All About Estate Engagement Rings

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Diamond rings are love by all, men and women. Women love to adorn their fingers and take great pride in flaunting a diamond ring. Estate diamond engagement rings seem to have become popular with the women. The ethnicities of estate rings have a charm of their own. If you are looking to gift your woman one we can guide you through some important points so that you can buy a good but cheap estate engagement ring.
Remember that estate rings are at least 50 years old so you must know that they have been possessed and loved by one or more persons in the past. The rings carry a story of their own and are royal to look at. These rings might show some signs or wear or may bear the initials of its last owner. The jeweller you are purchasing the ring from will help you restore these minor wear and will make it shining in like new ring. Estate rings come in different metals like gold, platinum and even silver. You may decide according to your budget which metal you would prefer to buy.
People adore the intricate micropave work in settings of the estate rings made in early 20th century. The bold settings set in yellow gold with coloured stones from the 60’s and the spectacular geometric designs from the 30’s are also in demand.
You first need to decide what design or style of ring you are looking for and if you want an estate diamond engagement ring you also need to decide the cut of the centre stone. You can browse through catalogues, online auction sites that deal in estate jewellery. As estate diamond engagement rings are old, today’s standards of diamond certification will not apply on them; however make sure you take in writing a complete description of the ring like size, age, colour, condition, carat, cut and clarity. The jeweller will give you a gemmologist’s report.
Although estate rings are old they have beauty and charm of the olden days. If the rings have an important history and belong to royals or people of importance in past the rings might be pretty expensive. However there are many rings that are splendidly beautiful yet affordable. With time and right choice you might buy your woman a cheap estate engagement ring which is sophisticated to look at.
Cheap estate engagement rings can be bought from a number of places - antique stores, pawn shops, estate sales, auctions, and there are hundreds of vendors online and in big cities who specialize in the purchase and resale of estate jewellery. No matter where you buy your estate diamond engagement ring from but do not forget to get a full description of your ring in writing and look for vendors who will offer you a written return policy, just in case you think of getting a different one. If you are new in buying estate jewellery, it is advisable that you stick to jewellery stores and avoid buying online as the personal guidance of the jeweller will help you in choosing what you exactly want.