Wow, you guys paid some serious cash, do you know the mark up jewellery?
I'm lucky, I know a real jeweller who made our rings at cost. I spent the serious money on the house.

 

Thank God I'm not married. . . I'm not looking forward to explaining to any gf the idea of commodities on her hand.

 

7k retail, paid only half that though...HOOKKKUPS FTW!

 

Purchased my wife

 

If she wants a ring so F'n bad, tell her to buy one.

Warren

 

Spending anything more than 3-4k on a ring for a person you will hate in 2-3 years is flat dumb. Get zirconia....she won't know the difference, and if she finds out...blame it on the jeweler.

 

"Marriage is like a new car. Down the road, you hit a few bumps and this country can't seem to make one that lasts longer than five years." --- Homer Simpson

 

$0, ah it's nice being single. lol Alright guys I'm heading over to the Forced Induction section, see ya.

 

I had 2 buddies recently buy engagement rings. Both went with man-made diamonds. Both spent about $300 on the rock and another 700-900 on the setting. Both rings were really nice.

Personally, I have no experience w/ ring buying.

 

I spent about 19K on the ring..no joke. BUT, I got a lot for that. Several things to do when buying a ring:
(1) educate yourself on how to judge a diamond i.e. cut, clarity.. you dont won't to buy a big cloudy diamond. Better to get a smaller, clear diamond
(2) read about spotting "inclusions" little black spots in the diamond. All diamonds have them. The less inclusions, the higher the price.. BUT you can save money by getting a stone with the inclusions that can be masked by the setting.
(3)DONT go to a mall or big retail jeweler...they will rip you off. Better to go to smaller jeweler.
(4) make sure the diamond is certified and most quality stones will have a laser inscribed ID#
(5) spend most of the money on the stone, you can always upgrade the setting later.