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My fiance was so excited about how "well" he had done, he offered the information up himself. Maybe just wait and see if he offers the information up to you before you start worrying about asking. If he doesn't offer it, I'm sure you'll end up seeing it when you fill out insurance information.
I was involved in choosing mine but I would guess most people would find out through him telling you, the cert or the insurance valuation.
We went together to pick it out. I don't think there's anything wrong with browsing, or even discussing the purchase - I kind of looked at it as a big purchase we were making together, and relied on him to tell me when we were exceeding what he could manage to pay. My thought is we'll have these kinds of things to deal with in the future, so... yeah. It made sense.
Even if you're not comfortable asking him the carat size, make sure he gets it independently appraised - we had to do this to get the rings insured, which is something you definitely want to do.
If its a good jeweller, they will give you all the papers. It should have the carrat weight, colour, clarity and cut. Since mine is a polar bear diamond, came with a authenticity certificate (where it exactly came from, when it came from the mine, the rought weight, when it was cut, its serial number) and the GIA certificate and the jeweller got it appraised, so I have that paper too.
Its a good idea to have all that paperwork. Expecially if you want it insured, they require an appraisal and the certificate (well most do)
we picked basically together....there was a difference on bigger carat or better quality, he wanted better quality. Ours came with an apprasial
FI was so proud of himself he showed me the GIA report. Also, if you plan on adding it to the homeowners insurance you'll get to see it ;)
My husband was so happy with how he did too, and knew that I'd be dying to know the stats, that he went and grabbed the certificate within 10 minutes of proposing. I never found out the cost or apprasial though cause he took care of the insurnace so I didnt have to see it.
FH offered up the info. I also saw the appraisal when I added it to my insurance policy.
My FI offered up the info... plus, I have all of the paperwork for my ring!
FI had an idea of what I wanted, and I told him to make sure he had a GIA report! He almost immediately rattled off all the specs after popping the question lol. He knew he did good.
My DH refused to tell me the stats, but I keep all our important documents so guess who keeps the GIA certificate. LOL. I only know the stats of my center stone though, he won't tell me the stats of the setting, but I have a good idea based off of the other similar settings I've seen online from this designer. (DH tweaked the setting a little)
We bought it together and it came with an appraisal.
With my ex fiance, I compared the diamond to size charts and guesstimated? I still really have no idea what size that diamond is.
He bought a loose diamond and it came with a GIA certification, which I have. I don't know how much each sapphire or the setting cost tho, just the price of the diamond. I have a rough idea, since I used to work for the man who made my ring.
My FI's sister told me. She is the detail queen and has a much better memory than he does, so after he proposed she told me all about my ring.
FH told me how many carats mine is (TCW of 1ct), but I made him promise never to tell me the price, LOL. (I am extremely frugal, and spending $$$ on jewelery makes me freeze up.)
I found a ring that I loved with a center diamond that was like 1/2 a carat...his mother found out and thought I had to have a 2 carat center diamond because everyone in the family had that size. My boyfriend and I went to a jeweler and picked out a ring that was 2 carats GIA triple X WITH his parents.
I asked later the same night he proposed. I was super curious :) He had it pretty much memorized. Later I found the GIA report and appraisal, which gave me the , details I really wanted (the map of flaws, I wanted to know what was dirt and what was an inclusion).
Oh, and as for the other stuff (like clarity), I have no idea. I think FH told me once, but I forgot, LOL! : D I don't care what letter it is -- it's sparkly!
FI and I went together to look, but I gave the jeweler the specs of the diamond and the style of the setting I wanted the ring to be like. After that, he handled the rest.
I only know my approximate carat size & that it's a good quality diamond, that's it.
My SO and I have taken turns going to our favorite jeweler. He didn't want to go together because we are both more traditional...yet he knows that I am very particular so he wanted me to design exactly what I want!
He gave me a figure, and I designed my dream ring! He has already begun paying for it, too :-) WOO HOO!
We anticipate becoming engaged in Fall/Winter 2012.
Come to think of it, I don't know the exact TCW! I will have to ask haha
FI offered up a little bit of the information regarding color and clarity, because he was proud of himself! I figure when we get all the insurance stuff together (he's got it at his place for now) I will take a peek at the other specs just to know!
We went ring shopping together at Tiffany's, but everything was way out of our price range. (um, 40k? no thanks!)
So without me knowing, he had my custom made based off of the ring I liked, and at a much nicer price tag. When he proposed with it, I guess I just never thought to ask. Fast foward a few months, and I accidentally found the paperwork from our jewelry insurance.
Whoopsie! 
he told me straight up. It was pretty much exactly what I wanted, and the stone is the perfect size on my finger!
My FH knew exactly what I wanted (including what stats I wanted) so that's wHat he got me! I also saw the appraisal and Gia report.
I actually can't remember how he first told me, whether I asked or he just offered. But I do know we talked about the size pretty early on (it was bigger than I expected and I probably said something like, How big IS this?? Smooth...) Then I had to scan the appraisal and stuff at work so I checked all of that out (which he knew-- no secrets or anything). I was curious about all the details. It also included the receipt so I know exactly what it cost.
I actually can't remember how he first told me, whether I asked or he just offered. But I do know we talked about the size pretty early on (it was bigger than I expected and I probably said something like, How big IS this?? Smooth...) Then I had to scan the appraisal and stuff at work so I checked all of that out (which he knew-- no secrets or anything). I was curious about all the details. It also included the receipt so I know exactly what it cost.
As soon as I got my ring I asked and he told me. He wouldn't tell me the price. It wasn't until I was going for my bi-yearly check-in at my jewerly store that when the jeweler looked at my account and said "Are you wearing the [insert amount] solitare?" Cat was out of the bag by that point. He got a good deal, but he could have spent more IMHO.
He proposed without a ring; after we went to jewelry stores to look, he told me how much he wanted to spend and let me pick it out. (I ended up getting both my setting and center diamond from online jewelers, more bang for the buck!)
Hubs and I picked out the ring together. I knew what I wanted and he didn't care to let me tell him. He said if he was spending that much money he wanted to make sure it was what I wanted.
@Black-Eyed-Susan: we got ours appraised so we could insure it :) -plus, i helped him pick out the ring
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I am not engaged yet but I have chosen a ring and told my SO to choose whatever carat size he likes for the center stone. I know I'm going to be curious about the size of my ring but would feel terrible asking him. I would in no way want to seem ungrateful. I'm just a very curious person.
How did you find out your ring's stats? Did you ask your fiance for the certification? Pick the ring out yourself? Get it appraised? Guess?