Sunday, February 15, 2009

Prefer online shopping for engagement rings


While thinking of purchasing an engagement ring for your would-be-bride, a usual concern is about its design and price. A physical jeweler shop is convenient to visit as you may know the shopkeeper personally. But a disadvantage with such shops is that these will not display all the ring varieties for comparison.


For many more reasons, you should prefer purchasing of engagement rings from online retail jewelers. Not only you are free to compare as many ring designs, loose diamonds, gemstones, settings as you possibly can, but you are fully at ease in comparing the prices too. There are plenty of websites of the jewelers where you can compare the prices to find a low cost ring as per your budget.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Choose a perfectly shaped engagement ring

Engagement RingsWhen we talk of the shape of engagement rings, it simply refers to the shape of the diamond that is place on the top of the ring. It is the shape that largely determines the overall appearance of the ring

There are mainly four ways to give a shape to the diamonds for the rings. These are heart, pear, square and rectangle. If you chose to have a diamond of heart or pear outlines, then, know that it requires more time and skills from the jewelers. Hence, the costs will go higher.
Engagement Rings
If, however, budget is your concern, then opt for square or rectangle shapes that are less expensive as the jeweler does not have to spend much time, labor and skills. Thus, plan to cut the diamond for a particular shape as per your budget and the overall designing of the ring.