- rosecut
- 6 years ago
I would pick a sapphire over a diamond any day (regardless of size)
I would pick a sapphire over a diamond any day (regardless of size)
It depends on the size of the colored stone, really. Sometimes large colored stones often look more like cocktail rings than engagement rings.
All said and done, though, I am a diamond girl and would opt for the diamond.
I don’t really like diamonds (I’m a sapphire girl, although I probably would have picked an opal if it were a harder wearing stone). But I also don’t like big stones in rings at all. So I vote for small coloured stone 😛
Neither. I’d rather have a large colorless/white non-diamond. I have a Amora Gem and would not go back. Although I do on a smaller diamond and plan on buying a man made pad around 2 cts. I guess I really want it all LOL. Damn, who knew I would grow up to be Veruca Salts?
I’d rather have any smaller (i.e. 1ct or less) size stone that isn’t a diamond. I have a 6mm (0.75 ct) moissanite and I love it.
I had a small diamond and traded for a gemstone.
When I first got on the Bee, I saw women whose hands/fingers were shaped very similarly to mine who were like 3 sizes smaller than I was in finger size and I thought that their rings’ stats would look good on me too because of our similarly shaped fingers. I didn’t realize that finger size actually made a difference until I started trying rings on! Now I’m all about the % finger coverage I decide I want for a certain ring. ; )
And okay I’m not gonna lie, I want gemstones in smaller sizes too. I basically want them all. And I’m not even someone who wears jewelry on a regular basis. My SO doesn’t believe that I’ll even wear my rings and still has a hard time believing that I’m so into jewelry and that it actually matters to me. Lol at how wrong he is. *evil laugh*
A larger, non-diamond colored stone, hands down. I love both styles, but my fingers are slightly above average in size (or large by Bee standards) and I prefer bolder rings anyhow.
I actually preferred a sapphire over a diamond, and that’s what I got. Fiance wound up spending more on my ring than what he would have for a diamond of comprable size, because the quality of my stone is impeccable. Also when you compare different stones, you can’t necessarily go by carat weight because sapphires are heavier than diamonds. I have a 2ct natural, unheated sapphire that is the equivelent size of aboout 1.5 ct diamond.
Also, make sure you do research on sapphires. about 90% are treated in some way, which is a manmade way of hiding or healing any inclusions. Untreated stones are significantly more expensive, a little harder to find (especially under 3 ct), and obviously more valuable. I made it clear that I wanted an untreated sapphire because they are so much prettier, radiating their own natural color versus color enhancement.
But if you do your homework and don’t let a jeweler push you around, you can wind up with a gorgeous ring. The plus size is that for these stones, you can get the best bargain in buying them lose and having a jeweler make your ring (that’s what Fiance did. He paid about 6K and it was appraised at almost 10K).
My ring on a size 6 (it’s filthy in this pic)….
i guess it might be more useful to think of it like this: you can either spend $5,000 on a larger gemstone or $5,000 on a smaller diamond. which would you choose?
same could go for having only $1,000 or $500 to spend. i’m not trying to say the gemstone would have to be massive…just that you can usually get a larger gemstone for the same price as a smaller diamond. it might be the difference between a .5 carat gemstone and a much tinier diamond.
I will have lots of different rings and gems during my life, but.. an e-ring (my e-ring) must be only with a diamond 😉
For me it depends on the budget- 5k id take the smaller diamond, 1k and below the gemstone. Though I would want to upgrade later to a diamond.
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