Ughhh.... I need engagement ring advice...

The Adam Blaster · 10-06-2005, 01:27 PM

Man, is this like some sort of ultimate test that women make men go through to see if the guy is worthy of marriage? I've been looking online, and remembering the small "hints"

she has dropped this year, but i'm still all confused.

I know her ring size already, so that's one down, but she mentioned wanting a square cut. I've looked, and i can't find one called a square cut. Princess cut is square, but it's obviously called princess.

And she wants white gold for the band, but i never realized how many different ways they could bend metal into a ring to hold some outrageously priced mineral made of carbon...

Any help?
A bullet to my head maybe? I'm sure there will be a lineup for this one.

Mo · 10-06-2005, 01:28 PM

champagne color diamonds - It's a trend

UZI 9mm · 10-06-2005, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Adam Blaster

Man, is this like some sort of ultimate test that women make men go through to see if the guy is worthy of marriage? I've been looking online, and remembering the small "hints"

she has dropped this year, but i'm still all confused.

I know her ring size already, so that's one down, but she mentioned wanting a square cut. I've looked, and i can't find one called a square cut. Princess cut is square, but it's obviously called princess.

And she wants white gold for the band, but i never realized how many different ways they could bend metal into a ring to hold some outrageously priced mineral made of carbon...

Any help?
A bullet to my head maybe? I'm sure there will be a lineup for this one.

My condolences, buddy.

sceep · 10-06-2005, 01:29 PM

princess cut.

as for band... she told you the material..... its up to you to fit a style to her.

oh.. CONGRATS!

UZI 9mm · 10-06-2005, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mo

champagne color diamonds - It's a trend

"It's not brown. It's Champagne."

LOL

Co Pilot · 10-06-2005, 01:31 PM

yes, princess = square.
as for the setting.. .just go with a simple and traditional white gold band. You cant go wrong there

hold on, I'll be right back... let me find a pic

Kim~ · 10-06-2005, 01:32 PM

Is she a fru fru girl? Or a sparkly kind of girl?? There are a million ways to make an engagement ring...I like simple. Plain, medium width band with a single diamond is my style. Some girls like all the diamonds in the band as well. What is her style....figure that out--then move forward.

EDIT: damn Rose...you're quick!

The Adam Blaster · 10-06-2005, 01:33 PM

Thanks SCEEP AND ONLY SCEEP!!!
Mo, you can go live in BC with the whiz master and eat champagne coloured snow.

I was thinking about getting a one carat, they look to run right around 4 grand, that was a bit surprising.

Mo · 10-06-2005, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by UZI 9mm

"It's not brown. It's Champagne."

LOL

I love that movie.

might have to rent it this weekend.

HighToy · 10-06-2005, 01:34 PM

Princess cut
Colorless
White gold band

sounds simple to me

My wifes is a marquee center with marquee bagettes set in platinum.

Stay away from "colored" diamonds. It is a trend. Colorless is timeless.

edit: check out www.adiamondisforever.com. they have a cool ring designer thing.

Terrys_85_Toy · 10-06-2005, 01:35 PM

What's the point of buying the ring now? What happened to the days of going and buying a ring then presenting it with a "Will You Marry Me?"

I'll tell you this much, if you buy her a ring and she complains about it, run as fast as you can, cause she don't want you, she just wants what you can buy her.

Kim~ · 10-06-2005, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by HighToy

Princess cut
Colorless is timeless.

edit: check out www.adiamondisforever.com. they have a cool ring designer thing.

Colorless is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Oh, and I recommend buying the stone separately from the setting---get a good look at it. And if she is not a big girl...3/4 of a carat is still a very nice size. Diamonds are expensive. Mine was bought wholesale for about $5,000 for 1.1 carats.....so.....good luck and congrats. She should be happy with whatever you get her if it comes from the heart.

The Adam Blaster · 10-06-2005, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Kim~

Is she a fru fru girl? Or a sparkly kind of girl??

You're all fru fru girls when it comes down to it.

Nah, she's more into plain, not a band full of 1/4 carat diamonds.

I sort of liked this one, and think she would too:

Co Pilot · 10-06-2005, 01:38 PM

The Adam Blaster · 10-06-2005, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Kim~

Colorless is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

I've been seeing that there are various grades of colourless, and slightly coloured. D is the highest (most $$$) but the D, E, F ones are considered colourless.
There are no A B C for whatever reason. Women must have made up the scale.

And she's a good kid, otherwise i sure as hell wouldn't be ring shopping.

Kim~ · 10-06-2005, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by The Adam Blaster

I've been seeing that there are various grades of colourless, and slightly coloured. D is the highest (most $$$) but the D, E, F ones are considered colourless.
There are no A B C for whatever reason. Women must have made up the scale.

And she's a good kid, otherwise i sure as hell wouldn't be ring shopping.

