Average price of an engagement ring?

#1 03-08-2007, 06:09 PM

A good quality 1ct diamond is going to cost about $12,000...then you have to actually buy the ring, and have it set. Sure you can get one for like $700, but it'll be crap quality, and not worth it. Here is my advise...go for a smaller diamond but better quality...it'll look better. Also (and I"m one of those girls who loves her diamonds) even if you get your girlfriend a 1ct or 3/4 ct instead of a 3 carat...she's still going to love it. I promise...as long as you put time into choosing her ring. And if she doesn't...take it back and dump her. Upgrading later in life is good, too. Get a solitare now and then use the stone as a side stone later in a 3-stone ring (which are very popular now). Just my thinking...still love my diamonds, though. April baby

Rudey · #2 03-08-2007, 09:22 PM

A girl I dated said she wouldn't marry me if I didn't spend at least 20. She was a snatch but I always thought wedding rings were like 500 bucks. The lucky girl in my life is gonna get an onion ring.

-Rudey
--Onion ring ladies!

#3 03-08-2007, 09:31 PM

is an onion ring a smelly ring? an orange ring? a ling with many layers? or will the diamond be the size of the ring? perhaps a diamond that peels?

GeekyPenguin · #4 03-09-2007, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ErinKathleenNJ

A good quality 1ct diamond is going to cost about $12,000...then you have to actually buy the ring, and have it set. Sure you can get one for like $700, but it'll be crap quality, and not worth it. Here is my advise...go for a smaller diamond but better quality...it'll look better. Also (and I"m one of those girls who loves her diamonds) even if you get your girlfriend a 1ct or 3/4 ct instead of a 3 carat...she's still going to love it. I promise...as long as you put time into choosing her ring. And if she doesn't...take it back and dump her. Upgrading later in life is good, too. Get a solitare now and then use the stone as a side stone later in a 3-stone ring (which are very popular now). Just my thinking...still love my diamonds, though. April baby

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. No seriously.

KSigkid · #5 03-09-2007, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by ErinKathleenNJ

A good quality 1ct diamond is going to cost about $12,000

Actually, this isn't necessarily true. I just think that if people go into it with what they have to spend, they're going to get taken for a ride.

angelic1 · #6 03-09-2007, 11:46 AM

My boyfriend and I have been discussing this stuff a bunch later. I have told him that I just want a really nice diamond thats it, he can get me a small one or bigger one - but just make sure its good quality because you can always change/upgrade it later down the road for like an anniversary.

This is a little off topic...

We have just been talking about money situations lately, and I don't see how some people our age (Mid-20s) can afford to get engaged, get a house, and get married without their parents basically doing it for them. We both come from families (my parents will help some) that we will be paying for all of this pretty much on our own.

We both have really good jobs, and have been saving money, but feel like we are choosing a house or getting married now. Of course, everyone would rather see us get married first, but I hate wasting money living in seperate apartments.

#7 03-09-2007, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by KSigkid

Actually, this isn't necessarily true. I just think that if people go into it with what they have to spend, they're going to get taken for a ride.

When my fiance got my ring he wen to a family friend who got him a good deal. The 1 ct he was looking at was 12k..just the diamond. Really good quality diamond, expensive retail place. I didn't say it was right, just what he told me.

Laboratory created diamonds are significantly cheapter, too.

xo_kathy · #8 03-09-2007, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ErinKathleenNJ

When my fiance got my ring he wen to a family friend who got him a good deal. The 1 ct he was looking at was 12k..just the diamond. Really good quality diamond, expensive retail place. I didn't say it was right, just what he told me.

Laboratory created diamonds are significantly cheapter, too.

Expensive retail place...ding, ding, ding! He paid too much, sorry. Never pay retail!

I have 1.5 plus some side stones to make the whole thing just over 2cts, set in platinum - whole thing was less than 10K. Now, it's not a "perfect" diamond (no one aside from a jewler with his scope thingy is ever going to know that from looking at it), but all the stones in the the ring are very good quality. My husband went to the diamond district in NYC, but even when he went to a local jewler in town he saw a flawless 1 ct, it was still less than 10K mounted in platinum.

#9 03-09-2007, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by xo_kathy

Expensive retail place...ding, ding, ding! He paid too much, sorry. Never pay retail!

I have 1.5 plus some side stones to make the whole thing just over 2cts, set in platinum - whole thing was less than 10K. Now, it's not a "perfect" diamond (no one aside from a jewler with his scope thingy is ever going to know that from looking at it), but all the stones in the the ring are very good quality. My husband went to the diamond district in NYC, but even when he went to a local jewler in town he saw a flawless 1 ct, it was still less than 10K mounted in platinum.

He didn't pay 12k--not nearly, but that's what they were selling it as. That's the reason you go to places where you know the people. I definately agree that the diamond district is the way to go-- especially if you don't actually know the jewler.

GeekyPenguin · #10 03-09-2007, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ErinKathleenNJ

He didn't pay 12k--not nearly, but that's what they were selling it as. That's the reason you go to places where you know the people. I definately agree that the diamond district is the way to go-- especially if you don't actually know the jewler.

Maybe if he hadn't blown all that money on a ring you could have had a big wedding with your family instead of a destination wedding. But here's an appropriate venue for you:

http://www.bdb.co.za/kimberley/

AlphaFrog · #11 03-09-2007, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

Maybe if he hadn't blown all that money on a ring you could have had a big wedding with your family instead of a destination wedding.

It's funny because it's true.

Although I guess you could say that a wedding is a one-day thing, and she'll have her engagment ring the rest of her life. (Or, if she doesn't beat the odds - until the divorce is final.)

KSigkid · #12 03-09-2007, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

Maybe if he hadn't blown all that money on a ring you could have had a big wedding with your family instead of a destination wedding.

That's the thing - I didn't get the most expensive ring for my wife, but then again I couldn't afford it. We ended up with the wedding we wanted, and we were able to buy our first home this year.

I won't criticize someone for spending too much on ring/wedding/whatever, because people made comments to me, and it's not really any of their business how much I spent. It's not any of anyone's business what people spend on these things. At the end of the day, you have to be comfortable with the amount, and it shouldn't negatively affect the rest of your life; that would kind of take away the point, right?

#13 03-09-2007, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

Maybe if he hadn't blown all that money on a ring you could have had a big wedding with your family instead of a destination wedding. But here's an appropriate venue for you:

http://www.bdb.co.za/kimberley/

I'm not sure what your problem is, but I'm not going to feel guilty about having a diamond ring. He didn't "blow" any money on my ring, either. It was a thoughtful, loving gift that he could afford. IF you had read what I wrote properly, you would have realized that he didn't pay $12,000 (not that there is anything wrong for those of you who do have a 12k ring). Also, I'm not sure what your idea of a big wedding is, but $12,000 doesn't buy much these days.

By the way, corruption touches a lot more than just diamonds (oil, healthcare, clothing, food...all thing I'm sure you use on a dialy basis), so don't think you're high and holy or super progressive because you watched some Leonardo DiCaprio movie, okay? Not to belittle the seriousness of the issue, as I am well aware of the blood diamond isssue.

No need for snotty remarks or unfounded personal attacks against me.

Have a lovely day.

AlexMack · #14 03-09-2007, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

Maybe if he hadn't blown all that money on a ring you could have had a big wedding with your family instead of a destination wedding. But here's an appropriate venue for you:

http://www.bdb.co.za/kimberley/

She could stay at the DeBeers guest house :P