Non Diamond Engagement Ring

[LovelyLouboutin]

Hi all,

My bf and I will be getting engaged soon. All this time i have been sending him pics of diamond engagement rings and yesterday I decided that I want a different gem.

I'd love to find a stone that is affordable right now but will increase in value over time.

I'd love to hear your thought/ideas/suggestions.

I remember someone on the board that is lives gemstones and is very knowledgeable about them. Please tag her.

 

[WhoIAm]

Hi all,

My bf and I will be getting engaged soon. All this time i have been sending him pics of diamond engagement rings and yesterday I decided that I want a different gem.

I'd love to find a stone that is affordable right now but will increase in value over time.

I'd love to hear your thought/ideas/suggestions.

I remember someone on the board that is lives gemstones and is very knowledgeable about them. Please tag her.

@Arcadian is who you're speaking of. I don't think she's on the board anymore.

Congrats.

 

[Honey Bee]

Good question. I've been wondering the same thing. I just find diamonds so cliche.

 

[SuchaLady]

Congrats @LovelyLouboutin !

 

[Royalq]

Nice. I too would want a non diamond ring and a gold or rose gold ring. Im starting to find diamond and silver/platinum to expected. I would like a rose gold ring with some sort of pale pink stone. What colors do you lean towards OP?

 

[TayMac]

@Arcadian is who you're speaking of. I don't think she's on the board anymore.

Congrats.

Right. She is/was very knowledgable but she hasn't posted in a couple years.


I know nothing of gems but I think sapphire rings are gorgeous! And they are a 9 on the hardness scale.

 

[BGT]

Moissanite

 

[LovelyLouboutin]

Good question. I've been wondering the same thing. I just find diamonds so cliche.

I love Diamonds. I'd just rather he spend as much now since our goals are to pay cash for the rings and wedding and we are saving for a house. So I can wait until our 5 year anniversary for a large diamond. Lol

 

[LovelyLouboutin]

Nice. I too would want a non diamond ring and a gold or rose gold ring. Im starting to find diamond and silver/platinum to expected. I would like a rose gold ring with some sort of pale pink stone. What colors do you lean towards OP?

Lately I've really liked the morganite and rose gold look. But the pale pink morganite (about $300/carat) does not increase in value in time.

I love alexandrite but I already have two alexandrite rings and a nice size stone would cost way more than a diamond.

 

[GeorginaSparks]

Hi all,

My bf and I will be getting engaged soon. All this time i have been sending him pics of diamond engagement rings and yesterday I decided that I want a different gem.

I'd love to find a stone that is affordable right now but will increase in value over time.

I'd love to hear your thought/ideas/suggestions.

I remember someone on the board that is lives gemstones and is very knowledgeable about them. Please tag her.

Nothing sorry to burst your bubble

 

[barbiesocialite]

Why don't you want a diamond?

 

[barbiesocialite]

Nothing sorry to burst your bubble

Be nice!

 

[Lex_Artis]

Arcadian posted in this thread regarding engagement rings:

Does it have to be a diamond?

Congratulations!

 

[LovelyLouboutin]

Why don't you want a diamond?

I want one eventually. We just have a lot of other things to save for. That extra $15000 can go towards our down payment on a house.

 

[Libra08]

Thanks for this thread! I've been debating making this thread for like a week but after reading that moissanite thread I decided not to lol I have until September to find something I like, and I really don't want a diamond. I prefer gemstones because I love how they glow rather than sparkle like diamonds, and I like a bit of color. And for ethical and cliche reasons I don't want a diamond. I was thinking morganite at first too, but it's not that durable. So now I'm leaning toward white/peach/lavender sapphires or a spinel in the same colors. I absolutely love this morganite ring, and I haven't found anything I love more.

I want to either recreate it with an Emerald sapphire or radiant cut sapphire, but I don't know where to go for custom creations.

 

[FemmeFatale]

I'd rather a small intimate wedding and nice rock, but I totally get your idea since you want the wedding and house at the same time too.

But congrats @LovelyLouboutin !

 

[Tamrin]

My mother's Rubies , my Grandmother's Emerald and Great Great mother's emerald.

Congrats OP. Btw good quality Emeralds are worth more than diamonds.

 

[GeorginaSparks]

I want one eventually. We just have a lot of other things to save for. That extra $15000 can go towards our down payment on a house.

get a small diamond

Thanks for this thread! I've been debating making this thread for like a week but after reading that moissanite thread I decided not to lol I have until September to find something I like, and I really don't want a diamond. I prefer gemstones because I love how they glow rather than sparkle like diamonds, and I like a bit of color. And for ethical and cliche reasons I don't want a diamond. I was thinking morganite at first too, but it's not that durable. So now I'm leaning toward white/peach/lavender sapphires or a spinel in the same colors. I absolutely love this morganite ring, and I haven't found anything I love more.

View attachment 360653 I want to either recreate it with an Emerald sapphire or radiant cut sapphire, but I don't know where to go for custom creations.

pretty ring but morganites are soft

 

[Jazala]

Cheers for you for looking at other stones! Screw the fake display of "diamonds"... you know they are all worthless right? The value is Manufactured! The money you pay will only benefit the diamond industry shareholders. Try selling a diamond you paid thousands for...

 

[aquajoyice]

get a small diamond



pretty ring but morganites are soft

I was about to say this. Get a small one now then upgrade during an anniversary. Makes sense to go bigger after you've made it through the first year or two.

Congrats to you OP!

 

[LaBelleLL]

Congrats Op!!!!

 

[Theresamonet]

I had the same idea as you op, but after looking at many different gem stones in person, nothing really did it for me except diamonds... So that's what I got. I'd recommend you look at different gemstones in person. I didn't want to buy into the diamond hype either (being a modern woman and all ), but it really does visually perform other stones. Not to mention that most other gems aren't even hard enough to withstand the wear and tear that an engagement ring will endure.

You could also do Moissanite, but...

 

[Iammoney]

http://www.ajsgem.com/articles/top-10-investment-gems.html

 

[DarkAngell]

What color are you looking for?

 

[WhoIAm]

I want one eventually. We just have a lot of other things to save for. That extra $15000 can go towards our down payment on a house.

So why not get a nice wedding band for now and in 2 or 3 years get the diamond you want.

 

[Bunnyhaslonghair]

Good question. I've been wondering the same thing. I just find diamonds so cliche.

I agree. I have nothing at all against diamonds but I love the idea. Go for it OP.

 

[Bunnyhaslonghair]

So why not get a nice wedding band for now and in 2 or 3 years get the diamond you want.

I think this is the dream but doesn't end up happening for a lot of folk once life kicks in. Like getting married in the court house but waiting later for the big wedding. I'd rather get an affordable engagement ring right now.

 

[BillsBackerz67]

My mother's Rubies , my Grandmother's Emerald and Great Great mother's emerald.

Congrats OP. Btw good quality Emeralds are worth more than diamonds.

My dream and my birthstone. I'd like an antique rose gold engagement ring with an emerald stone.

 

[LaBelleLL]

My dream and my birthstone. I'd like an antique rose gold engagement ring with an emerald stone.

That sounds gorgeous!

OAN my birthstone is diamond even. Won't be straying away from it.

 

[Evolving78]

Cheers for you for looking at other stones! Screw the fake display of "diamonds"... you know they are all worthless right? The value is Manufactured! The money you pay will only benefit the diamond industry shareholders. Try selling a diamond you paid thousands for...

You can't! The gold is worth more, not the diamond...