Girls, describe what you want for an...

[BigJim]

...engagement ring.

being practical here, not dreaming.
what would would actually like to get in your real life.

so, 40ct diamonds are out! :cool3:

[Tortuga]

I would LOVE to have my boyfriend's mother's engagement ring, and if I have my way, I'll get it. ;) It's a full carat, I *think*, round, set it platinum. No smaller diamonds around it, but the band is carved with an ivy-like design. It's gorgeous. And I'm gonna get it! :) The stone was his great-grandfather's, and his grandfather put the diamond in its current setting. When my boyfriend's father got engaged, he gave her his mother's ring, and so when my boyfriend proposes to me, I'll be the next to get it.

Tortuga

[Asphodelle13]

Call me lame, but hell I'd ever just be happy with an engagement ring and what it would symbolize...hmm, I guess I wouldn't want anything too big, like one huge diamond...and not a ring that would turn my finger green heheh.

[zoe]

You're all going to think I'm weird.. but in 8th grade my friend & I decided exactly what we wanted ours to look like.. and I still want the same thing :o. Hers was huge and impractical, mine turned out pretty practical.. but I'd be happy with anything when the time comes, although I doubt it ever will.

http://www.adrame.net/images/ring.jpg
(Heart stone with a Platinum band.. maybe something engraved inside the band..)

Yeah.. I can dream lol. One day I'll find a guy stupid enough to fall for me and get me my stupid little ring :-?.

[Deidre]

A claddagh (a heart, held by two hands, wearing a crown) in white gold, with a little red or otherwise darkly coloured stone in the heart... or something like that. I'm not fond of diamonds and such and I feel unsafe wearing them (which means I hardly ever wear my white gold and diamonds necklace/ring set).

[mollyelaine]

don't try to impress her with a huge diamond or anything, most girls I know wouldn't like a big stone anyways. I think I would like a gold ring with a little to medium sized diamond, or maybe three small diamond in a row.

[waiting_on_an_angel]

I totally agree with Zoe's picture, right down to the engraving. It makes it more sentimental.

[BigJim]

don't try to impress her with a huge diamond or anything, most girls I know wouldn't like a big stone anyways. I think I would like a gold ring with a little to medium sized diamond, or maybe three small diamond in a row.

i'm not asking for ideas. i've already designed and sketch my g/f's one and it's getting handmade at the moment.

i'm just curious as to what a wide selection of girls are interested in.

[Deidre]

I found a picture of a claddagh...
Only it's yellow gold and a green stone. Ah well.

http://www.mystic-caravan.com/ch/clad17.jpg

[kuju]

I find claddagh's overrated and overused now. I know so many people who have them... though obviously not in gold etc.

I'd want white gold band, with an opal as the focus, not a diamond. I'd want a larger, oval shaped opal, either white, blue or black stone, with two small diamonds on the side. I'm not too crazy about diamonds... opals are much prettier.

[Deidre]

I find claddagh's overrated and overused now. I know so many people who have them... though obviously not in gold etc.
Living in a country with absolutely no "irish pride" movement, unlike in North America *shudder*, I'm "glad" to report that you wont find a claddagh ring anywhere here. You'd have to order one overseas.

[BigJim]

I'd want white gold band, with an opal as the focus, not a diamond. I'd want a larger, oval shaped opal, either white, blue or black stone, with two small diamonds on the side. I'm not too crazy about diamonds... opals are much prettier.

classy. i love opals too. in fact, my best mate is an opal dealer and jeweller (has about 3 stores here in perth alone) and his range is almost overwhelming.

if you want opals, come downunder.

[Asphodelle13]

i've already designed and sketch my g/f's one and it's getting handmade at the moment.


awwwwwwwww. :mrgreen: What does it look like?

