Engagement Diamond Ring

Executive Summary About Engagement Diamond Ring By Victor Epand

Honesty is the best policy, as long as your fiance know this and she is alright with this then goes ahead. I find it really strange that a clarity enhanced diamond could be graded a VS 2 that is not possible! The diamond should still have a cert! That’s my first concern. Diamonds have grading certificates for a reason, YOUR PROTECTION! Accuracy is important to the beauty and value of your gemstone. Usually to bother enhancing a stone the clarity or inclusions have to be pretty visible.

Thus they drill holes to the flaws and bleach out the dark inclusions and usually fill the holes or large inclusions that break the surface up with a compatible material. The only problem is that this makes the diamond unstable you can’t work on the ring. It can’t be cleaned in a real ultrasonic or steamed and it needs to be. Diamond is magnetic to oil and it needs to be heated to release the oil from the stone. There is no way to care for your diamond like a natural diamond. Find a nice GIA cert diamond SI 2 in clarity and F- G in color with a good make, or an EGL SI1 EF as they are much more leaning in there grading.

Please realize that a clarity enhanced stone is filled with a substance that fills in any fractures in the diamond, this may help to disguise any fractures or feathers in the stone, but it will also diminish the fire and brilliance of the stone and you still will have an imperfect diamond. However if price and size at a “price”are primary by all means purchase a clarity enhanced stone. But please remember an “edsel” is an “edsel” forever.

You will be better off long term, that way you can upgrade. The certificate acts like a pink slip to your car it is very important. Would you buy a car without a pink slip? You can also do a diamond halo around the center diamond to make it look bigger!!! 1 carat can look three carats. It is very fashionable.

The process used to fill surface breaking cracks in diamonds is to “impregnate” them with a lead rich glass. The original clarity of these treated diamonds was I2-I3. I would be skeptical of any gemological testing lab that would grade a Clarity enhanced diamond VS2.

That being said, I have seen some incredible looking diamonds that OVED has treated. I have usually sold them for earrings or pendants because I know they will suffer minimal wear under those conditions, but I recall an engagement ring or two that I’ve mounted with clarity enhanced diamond. I think they fulfill a need in the marketplace and offer customers another option. I would definitely go with one of the companies, like Ovid, that offer a lifetime warranty….just in case.

I just hope that you are very honest with your fiance about the ring that you would like to get. You don’t need to show her what the ring looks like, make it so that she can just make out in her mind what she thinks that ring might look like or you can always take a picture of a ring that kind of looks like that one you want and tell her that. If she is fine with it then I hope that you make a good choice.

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Princess Cut Engagement Rings

The princess cut is among the most sought-after for engagement rings. Diamonds and other gemstones like sapphires are often given princess cuts by lapidaries to allow the stones to reflect light more readily. Thus it is said that princess cut diamonds have great “sparkle and fire”. The origins of today’s princess cut are credited to Johannesburg diamond cutter Basil Watermeyer, who developed the cut in 1971.

A princess cut diamond is a rectangular or octagonal shape. It typically has 76 facets, but there are a few variations on the theme: 58 facets (33 pavilion, 21 crown, 4 girdle)
50 facets (25 pavilion, 21 crown, 4 girdle)
Up to 144 facets, dependent upon the cut of the pavilion

Experts say that a princess cut diamond should really be a square, with a 1:1 ratio of length to width. But they usually aren’t a perfect square, so don’t worry about finding one that is.

The cut of a diamond is one of the four Cs of the gemstone world. The other Cs are color, clarity, and carat weight. If you select a princess cut diamond for your engagement ring, you should choose a “colorless” diamond if possible. However, if you want a colored diamond or can’t find a colorless one within your budget (since they are the most expensive), avoid getting yellow princess cuts. These tend to be murkier in clarity than other diamonds of this cut. Brown or “chocolate” diamonds are in vogue these days and they are less expensive than other diamonds of similar carat weight.

Carat weight is considered the most important of the Cs. Some people think that wearing diamonds with more carat weight is more impressive, and it might make a diamond look more dazzling in many instances, but with the princess cut it’s not really necessary to have a diamond of more than one carat for it to look exquisite, and even less than a carat is beautiful if the color and clarity of the gemstone are good. This is important for your budget considerations, since more carat weight raises the price of a diamond.

If you’re going to try to get a princess cut diamond engagement ring, find a jeweler that has many different rings for you to choose from. You could also look for a loose princess cut diamond and then find a jeweler who will set it for you. Remember to first know your budget before you go shopping so that you don’t overspend. Do your research ahead of time to see what you can afford in a princess cut diamond ring. If you get a loose stone and have it set, stick with a white gold or platinum band.

A princess cut diamond engagement ring is a beautiful way to show your future bride how much you love her. If you want to surprise here, just be certain that you know her tastes in diamonds and jewelry first!