When you begin to think about buying a diamond engagement ring, you naturally want the best that you can get and a most beautiful stone that you will treasure and appreciate for decades.

Diamonds can be bought in a wide range of prices and you're certain to find one in our wide selection that suits your taste and what you plan to spend. If you're about to buy a Diamond Engagement Ring, as a idea from where to start there is the common accepted De Beers guideline of spending a two months’ salary.

This guideline was meant only as a directional tool to help you establish a budget. The next step in buying a ring is to educate yourself on each of the 4 C's Cut, Clarity, Carat and Color—and how each of these  affect diamond prices.

People generally look for G - H color, and VS - SI1 clarity, and then  they adjust the size according to their budget. Higher color and clarity is beautiful, but these factors are not always noticeable  to the eye, but makes the price go up dramatically. This is also the case with cut.

The human eye cannot realize the differences between good and excellent ratings on polish and symmetry, but the difference between  "fair" or "poor" polish and symmetry is very noticeable even to the untrained eye.

After deciding on your budget, just learn about the four diamond factors. Carat, Cut, Clarity and Color and look for the perfect balance of all of them.

Sometimes people want a large diamond, not that there's anything wrong with that, however sometimes they end up sacrificing one or more of the C's in order to get that, but they then end up with a lower quality diamond with less brilliance and radiance.

Our suggestion is that you focus and pay more attention to the Cut of the diamond rather than looking for a bigger stone with higher Carat size. obviously you will have to sacrifice and give up on bigger stones for something a little smaller depending on your customized  budget. Just reminder though, you'll surely treasure and appreciate this stones brilliance and radiance for decades to come inspired by the brilliance it radiates even in low light.