[BigJim]

awwwwwwwww. :mrgreen: What does it look like?

um, i'll post a piccie of it when it's done. however i'll try to explain it:

it's solid 18ct yellow gold.
75pt (3/4 of a carat) centre brilliant cut round diamond
15pt side brilliant cut round side stones, one on each side.
3x 2.5pt brilliant cut round diamonds parvait set into the band next to the centre arrangement. (they're flush with the band, and basically the whole width of the band with only a small line of gold on the sides to hold them in.)

the three centre stones are in a half-bezel set, which is a lovely style that allows a lot of light in to let the centre diamond sparkle.

the ring is getting handmade, not a mould. handmade rings cost about 3-4 times as much as a mould ring (which is what you get from 99% of all jewellery stores), but are stronger, cleaner and more refined and detailed.

it's a very lovely ring. took me close on 3 weeks to finalise my sketches before being happy with it.

[GoodWitchOfTheNorth]

Silver, with either my birthstone (Peridot) or amythest or something... I don't like gold much. Something really simple. I don't care, really, so long as it's from someone who loves me (and I him).

[moonangel]

To be honest, I've never really thought about it.

I'm not big on jewellery ... all I know is it has to be gold, definitely ... and I'd like it to be rather simple. I don't want anything big and chunky ... ew. Diamonds are nice, but kinda boring.

[SoSweetAngel]

I'd want white gold band, with an opal as the focus, not a diamond. I'd want a larger, oval shaped opal, either white, blue or black stone, with two small diamonds on the side. I'm not too crazy about diamonds... opals are much prettier.

classy. i love opals too. in fact, my best mate is an opal dealer and jeweller (has about 3 stores here in perth alone) and his range is almost overwhelming.

if you want opals, come downunder.

Yeah - I remember someone from Austrailia send me tons of opals and stuff for doing a website for him. It's a shame - it was a really shabby job cos I was only 14! I sold most of them, got £120 :)

Engagement ring...the one I've got is plain gold with one diamond. I love it - but if I were to have something different, I'd have smaller diamonds - maybe three in a row. I wouldn't want something that would dominate my hand and look too big or tacky - I like something subtle but noticable.

[super_chevy2000]

My perfect engagement ring would be a marquee (I think I spelt that right)cut diamond. Between 1/2 and a whole carat in size. 3/4 would probably be the perfect size. I would want it set in 14k yellow gold with no other little diamonds. Because to me they would take away from the big diamond. To me, the most plain rings are the most beautiful ones.







The heart ring set in platinum was also very beautiful.

[nicruns]

i want a diamond solitaire in a royale crown setting. nothing bigger than a carrsot b/c that would be too big. i want platinum not gold.

Pic: http://www.engagement-rings.cc/solitaire_r..._royalcrown.asp (http://www.engagement-rings.cc/solitaire_royalcrown.asp)

for a wedding band i want a simple band with small diamonds opals and amathysts lining it

[miz erotika]

I don't know if this would be an acceptable engagement ring, but I was browsing on Ebay and I really like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&item=859457975 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=859457975)

[Spriff]

http://www.htmlpublishing.com/html/sarah/Ring.jpg
I actually saw this on eBay, and I really like it. However it's a fake, and I wouldn't exactly want to buy something like this from there. I really like the design though, and haven't seen it anywhere else. I was thinking that I might be able to get one custom made, but it would probably cost a fortune... So, I guess I'll just have to find another one that I like. :cry:

[Tootsie Pop]

I want something very small. Thats really all I want. As long as I know he put some thought into it, Id love it no matter what. :)

[BigJim]

I was thinking that I might be able to get one custom made, but it would probably cost a fortune...
trust me, custom made costs a lot more but you get a higher quality ring. in everything, especially jewellery you get what you pay for. pay cheap, get cheap. pay good, get good.

[stace]

I want something very small. Thats really all I want. As long as I know he put some thought into it, Id love it no matter what. :)

i agree, i'd rather have something small, i have small/med hands so somthing big would look odd, but as long as he remembers i don't like gold i like silver i'd be happy. but it's the thought that counts and that's all and that there was a romantic way to get the ring.

[BigJim]

my g/f always said that it's not the ring that matters, it's just a symbol of our love and engagement.

[Asphodelle13]

my g/f always said that it's not the ring that matters, it's just a symbol of our love and engagement.

