Saturday, April 18, 2009

Affordable diamonds for engagement rings

engagement ringsYou might have heard a lot about affordable diamonds. These are the stones that you can easily purchase from the jewelers and then ask him to set the stone on the ring. Diamonds are expensive but prices of these stones are cut down substantially primarily due to some faults in quality. We can say that a diamond becomes affordable when its quality parameters are lowered to some extent.

For instance, a yellowish looking diamond is priced lower as compared to colorless diamond. Despite yellow color, the glitter and brilliance of the diamond is almost the same higher. With the backdrop of platinum, the yellowish diamond will shine with glitter. Similarly, some scratches on the surface of the stone can be polished but prices of such diamond will be lower. Side scratches can be covered with bezel setting. A diamond with lower carat weight is also affordable. So, find out the ways to bring down the prices as much as you can for engagement ring of her choice.