Engagement rings have long been the life changing thing in many lovers’ lives. ‘It all started with the ring!’ as most might say. Have you ever wondered how much an engagement ring will mean to you, may be not right now, but sometime in the future? Have you ever wondered what your engagement ring will be like and how will you present it to the person you love? Well its time you think about it.
Engagement rings have a history to themselves. It all started out when the Pope ordered that there must be a time interval between marriage and meeting up. The time period does not have to be fixed but there has to be an indication that the person involved is about to get married and hence the birth of the ring. It was accepted in Rome and today it is granted worldwide and hence the demands for engagement rings have increased. Now remember, it is the event that makes the ring special and so the ring itself has to be special to create the certain feeling and make the event more memorable.
The best idea is to get a custom made ring, where you choose what your ring should have and how it should look. Many jewelry stores have this service, where you can choose everything starting from the material to the gem and even add a little surprise of your own. If you really do not know what to choose or you are scared how the ring might turn out, well there you can always buy a ring that is already made. The best materials to choose for engagement rings include gold, platinum, titanium and others. The common choice is gold and the authentic choice being platinum since it is usually the most expensive one. Titanium gives the ring a robust look and is usually suited for men. If you order a ring, you can ask them to vary the thickness of gold, this will help reduce the amount of gold present and save you some cost.
Next we head for our gem collection. Now that you are done choosing your material it’s time to choose a gem that matches the ring overall. Do not spend too much on the material since the gems can be a big deal. The list is never ending but the two most common forms are jades and our best selling diamond. Diamond is no doubt the best choice in anyone’s book. But due to its high demand it comes in various forms and you will learn that size always does not matter. The gemologicalinstituteofAmericahas a grading scale where gems are grades according to their ‘clarity’. The rankings are as follows:
Flawless (FL)
Internally flawless (IF)
Very very slightly induced (VVS1, VVS2)
Very slightly induced (VS1, VS2)
Slightly induced (S1, S2)
Induced (I1,I2, I3)
Based on your budget you would want a ring close to VVS and S. Note that clarity of the gem depends on its appearance. Some have inclusions which are visible to naked eye while others require a magnification of 10X to be visible. Some of these include knots and clouds. The blemishes on the surface of a gem are usually visible to open eye.
Since this is a once in a lifetime event, engagement rings are usually a thing to look at. It represents a sign of love and hence tends to be very special.