Yeep that's what I think. :mrgreen: ..but still every girl wants a shiny pretty sparkly diamond, ya know. :P

[Bravehearter]

Its amazing how much girls think about this.
My girlfriend is the same way.

[Deidre]

Its amazing how much girls think about this.
My girlfriend is the same way.
Actually, I've never paid it a conscious thought until I read this thread. It's not like I care, truely, about the subject, but in a "perfect dream-state scenario".... In reality it's not the ring that matters or means anything.
I think a lot of people probably feel the same, but since the question was "what kind of ring would you want", people were kind enough to answer the question.

Sure, there are people who plan, like my 18 years older sister who at sixteen had all her life planned... of course, it never ended up that way... quite the opposite, actually. They aren't a majority though... at least not here.

[Cashew]

i know that the engagment ring's supposed to be the one with a massive rock, but I'd prefer it now to be. :oops: This is kind of stupid, but the ring my boyfriend gave to me on our one year is exactly the kind of thing I'd like for my engagment ring, only in platinum, not plain silver. :) My ring's a very wide band, completely plain except for the little diamond set in it. The neat thing about this ring is that it's not a complete circle. There's a small break in it (a mm or so), and that's where the diamond is. It's really simple, and I saw it at Metalsmith's, so it's not super expensive, but it's still very original.

:oops: It was brushed metal when I got, but I wear it ALL the time, so now it's polished, but that's okay....

If I didn't get something like the ring I've got now, I'd love one like my mom's. It's like a puzzle. The engagement ring's one part, and the wedding bands the other. Dad bought them together, and after they were married, the two were fused together. It's a really interesting, and it's neat to look at how the squares and diamonds all fit together.

Basically, I want small and simple, but original. :cool3:

[zoe]

If I didn't get something like the ring I've got now, I'd love one like my mom's. It's like a puzzle. The engagement ring's one part, and the wedding bands the other. Dad bought them together, and after they were married, the two were fused together. It's a really interesting, and it's neat to look at how the squares and diamonds all fit together.

Yeah.. that's what my mom has. A wedding set. It kind of looks like the one Spriff posted, except the diamond engagement ring connects above the gold band, instead of in the middle.. right? Those are pretty neat, and you can wear your engagement ring forever, instead of just until you get married :).

[indigold]

a single medium sized white diamond mounted on a plain band (platinum or white gold). simple is best, not too flashy.

[Deidre]

Those are pretty neat, and you can wear your engagement ring forever, instead of just until you get married :).
...you don't anyway?
Hmm.. maybe that's a local custom then.

[BigJim]

er, the custom everywhere is that you always wear your engagement ring.

the order is (starting from the back of your hand) wedding band, engagement ring, eternity ring.

those three.

normally your eternity ring is a mirror of the wedding band (possibly with diamnonds if your wedding band has none).

[ShRt SwEEt*n*SexY]

i dont' wear jewelry. so i would perfectly happy with a plain white gold band wtih somthing engraved on the inside. or something very simple and not big.

[rcwant2be]

i'm not a jewelry wearer either. since my engagement ring & wedding band will prolly be the only thing i ever wear, i'm looking for the extravagent. something in white gold with a large (1 carat or more) round center diamond & heart shaped side stones.

[kuju]

never heard of an eternity ring... but generally you wear the engagement ring on your left ring finger until you're married, then they either BOTH go on that finger, or you move the engagement ring to the right ring finger.

[BigJim]

never heard of an eternity ring... but generally you wear the engagement ring on your left ring finger until you're married, then they either BOTH go on that finger, or you move the engagement ring to the right ring finger.

an eternity ring is given to the wife either on the birth of the first baby, or the first year wedding anniversary. NOT whichever comes first, just what the couple choose.

normally it's a diamond band, but can really be anything you want.

if it's a mirror of the wedding band and/or diamond band, then the norm is wedding band, engagement ring, eternity ring.

but each to their own.

my granddad wears his wedding band on his little finger b/c it always felt weird on the ring finger. there's no rules, just traditions and ideals.

most of the directors at my firm don't even wear their wedding bands.

you don't NEED a ring to tell YOU you're married. if you do, there's something wrong.