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When approaching the costs associated with marriage, an engagement ring, so very small, can become a looming threat to a restricted budget. Search for a choice that is within your budget so the ring is not a major problem. It’s important to discuss all of your options with your partner before making a decision.
The first, and best choice is to accept a diamond substitute rather than a true diamond. Back at the beginning of the last century, the De Beers company, faced with a glut of quality diamonds and a sagging market, devised a very successful advertising campaign linking diamonds with true love, and the diamond engagement ring as a “necessity” was born.
The over prize of the modern diamond is due to the mystique created and spread by De Beers and other diamond merchants. The symbolism inside, of beauty, clarity, and durability, can be used in many other stones and to diamond substitutes without losing meaning.
If you and your partner want very much to use a “real” diamond, it is time to start looking at your options. The first is actually often overlooked: resetting a stone already existing in one of the two families. Purchasing a used diamond will generally be less expensive than a new one, and the new ring may have added significance if it’s from a family member. If the setting is attractive, and the ring is offered as a gift outright you will have a diamond that never dims your budget.
If that doesn’t work, you could ask an experienced jeweler who sells individual gems to locate a stone for you at a discount. Keep in mind that your notion of a low price may not be the same as a jeweler’s… but a jeweler who has a reputation is much less likely to cheat you than a fly by night, or a chain supplier who has good intention without a great jewelery education.
Good jewelers will help you find affordable stones through different avenues, like other professionals and estate sales.
A good jeweler will give you additional information about the sources of diamonds and educate you. Lots of jewelers know about and may even discuss the price fixing that occurs with diamonds; they are not able to skirt the problem, but may suggest other beautiful, less expensive stones. Some love cubic zirconium, some Moissanite, some white topaz.
Some, with knowledge of many stones, will recommend some strong, beautiful, but quite unexpected alternatives. Pay attention, and get ready to take into account their guidance. Jewelers are never pleased to sell diamonds to people who do not appreciated their beauty regardless of the price the buyer paid. Charging enough to make a profit on items spent makes many feel like a cheat. Without damage to their honor and your satisfaction, they can find a better choice and they will get a profit too.
Another possibility, though not really the best alternative, is to purchase one second hand from a pawn broker or a seller on Ebay. One discrepancy in terms of resolving the blind spots that form as a result of acquisition trails is the lack of quality control.
Even a dealer in good faith, can “cheat” you simply because you are not knowledgeable in jewelery and the buyer has little ability to assess the value before purchase. There are several things to gamble on in ones life. Your engagement ring shouldn’t be among them.
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