Anyone here happy w/1 carat e-ring?

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#76
I waited 5 years for my husband to propose (been married for 3 years now will be 4 years in July 2010). My diamond is a simple solataire .71 E color round diamond. I am waiting for my 2 cts. that he promised me before he proposed and realized how expensive a 2 ct. was. I was happy with receiving anything. To be honest I was without my ering for 3 weeks. It fell underneath my passenger seat as I was putting it back on in the car after cooking a turkey for Thanksgiving. It fell into a hole where the wires were that heats my seat. My husband finally took it to the mechanics where they had to take out my seat, rip up the carpet to get it back. I use to feel that my diamond is small after being around my friends with 1.5 ct and larger stones. But after 3 weeks of not having mine, I just missed it. The sentiments behind it just can't be replaced.
So Merry Christmas to me for finally getting my ring back. :D

So in short, it doesn't matter if your diamond is more than 1 ct. If you can afford it then you can afford it. You don't want to go into a marriage with debt, espcially not for a ring, cause over time as you earn more, save more you can always upgrade, and the sentiments behind your original will signify where you were at financially when you got engaged and how much effort your significant other put in getting it just for you.

Just my opinion. Sorry if I offended anyone!
 
#77
Jem your ring is incredible. I love the setting.

When we got engaged my ring was a 1/2 carat princess cut. It meant the world to me. We had little money and I was thrilled to get 1/2 carat. It's been 17 years and we upgraded but I still have the original stone. It's been made into a pendant necklace. It is so sentimental I could never get rid of it.
 
#79
:yes: I totally agree!!
I love my diamond ring even though it wasn't what he originally promised, but if I had lost it I would've been more upset. Nothing can replace the sentiments behind it.
I am trying to figure out if I want to add the diamonds from this bangle bracelet he got me when we first started dating. It was my first diamond anything, but I am thinking either changing the setting and adding the diamonds on (there's 5 of them about .22-.25 each), or make it into a 5 stone ring and wear it together with my wedding (plain) band, & engagement ring. I will still have 3 small (.10 and below) diamonds from the bracelet that I need to figure out how to incorporate together.
Overall I want to keep everything because of the sentiments behind this bangle also.
Sorry if I am highjacking the thread. I wanted an opinion. Maybe I will start my own thread?

Swanky Mama Of Three said:
^^SOOO glad you got it back!
Size isn't important :nogood: it's all about the symbolism of that little circle we slide on our finger everyday :cloud9:
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#81
I've had a plethora of engagement rings over the years and it's safe to say that I've been pleased with all of them. My very first one (from hubby #1) was in 1972 and it was a 1/2 ct set in a six prong yellow gold w/white prong setting. The diamond itself was FAR from the best, and if memory serves correctly, the price tag on it was around $200 or so. I still have that ring and will probably give it to my granddaughter for a special occasion when she's a bit older. My husband (now) gave me a very modest 3/4 ct cluster when he proposed which was upgraded for me on our 10th anniversary to my current 2.75 tw princess 3 stone. IMHO, carat size is not nearly as important as the love with which the ring is given.
 
#82
*Jem* said:
I dont necessarily like the title of this thread..implies that rings 1ct and below arent good enough..but anyway...

I am recently engaged and my fiancee had my ring designed from a few pictures that I sent to him. My center stone is a little over 1/2 ct and the ring is just under a ct total. I really love it and he put so much thought and effort into it. Its very special. :heart: and it sparkles like crazy!

sorry for the horrible pics...the sun is always gone when I come home from work

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your ring is beautiful!!
 
#83
My DH bought mine as soon as we graduated from college. He barely started at his job at the time, and had to borrow the money from his uncle to pay for it. We were only 22.

I always wanted an emerald cut- you just don't see them all that often and I think they're so elegant. It's a hard cut, though, because it's very easy to see flaws in the stone (due to the nature of the cut). When we were looking, they were either *really* tiny or *really* huge.

He ended up with a .75 ct center stone with 2 smaller trillions on either side. We talked at one point about upgrading, but I just don't want to. I adore my ring as much as they day he gave it to me. I got a band with diamonds for our 15 year anniversary last year that I wear it with, or I have my grandmother's wedding band I wear it with (which is cool, because I can still see the date, 7-6-34, and part of their initials engraved on the inside of the band).

So that's my story- I'll try and post pics when I get my hands cleaned up (the cold air and dry heat wreck havoc on my cuticles!)
 
#84
KathyB said:
I've had a plethora of engagement rings over the years and it's safe to say that I've been pleased with all of them. My very first one (from hubby #1) was in 1972 and it was a 1/2 ct set in a six prong yellow gold w/white prong setting. The diamond itself was FAR from the best, and if memory serves correctly, the price tag on it was around $200 or so. I still have that ring and will probably give it to my granddaughter for a special occasion when she's a bit older. My husband (now) gave me a very modest 3/4 ct cluster when he proposed which was upgraded for me on our 10th anniversary to my current 2.75 tw princess 3 stone. IMHO, carat size is not nearly as important as the love with which the ring is given.
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Totally agree! We're in it for the marriage, not the ring :D
 
#86
I have a 1.01 ct princess cut solitaire set in platinum. My band is .5 ct. channel set eternity band with round diamonds. It is perfect for me, and my Husband purchased it with some of his bonus money. I don't think I will ever upgrade, it is perfect and classic.
I'll try to post a pic of my camera phone pic.
 
#90
I have a 1.03 crisscut cushion. He had the setting custom made based on a photo I gave him, but it came out pretty bad. I had it reset by a different jeweler who took 6 months instead of his original 5-week estimate, and he didn't meet a single deadline he set. Now every time I look at the ring I just get ****ed. Thank God I can't say the same for when I look at the husband!

So long story short, I'm not happy with my stone, and not because it's 1 carat.
 
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