I,J & K is what you will find in the mall department stores. G & H are nice colors and not quite teh $$ D, E and even F are. Then you have to look at flaws....there are carbon specs, inclusions that look like gashes, some look like bubbles....buying a diamond is a tricky business.

Renee · 10-06-2005, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Co Pilot

:drool:

ChevyGal · 10-06-2005, 01:44 PM

This site has the coolest stuff IMO...

http://www.antiqueengagementrings.com/

qwiksilver · 10-06-2005, 01:44 PM

That diamond website is a good educator. You are making a huge investment here and your manly pride is on the line. You get too small or an obviously poor quality rock, and you will be laughed at in every women's room for miles. Not to mention the lack of respect at home.

Remember:

1. Two months of salary...before taxes...don't be cheap. Anything more is just showing off. (Yes, it is nice and all, but a modern woman has her pride too and we can afford our own righthand ring these days...which will ostentatious as all hell.)

2. Chant this: Cut, Clarity, Color, Carat. The four C's of diamonds.

3. Get a certified diamond (more $$$$$) and get it insured.

The rule of engagment rings:

If she breaks up with you, you get the ring.

If you break up with her, she gets the ring.

This does not expire after the wedding.

mike · 10-06-2005, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwiksilver

That diamond website is a good educator. You are making a huge investment here and your manly pride is on the line. You get too small or an obviously poor quality rock, and you will be laughed at in every women's room for miles. Not to mention the lack of respect at home.

Remember:

1. Two months of salary...before taxes...don't be cheap. Anything more is just showing off. (Yes, it is nice and all, but a modern woman has her pride too and we can afford our own righthand ring these days...which will ostentatious as all hell.)

2. Chant this: Cut, Clarity, Color, Carat. The four C's of diamonds.

3. Get a certified diamond (more $$$$$) and get it insured.

The rule of engagment rings:

If she breaks up with you, you get the ring.

If you break up with her, she gets the ring.

This does not expire after the wedding.

I can tell this was written by a woman.

EarlKann · 10-06-2005, 01:49 PM

Got my old lady a tension setting. Not really a traditional engagement ring, but it is something different that you won't see everyday, and she gets a lot of compliments on it. Hers is yellow gold, and round diamond, but they make different styles for princess as well.

http://www.gelinabaci.com/html/womens_gallery.php

zakk · 10-06-2005, 01:50 PM

look around lots. Rita's rock had a feather in it, so it graded lower, but when I had it set, its covered by the prong. I figured who cares if no one will ever see it, it was plenty big (a bit too big now, she says

), and exactly what she (I) wanted.

It appraised much better

sceep · 10-06-2005, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChevyGal

This site has the coolest stuff IMO...

http://www.antiqueengagementrings.com/

$11,500!!!

shop around. buy your rock un-mounted, and take the time to research what you are looking for in colors/flaws before you go to the store. when you get a loupe in your eye check em out good. looking at rocks is pretty damn cool once you know what you are lookin at, and what you are looking for.

in the end my wife got a nice vs1-g Marquise cut, that after MANY hours of shopping and pissing off salesman i got for a damn good price.... at the first store i went to ironically.

sceep · 10-06-2005, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwiksilver

1. Two months of salary...before taxes...don't be cheap. Anything more is just showing off. (Yes, it is nice and all, but a modern woman has her pride too and we can afford our own righthand ring these days...which will ostentatious as all hell.)

LMMFAO...

if you we're my fiancee-to-be and told me this 'rule' i would have laughed you outtah the house with your bags in hand..

mike · 10-06-2005, 01:57 PM

I donno, about a 1/3rd carat in a vvs1-d is a lot nicer looking rock IMO than say a 3/4c s1-k

10-06-2005, 01:27 PM	#1
The Adam Blaster Registered User Join Date: Aug 2000 Member # 1479 Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta Posts: 4,131	Ughhh.... I need engagement ring advice... Man, is this like some sort of ultimate test that women make men go through to see if the guy is worthy of marriage? I've been looking online, and remembering the small "hints" she has dropped this year, but i'm still all confused. I know her ring size already, so that's one down, but she mentioned wanting a square cut. I've looked, and i can't find one called a square cut. Princess cut is square, but it's obviously called princess. And she wants white gold for the band, but i never realized how many different ways they could bend metal into a ring to hold some outrageously priced mineral made of carbon... Any help? A bullet to my head maybe? I'm sure there will be a lineup for this one. __________________ Post# 1318 Post# 350 [QUOTE=Hooper]...to pardon everyone who you owe a favor to... I don't think Bush will do that...[/QUOTE]

10-06-2005, 01:28 PM	#2
Mo Everyday is Tuesday. Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 47 Location: The basement Posts: 14,569	champagne color diamonds - It's a trend __________________ nothing on ebay justadad

