Go after Four Cs of Diamond Quality and Stay within your Budget
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After huge promotion in the US in the 1940s, especially by De Beers, the diamond engagement rings became established as the choice for most Americans and became the sample of Western culture, when it came to picking an engagement ring.
At first, the diamond engagement rings were affordable only to the higher classes and high society but continuously they became more affordable and later became available to even the middle classes. In fact, the first recorded example of the diamond engagement ring was when the Archduke Maximillian of Austria presented it to Mary of Burgundy way back in 1477, as a betrothal gift.
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Classic diamond engagement rings consist of the diamond itself as well as the setting. For best value, the setting that one thinks will best fit the woman should be chosen first, and then the spending plan should take care of price of the diamond that is most affordable. When considering the amount to pay on the diamond engagement ring remember that it is an sentimental event and that the purchase will be once in a life that should last forever. As convention dictates, spending two months income on the diamond engagement ring should be sufficient, though the most important consideration is, of course, the quality and value of the diamond engagement ring.
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Sometimes the diamond engagement rings that one chooses needs to be kept a secret and for this, the man may need to question the jeweler to find the best ring that will be of the right size as well as suit the woman’s taste. The diamond engagement ring may be the biggest investment that a man will ever make for his partner so he will need to get all the right info about the diamonds and settings as well as size so that it will bedazzle the wearer.
To begin with, one should figure what shape would the partner like better and these include round, oval, princess-cut, emerald-cut, Asscher-cut, marquise-cut, radiant-cut, pear-shaped as well as heart-shaped diamonds. In spite of so many different shapes to choose from, the most attractive shape is the round diamond, followed by the princess-cut.
Following the choice of shape is the need to get the diameter of the ring that will be within your budget and for this; there will always be a lot of sizes reachable for every budget. Last, but in no way least, is the need to go after the four Cs of diamond quality and these are cut, color, clarity and carat weight.
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