Engagement ring prices

Never been in the position of buying an engagement ring but i'd be looking at spending around 1k, last ring i purchased for the GF's birthday was £475 so i'd want to spend more to make it more special / better quality.

But everyone has different views on the situation.
 
I thought traditionally was a months salary, at the end of the day though if you spend more or less who cares so long as she likes it?
 
Freefaller said:
If it's a tasteful and nice ring or a ring that is "the one", does it matter what it costs? If it's one that makes her smile when she sees it, if it's one that makes it special so what if it's cheap or expensive? A friend of mine makes jewellery and made a unique custom ring for a friend who wanted to propose, and it wasn't expensive, but turns out to be priceless to the woman in question.
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My sisters fiance's Dad designs jewellery, and he had a ring made for my sister, she proposed to him on leap day, and then he told her to sit down with his Dad and design the ring of her choice.
Then again I still think spending 5 figures on a wedding is daft - though spending 5 figures on a holiday/honeymoon is much more sensible! :D
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Amen to that! I don't understand spending silly money on weddings. Vegas all the way, or something on the cheap and then a bloody brilliant honeymoon :D
 
I'm planning on spending £1,500, simply because that's how much it cost for the ring I want to give to her.
 
Orange Peel said:
Makes me sad when people say this. Why does it have to cost more it's supposed to be symbolic! If it has to cost more I'd be questioning why that's important..
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Yes and i'll remember to tell her that when i come home with a £50 rig, i'm sure she will love that... Regardless of what they say, usually the more money you spend on a single symbolic object the more special it makes them feel.
 
When I choose the engagement ring for my girlfriend I made certain I did a lot of work to understand what I was getting and also involved her in choosing it.

It was the most important to me that it was 'THE' right one that she would keep forever. Rather than maybe buy a cheaper one and end up buying her another later down the line.

We went to a jewellers and looked at Flawless, D colour diamonds - they are the best as she is the best sort of idea! We had to order the diamond in loose and then have it mounted on the ring. It ended up costing £2900 which I didnt think was too bad :D

In the end its the best you can afford - but make sure she knows that you are working hard to get the right one as it can mean as much as how much the ring is!
 
If you speak to an honest jeweller he will let you that getting a Diamond above a certain colour/clarity is pointless in terms of appearance to the wearer.
 
There is no "tradition". The whole thing (including the idea that you should give a diamond ring in the first place) is the result of a relatively recent long running marketing exercise by the De Beers cartel (who, incidently, are in the business of selling diamonds and have the market pretty much totally under their control).

Still it's 'romantic' to blow a months salary on on overpriced rock to make some bunch of South Africans rich isn't it, who cares if you can't pay the rent as a result. ;)
 
Yeah I know anything above a certain clarity etc isnt visible to the naked eye - only under a jewellers eye piece. But that wasnt the point - it was the fact that it was THE best one I could get her becuase she means that much to me! Sounds sickening maybe but thats how I ment it :D

And as for colour - you can really tell the difference between manky cheap 'yellow' looking ones and pure D colour white ones!
 
I spent £300 and my wife picked which one she wanted. She asked me to marry her so i didn't have to worry about getting a ring first. That said she had the choice and picked her's over a higher priced one i liked. Like others have said spend what you can afford.
 
I spent thousands on my ex-girlfriend (mainly on flights to see her) and that ended up **** creek so I'll be damned if I'm falling for that again ;)
 
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