Anonymous
Post 12/04/2025 19:17     Subject: Re:Lab diamonds and engagement ring sizes
So glad blood diamonds values are tanking.

This is a man made ridiculous obsession… big rings are so ugly.
Anonymous
Post 12/04/2025 19:15     Subject: Lab diamonds and engagement ring sizes
Anonymous wrote:Status symbol??? diamonds were never a status symbol. If you think you had "status" because of any piece of jewelry you wear, I've got news for you - you have no status. LOL!


Bless your heart!
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 15:51     Subject: Lab diamonds and engagement ring sizes
Status symbol??? diamonds were never a status symbol. If you think you had "status" because of any piece of jewelry you wear, I've got news for you - you have no status. LOL!
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 13:43     Subject: Lab diamonds and engagement ring sizes
Anonymous wrote:I read a WaPo article over the weekend that talked about how lab diamonds are so inexpensive these days and how this is driving the size of rings up - i.e. 2 carats becoming the norm vs. 1. I got married over a decade ago so am very out of the loop here and curious. If anyone can get a 2 carat ring for $2500, doesn't that significantly lessen the appeal of bigger diamonds because they are no longer a status symbol?


LOL no
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 13:38     Subject: Lab diamonds and engagement ring sizes
Maybe people like how they look? No one really cares how big your diamond is.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 13:37     Subject: Lab diamonds and engagement ring sizes
I have a real diamond ring and don't wear it anymore because the neighborhood went to crap and I'm not trying to get robbed.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 13:31     Subject: Lab diamonds and engagement ring sizes
No one sees diamonds as a status symbol so it doesn’t really matter.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 13:17     Subject: Lab diamonds and engagement ring sizes
Yes.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 12:16     Subject: Lab diamonds and engagement ring sizes
I think the whole status symbol thing is ridiculous. Get what you like and is withinyour budget, the only thing to consider is stone durability (because rings Get a lot of abuse).

Diamonds were mostly marketing anyway.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 12:07     Subject: Lab diamonds and engagement ring sizes
I've noticed that the celebrities have been preferring the bombé ring style, which uses a lot of gold. It makes sense, as it's no longer such a flex to have a huge stone.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 12:03     Subject: Lab diamonds and engagement ring sizes
Definitely trending up. Everyone wants to look like a celebrity with some giant ass ring.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 11:36     Subject: Lab diamonds and engagement ring sizes
Yes, size is trending up because they are cheaper
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 11:35     Subject: Lab diamonds and engagement ring sizes
Anonymous wrote:Buy the diamond you like. Don’t be a sheep following trends. If more people can now afford big rocks then good for them. It’s silly to feel superior because you paid more for a “mined” diamond. They’re the same.

OP here. Like I said, I got married a long time ago so I have no skin in the game here. I'm just wondering what it's going to mean trend-wise.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 11:02     Subject: Lab diamonds and engagement ring sizes
Buy the diamond you like. Don’t be a sheep following trends. If more people can now afford big rocks then good for them. It’s silly to feel superior because you paid more for a “mined” diamond. They’re the same.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2025 10:37     Subject: Lab diamonds and engagement ring sizes
I read a WaPo article over the weekend that talked about how lab diamonds are so inexpensive these days and how this is driving the size of rings up - i.e. 2 carats becoming the norm vs. 1. I got married over a decade ago so am very out of the loop here and curious. If anyone can get a 2 carat ring for $2500, doesn't that significantly lessen the appeal of bigger diamonds because they are no longer a status symbol?