Build Your Own Engagement Ring
Engagement rings are an important part of an engagement. There are many types of engagement rings in the jewelry market that fits everyone’s budget and requirements. However it is when you build your own engagement ring that the engagement ring earns an added value to itself. With some hard work, it is very much possible to build your own engagement ring.
It is important to know your stuff when you choose the material to build your own engagement ring; otherwise you will only crash and burn while trying to build the ring. The first thing that has to be considered is the kind of setting the ring requires. It is with the setting that the ring is held in a place that provides the maximum sparkle to the ring. The setting of the ring tends to influence the design, look and style of the ring. The choice of settings you have for the engagement ring are prong, channel, bezel, flush, bead, cluster and ballerina. The last few years have also found pave settings to be rather popular.
The diamond cut is the next point to take into consideration. The diamond cut and diamond shape is two independent properties of the ring and should not be considered to be the same. As the cut of the diamond determines the amount of light the ring reflects, choose the cut wisely.
The diamond shape too is expensive as your proposal and life can depend on it. There are different shapes to choose from like round diamond, heart shaped diamond, asscher, cushion cut, emerald, princess, oval and radiant. Different women have different choices so choose according to the taste of the woman of your life.
The carat size of the diamond is the next point to be taken into consideration. The best carat size to build your own engagement ring would be a stone of size 1 to 1.5 carats. Too big a diamond may leave guests gawking at the stone instead of speaking to the bride. Clarity of the diamond is the least important feature of the stone which is determined by the amount of blemishes or inclusions in the stone. Stones with clarity of VS1 or VS2 don’t show any flaws to the naked eyes.
Once the diamond is decided, you have to decide on the metal to use to build your own engagement ring. The most common metals are gold and platinum while titanium, tungsten and silver are less common. Rose god and copper engagement rings are a rarity now. The band can be made to look attractive like in split shank engagement rings, eternity bands and eternity engagement rings.
When you build your own engagement ring, you could have a personal inscription engraved in the inside of the band. Make it a short quote, phrase, humorous quip, etc. The choice is left to you to decide. Once the stone, metal, design and phrase have been decided on, you can pretty well start to build your own engagement ring.