So You've decided that you want to find a good cheap engagement ring, but you don't want a pathetic knock-off? You want a real diamond engagement ring. You just don't want to waste your entire savings when important events like a wedding and a marriage on the horizon.
You just want a nice diamond engagement ring in a good price range
Well you are in luck because you can find a nice cheap diamond engagement ring within your budget. You don't have to be forced to purchase a cheap fake diamond engagement ring. You just have to understand the process of what makes a diamond so darn expensive.. In other words the 4 C's of diamonds.
Cut The cut of a diamond engagement ring does not refer to its shape, but to the shaping of its proportions for enhanced light reflection. A perfectly cut diamond will have as much reflective lighting as possible. If the cut is too shallow or too deep the complete brilliance of the diamond will not be recognized.
Clarity The clarity of a diamond engagement ring deals with the blemishes and and amount of flaws in the interior diamond. A flawless diamond has more brilliance than any other gemstone, but a flawless diamond is very rare (therefore making it more pricey). Many diamonds have a few blemishes or inclusion that is not noticeable by the naked eye. These are mare common and have no recognizeable flaw.
Carat The carat of a diamond engagement ring refers to its weight. A carat is divided up into points with 1 carat equalling 100 points, and therefore making a .25 carat diamond equalling 25 points. This, of course, means that the cost of a diamond engagement ring will go up as the more carat points it has.
Color The final c of a diamond engagement ring refers to the color of the diamond. Diamonds come in many various colors but you will probably be searching through the white range. The point of being careful with color is that you want as clear and transparant of a diamond as possible. The presence of color diminishes the reflective ability of the diamond considerably. There is a range of options when choosing a diamond engagement rings color: Colorless, Near Colorless, Faint Yellow, Very Light Yellow, and Light Yellow.
The secret to finding a cheap diamond engagement ring is figuring out which one of the four C's you can conserve on. If your future wife wants to shock people with the brilliance and beauty of the ring then you might neglect the carat by purchasing a half carat ring and remain excellent with the other three C's. On the other hand, you might choose to neglect the other three C's and worry about the carat if your future wife likes big jewelry and wants to flash the size of the diamond engagement ring.