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Engagement Rings 101

How To Know If Your Silver Jewelery Is Fake

Silver Jewelry - how to tell if it's real or fake

How to Not Buy Conflict Diamonds for Your Engagement Ring

What diamonds look best on someone with larger hands.

 

Knowing the right diamond engagement ring to buy is hard for most men, but there are some clues to getting her the perfect ring just by looking at the bride-to-be's hands.

Did he ask your dad before the engagement?

 

Asking the permission of a woman's father before a marriage proposal is an old custom that dates back to the time when marriages were arranged by families. Obviously, we live in a much different time. However, there are many families that hold on to traditions and many women who appreciate the gesture as a sign of respect toward her family.

What should I do if I don't like the ring he bought me?

 

There is a scene in an episode of "Sex in the City" where Sarah Jessica Parker's character tells her friends about a marriage proposal she received. She admits to her friends that she turned down the man because the ring he bought her wasn't fashionable - "pear-shaped with a gold band."

History of the Engagement ring.

 

Not just a mere object to adorn a finger, the ring has been a powerful symbol throughout history. Its circular shape and its banding to the body have given it meaning - from the magical to the practical. Rings have represented the cycle of life, the sun and moon and in the case of engagement rings, eternal love.

What are conflict diamonds, dirty diamonds or war diamonds?

 

Conflict diamonds

The diamond has long been considered a symbol of beauty and stability. Its very nature as the words hardest mineral lends the diamond an air of durability and strength. In recent history, however, the wealth from mining diamonds has created a new image for the precious gem - as a source for conflict and instability.

Where do Diamonds come from?

 

The origin of a diamond starts hundreds of miles below the surface of the earth. Molten rock heats pure carbon under immense pressure and the diamond crystal forms. Over time, volcanic activity pushes the diamond closer to the surface of the earth, usually along with a mineral called kimberlite. Kimberlite deposits form in vast pipes beneath the ground and stretch to the surface where they are noticeable by the bluish hue they give to the ground. It is these kimberlite pipes that diamond miners look for when searching for diamond deposits.

What does Flawless, VS1, VS2, S1 and S2 stand for?

 

In addition to the type of cut a diamond has and whether it is a natural or synthetic diamond, there is another qualification to a diamond that effects its value - its clarity. Clarity is determined by the size and number of inclusions a diamond has. These inclusions are caused by stress on the diamond as it forms or as it is cut. Diamond retailers grade their diamonds clarity under these following catagories.

I broke off the engagement should I give the ring back?

 

Ending an engagement is a painful ordeal. There is the embarrassment of telling friends and family that it didn't work out, the financial woes if money has already been spent on the wedding and, of coarse, what to do with the expensive ring.

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