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Gold Diamond Engagement Ring

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So, the much awaited time of life has arrived and you are getting ready to start a new chapter of life. Your love is also looking ahead and expecting to get a most precious gift of life from you. The gift is, ofcourse, the irresistible gold diamond engagement ring. And certainly you are searching the net and visiting showrooms in a quest to find the ultimately best gold diamond engagement ring that will play magic in the fingers of your sweet heart. This article will surely help you find the best ring that your love deserves.

Since it is the first ever gift from you to your wife to be, that is why it is very special. A gold diamond engagement ring is eye-catching. A gold diamond engagement ring is epitome of luxury, status, uniqueness and aristocracy of your life style. In addition to that, the gold diamond engagement ring also conveys your love, dedication, fidelity and strong belief in the eternal wedding relationship. That's why, it is often said that people spend two months salary on their gold diamond engagement ring. If you think that is true, you are on the verge of adding an endless beauty to the life of your beloved soul mate.

Since everyone in your engagement party will look carefully at your ring, you must buy a really good ring. Other jewelry that you will gift your wife in later stages of life will not matter much, because they are not so closely noticed by others. All the friends, relatives and neighbours of your would be wife will ask her to show them her gold diamond engagement ring when they greet her after the ring ceremony, even though they may not have attended her engagement ceremony.

Diamond

Diamonds are considered as the best gemstones for engagement rings. Instead of zirkonia and fake diamonds, it is better to select diamond stone for your ring. Since your love is pure, it is expressed by pure diamonds, not by fake diamond look alikes. If you have a tight budget, you can find cheap diamond engagement rings starting from as low as $ 65. Low budget gold diamond engagement rings have diamonds of smaller size, which does not matter much for most of the people. Pure diamond is more durable than fake stones, hence a pure gold diamond engagement ring requires less maintenance.

When you go to some showroom to select a gold diamond engagement ring, or plan to shop online, please do read about 4 C's of diamond. The 4 c's of a diamond are cut, color, carat and clarity. When you go to a showroom and ask the sales person to show you some gold diamond engagement rings, the person may ask you which cut, color or clarity of the ring you prefer. He may also ask you about the carat weight of your preferred diamond stones. If you don't know anything about these aspects of a diamond stone, you will feel embarrassment. Therefore, it is very necessary to know about these features of diamond stones.

When you visit some online diamond store, you will photographs of gold diamond rings with specifications of 4 C's of the diamonds. For example, here is a sample description of a 14k white gold diamond engagement ring:

Gold Carat: 14k
Gold Color: White gold
Gold Weight: 4.0 gram
Total Diamond Carat: 0.85
Number of Diamonds: 10
Diamond Clarity: VS1
Diamond Color: H
Symmetry: Good
Polish: Good
Shape: Round Brilliant
Setting: Prong
Total Ring weight: 4.085 gram

After reading all about 4c's of diamonds, you will be able to understand the above terminology used to describe a diamond ring, otherwise you will not be able to know the quality of product that you are buying and ascertain its price.

Gold

Diamonds fit in gold quite perfectly. There are other metals like platinum, palladium, tungsten and silver used to form diamond jewelry. But gold is never out of fashion. Gold resists corrosion and it can be polished whenever it becomes dull. Choice of gold with diamond stones is remarkably good for an engagement ring.

Because of diversity of designs of gold mount, most of the couples prefer gold for their diamond engagement rings. There are three types of gold: yellow gold, white gold and rose gold. Out of these three colors, the white gold diamond engagement rings are the most popular these days. This is because white gold matches the color of white diamonds. It does not add any color tint to colorless (white) diamonds. On the other hand, yellow gold adds yellow tint to the white diamonds and make them look yellowish. As we know, white diamonds are the most desirable ones. Any color tint in the diamonds is a drawback.

Gold has many types in order of increasing purity level: 9K, 12K, 14K, 18K, 22K and 24K. K stands for carat. 22K and 24K gold is not suitable for making a gold diamond engagement ring because it is too soft and can not hold the diamond stones firmly. 14k gold is considered to be the best for a ring. It is hard enough to bear daily wear and tear. Pure gold (24 carat) is mixed with other metals to make gold of lower carats. The metals mixed with gold are copper, silver, nickel and palladium.

If you are planning to buy a nickel based gold diamond engagement ring for you would be spouse, please make sure that he or she does not have allergy to nickel. Nickel causes skin rashes to some persons.

Ring Settings: To make a gold diamond ring, there are many ways of setting a diamond stone in the gold mount such as prong, bazel, channel and flush etc. Each setting has its own advantages as well as disadvantages. In general, the lesser part of gold that holds a diamond, the more is the light that will enter the diamond. This will result in more brilliance of the diamond. However, this will weaken the strength to hold the diamond.

Certificate of Genuineness: If you are planning to buy an expensive gold diamond engagement ring, it is necessary to get a certificate of genuineness of the product. Don't hesitate to pay sale tax or value added tax which is one percent in some countries. By paying this tax, you will rest assured that the diamond you bought is not a fake one. The diamond certificate clearly mentions the cut, color, carat and clarity of the diamond. It may also have the picture of the ring you that you buy. A diamond certificate may also describe the place and nature of impurities inside the diamond crystal. Since no two diamonds may have same impurities at same locations, the diamond certificate of your gold diamond engagement ring acts as a finger print of the diamond.