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I have never understood the appeal of the diamond solitaire as an engagement ring, but I was curious as to how the average bride today feels. Historically, a wide variety of stones were used for engagement. How do you feel about a nontraditional ring (nondiamond solitaire)? Feel free to share pics of those that you like!
I have a diamond engagement ring, but I also have another engagement ring with a Russian demantoid garnet. These garnets have a high refractive index similar to a diamond.
I have a diamond engagement ring, but I also have another engagement ring with a Russian demantoid garnet. These garnets have a high refractive index similar to a diamond.
Yes, I have seen those and they are lovely.
Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with other people having diamond rings, but I have seen some very interesting choices with different gems. To me, a round diamond solitaire is not that noteworthy.
Since giving an engagement ring is a custom and not a requirement, it's up to you to pick what you want. I had a nice sized ruby solitaire in an antique squared off setting, and when I got married the wedding rings I fell in love with didn't match. When I got engaged, among my friends not getting diamonds was sort of a thing.
Now -- I don't wear a wedding ring anymore (it's too big) and neither does my husband (he has RA and his knuckles are gnarling), so I have other bands that I love.
If I did it again -- I'd get a band of diamonds (I do love diamonds...) probably in pear shapes, and definitely in "D" or "E" color.
For my next go-round, I would not have an engagement ring at all, just a jeweled band. However, it will be diamond. (And if I WERE to have an engagement ring, it would be diamond.) That ring is something I would wear every day, with every outfit, so I like the clear stone instead of something colored that might look awful with my look for that particular day. A big ruby when I'm wearing hot pink? Heaven forbid! Hehe. Weird, I know.
For my next go-round, I would not have an engagement ring at all, just a jeweled band. However, it will be diamond. (And if I WERE to have an engagement ring, it would be diamond.) That ring is something I would wear every day, with every outfit, so I like the clear stone instead of something colored that might look awful with my look for that particular day. A big ruby when I'm wearing hot pink? Heaven forbid! Hehe. Weird, I know.
Is there a rule that engagement rings have to have a certain look? Why can't a diamond band be an engagement ring?
For my next go-round, I would not have an engagement ring at all, just a jeweled band. However, it will be diamond. (And if I WERE to have an engagement ring, it would be diamond.) That ring is something I would wear every day, with every outfit, so I like the clear stone instead of something colored that might look awful with my look for that particular day. A big ruby when I'm wearing hot pink? Heaven forbid! Hehe. Weird, I know.
Oh, skater -- how are you? My ruby would have gone beautifully with hot pink -- it was more pink than red anyway.
I rarely tell the whole story behind it, but before our tenth anniversary I wore it to work to take it to the jewelers to make sure it was still set well and to get it cleaned. Three women thought it was a pink tourmaline that day.
So when I took it to the jeweler (who I trusted very much) I asked him to check to see if it was a ruby or what. I mean, the ring was a family heirloom, that mattered more than if was not a ruby.
He stuck it under the microscope, and stuttered.... yes it... it is a ruby....
I sensed there was a "but" there....
It was manufactured. Rubies were the first stones they figured out how to make. When he realized I wasn't going to take it out on the messenger (apparently that happened a number of times), we started looking into the history of manufactured stones.
That year I got my pear diamond band.
Nine years later my house was broken into and my jewelry (among other things) was taken -- wedding ring, engagement ring, anniversary band, earrings. The house was tossed looking for anything of value. I did buy my wedding ring back from a local pawn shop years later.
Doing janitorial for a living you don't really want to wear rings....
Oh, skater -- how are you? My ruby would have gone beautifully with hot pink -- it was more pink than red anyway.
I rarely tell the whole story behind it, but before our tenth anniversary I wore it to work to take it to the jewelers to make sure it was still set well and to get it cleaned. Three women thought it was a pink tourmaline that day.
So when I took it to the jeweler (who I trusted very much) I asked him to check to see if it was a ruby or what. I mean, the ring was a family heirloom, that mattered more than if was not a ruby.
He stuck it under the microscope, and stuttered.... yes it... it is a ruby....
I sensed there was a "but" there....
It was manufactured. Rubies were the first stones they figured out how to make. When he realized I wasn't going to take it out on the messenger (apparently that happened a number of times), we started looking into the history of manufactured stones.
That year I got my pear diamond band.
Nine years later my house was broken into and my jewelry (among other things) was taken -- wedding ring, engagement ring, anniversary band, earrings. The house was tossed looking for anything of value. I did buy my wedding ring back from a local pawn shop years later.
Doing janitorial for a living you don't really want to wear rings....
Wow that is crazy! You were meant to have that ring.
I, too, have a beautiful ring which looks like a very pinky red ruby in a 1920s Art Nouveau setting. Its a "synthethic" ruby, which was very common at the time as you say but I have found that I prefer it to the real deal.
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