Choosing Your Engagement Ring

Choosing a suitable engagement ring for your betrothal can pose a difficult problem for some couples.

A claw setting solitaire brilliant cut diamond ring remains the engagement ring of choice for most young couples, and a gold wedding band remains the favorite wedding ring of choice.

Why Choose Diamonds and Gold?

Diamonds symbolise rock solid everlasting love and gold symbolises the riches of the earth.

Some couples marrying later are now investing all of their money into one outstanding high quality diamond ring rather than separately buying an engagement and wedding ring.

A trend is emerging with some later marrying couples typically choosing a ring with a large center princess cut diamond, square in shape with brilliant cut stones and pave or bezel settings on either side shank of an 18ct gold band.

Occasionally couples may choose a single rare gemstone as their engagement ring centrepiece and feature three or four magnificent diamonds around it as their symbols of love.

The Magic of a Diamond Engagement Ring

Diamonds are the most magnificent and the most sought after of the world's precious gems. Unrivalled and unique in their beauty, diamonds are the hardest substance known to man.

A well cut faceted diamond produces the most scintillating rainbow of colors when penetrated by white light.

Diamonds are considered the most perfect symbol of solid enduring love.

Some cynics might say that diamonds have been popularised by a slick marketing campaign over the last 60 to 70 years.

Diamonds Majestic say that history shows that mans fascination, lust and desire for diamonds began many centuries before the De Beers Corporation even existed.

Mans quest for diamonds as a symbol of love originates from the beauty and fascinating natural properties of the remarkable stones themselves.

How Much Should You Spend On An Engagement Ring?

Once upon a time diamonds were worn only by Kings, Queens, Princes and aristocrats.

If a man really loves a woman he will spend as much as he can afford on a diamond ring as an everlasting symbol of his love and commitment to her.

The amount that a man normally spends on an engagement ring varies with his wealth and on the culture and customs where he lives. As cultures and traditions differ between countries and societies it may not always be fair to compare the values differing countries and societies place on things.

A young man in British society might spend a month's salary on an engagement ring for the woman he loves and wants to marry. In the USA, a man is expected to spend two months salary on his diamond engagement ring and in Japan a man will spend three months salary.

In Great Britain style, quality and value are very important factors on the selection of the ring. In the United States the size of a diamond will rank as very important while in Japan buyers are often very knowledgeable on gem properties so the rarity and quality of the diamond is considered the most important factor in the choice of engagement ring.

Bridal Jewelery

Next to your engagement ring and your gold wedding band, the soft shiny lustre of matching pearl earrings, necklaces and bracelets can work well with bridal gowns on your marriage day.

The tradition of including brilliant cut diamonds in the ring remains as strong as ever as an everlasting symbol of love and commitment.

Always Choose The Best

There is a well-known saying in the antique jewelery trade that 'one always regrets one’s bargains but not one’s extravagances'. Always choose the best and you will never regret it.