Cheap Diamond Wedding Ring - Or Inexpensive?

Pros and Cons to a Cheap Diamond Wedding Ring

First and foremost, a cheap diamond wedding ring is not the same thing as an inexpensive diamond wedding ring. When it comes right down to it, there are many reasons why and why not you might want to purchase a cheap diamond wedding ring for the person you are getting married to, and hopefully spend the rest of your life. First of all, we all know that it is very important to buy a wedding ring, and diamonds have always been the most popular. But how much do we should we spend on a diamond wedding ring that is intended to last a lifetime?

Pros

First of all if you are looking for a cheap diamond wedding ring you might want to remember that you are going to get a diamond, even if you aren’t paying much for it. It might be worth it to have the smaller diamond if you can still have one, so a cheap diamond wedding ring is good for people who are on a budget.

Cons

On the other hand, with a cheap diamond wedding ring you have to be very careful to make sure it is authentic, and you also have to be careful to make sure you are getting a real diamond and you aren’t getting ripped off. However, if you can make sure of these things, buying a cheap diamond wedding ring should only be dependent on how much you have to spend.

The most important thing to remember is that you are buying a wedding ring that will last you and your partner a lifetime.

By Harry Bernstein

The Unique Princess Cut Diamond Ring

The modern princess cut diamond ring is result of over five hundred years of refinement of the art and science of diamond cutting. Princess cut diamonds take advantage of the natural molecular structure of diamonds in order to create the maximum amount of sparkle and shine, which is technically known as "fire." Princess cut diamond rings have a great deal more of this fire than most traditional round cuts.

Two Pyramids

If you can visualize two pyramids joined at the base - an eight-sided polyhedron, or octagon - you know what diamonds look life when they first come out of the ground. The reason for this has to do with the shape of the carbon molecules that make up diamond crystals. When jewelers finally learned how to cut this substance, they simply followed the gem's natural shape. Princess cut diamonds represent the pinnacle of the diamond cutter's art.

Three Years of Study

Princess cut diamonds first appeared almost thirty years ago, and was the innovation of a Los Angeles diamond cutter named Israel Itzkowitz. Prior to this time, the stones used in diamond rings were either "round cut" - with equal cuts around the face of the stone - or "square cut" - meaning that four sides were long and the other four were short, so the face of the diamond approximated a rectangular shape.

The modern princess cut diamond ring results from three years of intense study on the part of Itzkowitz in his attempts to come up with a cut that combined the best features of both the round and the square cuts.

Current Style

These Princess cut diamonds, which are also called "modified square brilliant," are the second most popular choice today for diamond engagement rings and other jewelry. Both traditional white and the wide range of colored diamonds account for most of the mounted and loose diamonds sold today.

One of the reasons that Princess cut diamond rings are rapidly gaining in popularity is not only because of its brilliance compared to other cuts; it is in fact the most economical way to cut a diamond. Of all diamond cuts, the princess cut wastes the least of the original stone, so it retains substantially more of its original weight. Because of this, these pieces are less costly than similar rings with round cut gems. All around, the beautiful a princess cut diamond ring is the best jewelry value on a per-carat basis.

By Jonathon Blocker

Choosing Your Diamond

When choosing the diamond you want for your wedding ring, there are a few factors that you should keep in mind. These are what jewelers call the 4 C, which are Color, Cut, Clarity and Carat Weight.

Although diamonds engagement rings come in many different colors, the color that is referred to in the 4 C is referring to the white diamond. The color is graded from D to Z. D is called colorless, which is the rarest and most expensive grade. The color differences are subtle, and are graded in labs under specific lighting conditions.

The cut of the diamond refers not only to the shape of the diamond in your wedding ring, such as round, princess or oval cuts, but to the depth of the cut as well. Diamonds of the same cut and carat weight can appear larger or smaller depending how deep the cut is. The gemologist will generally keep to a well-proportioned cut, rather than a cut that is too shallow or deep, so that the diamond in your wedding ring reflects the most light, enhancing its brilliance.

Clarity refers to the number and placement of small natural defects within your wedding ring diamond. These natural defects are called inclusions. Inclusions keep the light from reflecting against the facets and can diminish the diamond's brilliance. Where inclusions are located within your wedding ring diamond will determine to what degree the brilliance is affected.

Carat weight is the actual weight of the diamond, not the size. Your wedding ring diamond can appear larger or smaller than others of the same carat weight depending on the cut.

When you choose the diamond for your wedding ring, you may also want to consider getting a diamond certification, which is often required if you plan to insure your diamond. A diamond certification, also called a diamond grading report, is prepared by a certified gemologist at an independent lab. It describes all of the physical characteristics of your diamond, including the 4 C, as well as the size and placement of any imperfections. It is not an appraisal.

Choosing your diamond with these points of information in mind is an important step in creating the wedding ring of your dreams.

By Jewish Talyor