10-06-2005, 01:31 PM	#6
Co Pilot Mustard Slurp'er Join Date: Mar 2002 Member # 10700 Location: 45 minutes from the lakebed. Posts: 3,906	yes, princess = square. as for the setting.. .just go with a simple and traditional white gold band. You cant go wrong there hold on, I'll be right back... let me find a pic __________________ Butterfly Woodworks TinBenders.org "Momma's got a squeezebox, Daddy never sleeps at night"

10-06-2005, 01:32 PM	#7
Kim~ I'm the momma Join Date: May 2004 Member # 31430 Location: On a hill Posts: 420	Is she a fru fru girl? Or a sparkly kind of girl?? There are a million ways to make an engagement ring...I like simple. Plain, medium width band with a single diamond is my style. Some girls like all the diamonds in the band as well. What is her style....figure that out--then move forward. EDIT: damn Rose...you're quick! __________________ TinBenders SAVE THE HAMMERS!!! Food fixes everything....except for my weight problem. Last edited by Kim~; 10-06-2005 at 01:34 PM.

10-06-2005, 01:33 PM	#8
The Adam Blaster Registered User Join Date: Aug 2000 Member # 1479 Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta Posts: 4,131	Thanks SCEEP AND ONLY SCEEP!!! Mo, you can go live in BC with the whiz master and eat champagne coloured snow. I was thinking about getting a one carat, they look to run right around 4 grand, that was a bit surprising. __________________ Post# 1318 Post# 350 [QUOTE=Hooper]...to pardon everyone who you owe a favor to... I don't think Bush will do that...[/QUOTE]

10-06-2005, 01:34 PM	#10
HighToy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 1983 Location: Rio Linda, CA Posts: 1,568	Princess cut Colorless White gold band sounds simple to me My wifes is a marquee center with marquee bagettes set in platinum. Stay away from "colored" diamonds. It is a trend. Colorless is timeless. edit: check out www.adiamondisforever.com. they have a cool ring designer thing. __________________ Ryan #354 #113 The Original Techno Hick. Last edited by HighToy; 10-06-2005 at 01:35 PM.

10-06-2005, 01:38 PM	#14
Co Pilot Mustard Slurp'er Join Date: Mar 2002 Member # 10700 Location: 45 minutes from the lakebed. Posts: 3,906	Attached Images __________________ Butterfly Woodworks TinBenders.org "Momma's got a squeezebox, Daddy never sleeps at night"

10-06-2005, 01:44 PM	#18
ChevyGal I'm your huckleberry Join Date: Apr 2001 Member # 4033 Location: Sacramento, CA USA Posts: 3,279	This site has the coolest stuff IMO... http://www.antiqueengagementrings.com/ __________________ Needs more cowbell! I :heart: Camp Barnabas Last edited by ChevyGal; 10-06-2005 at 01:45 PM.

10-06-2005, 01:44 PM	#19
qwiksilver Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Member # 41899 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 37	That diamond website is a good educator. You are making a huge investment here and your manly pride is on the line. You get too small or an obviously poor quality rock, and you will be laughed at in every women's room for miles. Not to mention the lack of respect at home. Remember: 1. Two months of salary...before taxes...don't be cheap. Anything more is just showing off. (Yes, it is nice and all, but a modern woman has her pride too and we can afford our own righthand ring these days...which will ostentatious as all hell.) 2. Chant this: Cut, Clarity, Color, Carat. The four C's of diamonds. 3. Get a certified diamond (more $$$$$) and get it insured. The rule of engagment rings: If she breaks up with you, you get the ring. If you break up with her, she gets the ring. This does not expire after the wedding. __________________ Crickett #275 in the Great PBB Virtual Rally for the Hammers.

10-06-2005, 01:49 PM	#21
EarlKann Rock Brawler Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20739 Location: San Jacinto, Ca Posts: 2,895	Got my old lady a tension setting. Not really a traditional engagement ring, but it is something different that you won't see everyday, and she gets a lot of compliments on it. Hers is yellow gold, and round diamond, but they make different styles for princess as well. http://www.gelinabaci.com/html/womens_gallery.php

10-06-2005, 01:50 PM	#22
zakk A fucking killer Join Date: Oct 2001 Member # 7334 Location: Infernal Region Posts: 2,174	look around lots. Rita's rock had a feather in it, so it graded lower, but when I had it set, its covered by the prong. I figured who cares if no one will ever see it, it was plenty big (a bit too big now, she says ), and exactly what she (I) wanted. It appraised much better __________________ Fuck you Love, -zakk

10-06-2005, 01:57 PM	#25
mike Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 144 Location: Northern Mexico... er.. AriDzona Posts: 6,851	I donno, about a 1/3rd carat in a vvs1-d is a lot nicer looking rock IMO than say a 3/4c s1-k __________________ That's because you're a pinko fascist. - Haole I know what antidisestablishmentarianist means

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