| Diamond engagement rings profess a message of | | | | course, simply to give to their fiancée to signify |
| love and fidelity that no other form of ring ever | | | | the engagement. This is traditional in the Western |
| could. It is not that such rings are novel, since | | | | world, and also now in most other countries in the |
| diamonds and gold have been the standard raw | | | | world. If this were the only reason, then one |
| materials for engagement rings for many years, | | | | might presume that any ring would do, so the |
| but there is now a much wider range of colors | | | | second reason is to buy the best that they can, |
| and designs available. | | | | particular of the man for the woman. The |
| The hip hop music scene, and the bling that has | | | | subconscious, and likely traditional, reason for that |
| arisen from it, have given rise to a style that is | | | | is likely that the value of the ring signifies the |
| unmistakenly brash, but also beautiful at the same | | | | worth of the potential bridegroom and his ability |
| time. The style is typified by masses of | | | | to look after his wife. |
| diamonds which give rise to the term iced up', | | | | Some have suggested that the traditional diamond |
| which in turn gave rise to a brand new style of | | | | engagement ring is waning in popularity, but |
| jewelry where, rather than solitaires set in | | | | nothing could be further from the truth. Diamond |
| classical settings, jewelry pieces are composed of | | | | rings are every bit as popular as they have ever |
| masses of small round and princess cut diamonds, | | | | been, and in many ways they have grown in |
| sometimes invisibly set, to give the appearance of | | | | popularity. It is perhaps largely due to the |
| the dazzling beauty of masses and masses of | | | | increased availability and range of styles that a |
| diamonds. | | | | diamond ring has to offer, and also to the revived |
| The round cut diamonds in particular offer more | | | | status that diamond jewelry of any kind has been |
| sparkle for the buck than most other diamond | | | | enjoying. It could also be that young people |
| cuts, so that just a few diamonds intelligently set, | | | | have more money to spend than a decade or |
| can offer the sparkling appearance of many | | | | two ago. |
| more, and are absolutely ideal for the bling style, | | | | Whatever the reason, an increasing number of |
| whether used in rings or any other form of | | | | couples are spending more and more money on |
| jewelry. | | | | diamond engagement rings of all kinds. Some |
| Diamond engagement rings are also available in | | | | contain other stones, such as emeralds, sapphires |
| such bling styles, as well as in the more traditional | | | | or rubies, while others consist of white diamonds |
| form of engagement ring. A typical example of | | | | mixed with diamonds of other colors, some |
| the latter is a solitaire diamond of just over a | | | | enhanced to make them more vivid. White gold, |
| carat within a four-prong setting, with round cut | | | | pink gold, yellow gold and platinum are among the |
| diamonds and baguettes to another carat or so | | | | more popular metal options available. |
| on either side, all set in a 14 carat gold ring. | | | | Nothing expresses the impression of style and |
| You can also get engagement rings in 18 carat | | | | elegance of a diamond ring and a ring on that left |
| gold, but the higher the carats the purer and | | | | hand's third finger indicates more than just that |
| hence softer the gold. Keep in mind that this ring | | | | the woman or man wearing it is spoken for. It |
| should last a lifetime, so the harder wearing 14 | | | | indicates the commitment to eternity that |
| carat is a good compromise between the cheaper | | | | diamonds signify, and a signal of everlasting love. |
| 9 carat and the softer 18 carat. In the | | | | There will always be discussion over why a |
| alternative bling style you can have 1.5 carats of | | | | particular ring was chosen, but diamond and gold |
| diamonds round cut and invisibly set in 14 K yellow | | | | have become traditional materials for engagement |
| gold. This is serious sparkle, and it will out-glitter | | | | rings, and so in the final analysis, there would likely |
| most other diamond engagement rings around. | | | | be little choice: the man either purchases the |
| Be careful that the guy's ring doesn't outshine his | | | | selected ring himself to present to his girl, and |
| fiancée's or he will be in deep trouble! | | | | spends what he thinks necessary to impress her, |
| Although people may claim that they buy a | | | | or the girl chooses her own, and selects a ring |
| particular diamond engagement ring for a number | | | | that that she thinks looks good on her finger. The |
| of different reasons, effectively it comes down | | | | two choices of diamond engagement rings are |
| to just three basic ones. The first of these is, of | | | | unlikely to be the same! |