Rings · Engagement
What each part of the price actually buys, and which parts anyone will ever notice.
Carat is weight, not size, and the price rises in steps rather than smoothly. A stone just under a round number costs noticeably less and looks the same on a hand.
Coming soonCut is the one that decides whether a stone sparkles. Colour and clarity are where people overspend on differences invisible without a loupe.
Coming soonChemically identical, typically a fraction of the price, and now a large share of the market. What that means for resale and for how you feel about it.
Coming soonThe three months\u2019 salary rule came from an advertising campaign, not from anywhere sensible. Here is what UK couples really spend.
Coming soonSolitaire, halo, trilogy, bezel. Which suit an active hand, which catch on everything, and which make a stone look larger than it is.
Coming soonHow to find the size discreetly, how much resizing each setting allows, and which shapes cannot be resized at all.
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