Engagement ring - what’s the perfect size?

[Anonymous]

Go big or go home. Also, no one is going to whip out a jeweler’s loupe and study certification papers and notice inclusions-so get a realistic (full carat) cubic zirconia in a beautiful setting.

This is what I’d have advised future DH to have bought for me almost 30 years ago!

Also, I’m a tiny ring size 5/actually 4.5 would be better but alas, I have icky knuckles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ladies, what is the perfect size. An engagement ring that you will wear daily and won’t be in the way?

1 carat

[Anonymous]

Agree, 1 carat - have worn it every day, married over 25 years, and I still love it!

[Anonymous]

3 carat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go big or go home. Also, no one is going to whip out a jeweler’s loupe and study certification papers and notice inclusions-so get a realistic (full carat) cubic zirconia in a beautiful setting.

This is what I’d have advised future DH to have bought for me almost 30 years ago!

Also, I’m a tiny ring size 5/actually 4.5 would be better but alas, I have icky knuckles.

+100.

[Anonymous]

For everyday wear, .5 - 1 carat is ideal. Anything larger looks ostentatious and gets in the way or snags on things. Save a larger stone for special occasions. Also, whatever you choose, make sure you have the prongs checked every year or so. The diamond fell out of my mother’s engagement ring due to a faulty prong.

[Anonymous]

Lab diamonds are going to be the death of natural diamonds. Because they are chemically, physically, and optically identical to natural stones (i.e. they are real diamonds) and can be had for a fraction of the price, lab diamonds are eroding the prestige that many have historically associated with having a big rock. When the masses can buy a 2 - 3 ct high quality stone for $1,000 - $2,000, the elites will begin to gravitate to other, rarer gems.

[Anonymous]

I have a bezel set .85 ct in a somewhat elaborate deco setting with other diamonds so there is a lot of finger coverage. I far prefer it to the 2.3 ct round mostly solitaire (tiny side diamonds) ring whixh just feels a bit bulky..I also have a 3.85 ct inherited ring I never wear…:. I wear a size 5 fwiw. If I stuck to a solitaire type ring I think 1.25-1.5 ct would be perfect for me.

[Anonymous]

I’m a size 4.5 and I like 1.5-2 although it does depend on the cut

[Anonymous]

Short answer: if I was really in love with you I really wouldn’t care about the size.

[Anonymous]

1 ct. Quality is more important than size

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lab diamonds are going to be the death of natural diamonds. Because they are chemically, physically, and optically identical to natural stones (i.e. they are real diamonds) and can be had for a fraction of the price, lab diamonds are eroding the prestige that many have historically associated with having a big rock. When the masses can buy a 2 - 3 ct high quality stone for $1,000 - $2,000, the elites will begin to gravitate to other, rarer gems.

Agreed. Diamonds are done for as a status symbol the way they used to be.

On the plus side, it makes it a lot easier to own lots of diamonds in different shapes and sizes if you just like the look and want variety

[Anonymous]

Fancy colored stones for engagement rings will become more popular.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Short answer: if I was really in love with you I really wouldn’t care about the size.

PP and you mean you wouldn’t care about the size OF THE RING or his ahem, size?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Short answer: if I was really in love with you I really wouldn’t care about the size.

PP and you mean you wouldn’t care about the size OF THE RING or his ahem, size?

same answer for both