don’t buy anything with a non-GIA certificate.
GIA and AGS certificates are both fine. EGS and IGL are more iffy in the sense that they will grade a diamond higher than GIA or AGS would—downgrade their ratings one or two notches for comparison.
So platinum is probably the best metal
Well, the first choice is between yellow and white—some people want yellow (gold) jewelry. In white, do NOT buy white gold, it’s rhodium-coated and the coating wears off. You are supposed to renew it every few years. Buy either platinum (expensive) or palladium (less so).
Err… I don’t know. Proposing with a fake £10 ring sounds cheesy to me. You can always go shopping together for the wedding bands :-)
I agree it would be cheesy to propose with something fake-looking, but you can buy a really nice-looking ring for that price, that she is unlikely to realise isn’t real (unless she’s a jeweller). I proposed that way and afterwards when I told my fiancee that we had to buy a real ring, she was surprised that the ring wasn’t real. Maybe I shouldn’t have told her :)
The problem with non-GIA certificates is that because GIA is the standard, the reason that anyone submitted to a non-GIA authority is that they think they’ll get a higher price if they sell it with a non-GIA certificate. In which case you, as customer, are paying more for the same diamond...
Well, the first choice is between yellow and white—some people want yellow (gold) jewelry.
This is true. As the fiancee wears both gold and silver, I assumed she was OK with both.
I know a guy who met his fiancee while working as a volunteer on an art installation in New York. He proposed with a nut (of the nut-and-bolt kind) from that installation :-/
Err… I don’t know. Proposing with a fake £10 ring sounds cheesy to me. You can always go shopping together for the wedding bands :-)
GIA and AGS certificates are both fine. EGS and IGL are more iffy in the sense that they will grade a diamond higher than GIA or AGS would—downgrade their ratings one or two notches for comparison.
Well, the first choice is between yellow and white—some people want yellow (gold) jewelry. In white, do NOT buy white gold, it’s rhodium-coated and the coating wears off. You are supposed to renew it every few years. Buy either platinum (expensive) or palladium (less so).
I agree it would be cheesy to propose with something fake-looking, but you can buy a really nice-looking ring for that price, that she is unlikely to realise isn’t real (unless she’s a jeweller). I proposed that way and afterwards when I told my fiancee that we had to buy a real ring, she was surprised that the ring wasn’t real. Maybe I shouldn’t have told her :)
The problem with non-GIA certificates is that because GIA is the standard, the reason that anyone submitted to a non-GIA authority is that they think they’ll get a higher price if they sell it with a non-GIA certificate. In which case you, as customer, are paying more for the same diamond...
This is true. As the fiancee wears both gold and silver, I assumed she was OK with both.
A friend of mine proposed with an engraved multitool… that’s a very special pair of people though.
I know a guy who met his fiancee while working as a volunteer on an art installation in New York. He proposed with a nut (of the nut-and-bolt kind) from that installation :-/
She accepted :-)