Engagement Ring

I bought mine from 77 Diamonds, they have a website but also a show room in London. You choose the specific diamond and the ring setting separately and then they combine them.
 
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I bought my wife's from 77 diamonds for around 1200-1300. I was able to select the specific stone and have it attached with the ring style of my choice.

Having window shopped at numerous jewellers since buying it that the wife's engagement ring I have found the one that I bought to be of higher quality (colour, clarity, etc) than rings that cost thousands of ££ more.

I think my advice would be to spend what you can afford, but if you go my route and select a specific stone do plenty of research into what makes a good quality diamond as blowing your budget on the biggest stone will leave you with something that looks ****.
 
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How long is a piece of string, is your love measured in £££s, will she still love you with a small rock, are you man enough to discuss it with her, is it worth it...
 
I've heard 1 months wage banded about in previous years... how accurate that is I don't know. But this seems "reasonable" in that it scales with pay.

The ring is obviously an important part (as are the diamonds cut, carat, clarity, and colour etc...) and it is nice knowing you got her a "perfect" diamond etc... but there is the law of diminishing returns where the naked eye can't tell. What see will remember is that place where you propose... Spend a little less on the ring and a bit more on the setting/evening... She'll remember the occasion more than the ring (from what a lot of my female friends have said - they like their soppy engagement stories).
 
Make sure they take returns

A guy at work spend £3.5k on a ring, they split before he proposed and they wouldn't take it back

He's been in numerous jewellers, pawn shops, gold and diamond dealers and the most he has been offered is £450 .......

Just saying :P
 
chroniclard said:
Traditionally its a 1 to 3 months salary but just spent what you want, its not a competition. :)
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It's not "tradition", it's a marketing campaign by de beers diamonds from the 40's. Don't be pushed by some snobby jewellers into spending more than you want and can afford.

{SAS}TB said:
Make sure they take returns

A guy at work spend £3.5k on a ring, they split before he proposed and they wouldn't take it back

He's been in numerous jewellers, pawn shops, gold and diamond dealers and the most he has been offered is £450 .......

Just saying :P
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Then he obviously got ripped off on a poor quality ring! I know that a big part of the cost of the ring I got my now fiancee is the raw materials, so it still has most of it's value.

I had a stone that had been passed down that I wanted to use in a new ring. Spoke to several jewellers, any that refused to discuss price spouting rubbish like "you can't put a price on love" or "2 months salary is about the norm" got struck off the list immediately. Ended up going to a family owned place that's been going since the 1880's or something. Great service, no pushy sales nonsense and a great quality ring at the end of it all.

And on location, I chose at the top of the Gullfoss waterfall in Iceland.
 
awaybreaktoday said:
Buy online or Hatton Garden, and how much should one spend considering the equivalent will be 4x the price in a high street shop....
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Go to Hatton Garden, especially if you want something different from the standard high street jeweller offerings.

The old rule of thumb was a month's wages for an engagement ring.

Have you considered taking the future Mrs. OP with you to look at rings? She will (hopefully) be wearing it for a very long time...
 
{SAS}TB said:
Make sure they take returns

A guy at work spend £3.5k on a ring, they split before he proposed and they wouldn't take it back

He's been in numerous jewellers, pawn shops, gold and diamond dealers and the most he has been offered is £450 .......

Just saying :P
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^^

OP's problem fixed. offer him £455
 
Engagement rings are not about how much they cost, they are about the commitment you are making to your missus. It's a significant event so you do want to get her something that conveys how special she is to you. However, spend what you can afford because if your missus loves you, then she'll appreciate whatever you get her - whatever the price.

My advice though would be to go to an independent rather than a high st retailer. Not only do you generally get better service, you'll get more bang for your buck and also, most will be unique as they are hand made. I'd also consider looking at second hand because there are serious bargains to be had if you are prepared to look at engagement rings put up for sale by couples who may have split before the marriage.

All the best
 
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