Engagement rings – making the grade

Being such an important and usually expensive purchase you need to know that the piece of jewellery is what it says it is! Naturally to the untrained eye copies can be passed off as the real thing and sadly this does happen if you buy for an unrepeatable source. The easy answer of course is the buy from a jewellery retailer who advertises the fact that they are governed by the relevant body and they only deal in certified gemstones. If they’re a part of a jewellers association you can rest assured they adhere to a strict code of conduct and any issues will be dealt with professionally. Making sure the diamond you buy is certified and correctly graded is of paramount importance, an engagement rings worth depends solely on this key element.

18K white gold diamond ring

And whilst in depth analysis is a complex business in essence it boils down to four key factors, cut, carat, clarity and colour. All these four factors are determined by a recognised diamond grading laboratory such as the GIA and give you a firm idea as to the gemstones overall quality. Completely flawless stones are extremely rare, nevertheless examples with small imperfections are fine and these imperfections are in no way visible to the naked eye. These near perfect diamonds make the perfect choice for your loved one and backed with a ‘cast iron’ guarantee you can’t really lose. Stick by these golden rules and that beautiful gold band will certainly make the grade.