What is a decent carat size or price for a dimond ring for marriage?

Answer 1

1carat

Answer 2

There used to be ads that suggested a man spend two month's salary on a ring. It all depends. If you say "one carat" then you may get a ring that's badly cut just to make the weight, whereas a good ring at .95 of a carat might be well cut.

Frankly, if you're worried about how the ring looks, you should focus more on whether you want to spend the rest of your life with this person, and less on what people will say when they look at the ring.

Answer 3

That's a hard question to answer. It depends what type of ring you want. A 1 ct. solitare looks a lot bigger and completely different (and is a lot more expensive) than a 1 ct. 3-stone. I also think that quality is a little more important. You're going to be wearing this ring (hopefully!) for the rest of your life and you don't want it looking dull and making your finger green! My engagement ring isn't huge (3/4 ct. princess cut solitare) but it's certified, colorless and is excellent quality. Everyone always comments about how much it sparkles. It also depends on your finger. I have smaller fingers so a 3/4 ct. looks nice on my finger but if your ring size is like a 9 or 10 it won't look as big. I personally think every diamond is beautiful even if it's a 1/10 ct. as long as it's colorless or near colorless. Also take his budget into consideration. I think any ring you get you will love because it's from the person you're going to spend the rest of your life with!!!

Answer 4

The carat size doesn't matter nor does the price.

It's the heart-felt meaning behind the ring that matters..

I don't care how big my engagement ring is...the diamonds were my mother's-in-law and they mean more than the world to me since she wasn't even alive for my wedding.

Materialistic meanings involved in marriage are a bad basis to start your life with.

Nanny - I agree with you....if that rule applied I wouldn't be able to lift my left hand.

Answer 5

Don't believe the myths about the guy spending two or three months' salary on a ring; that is bunk, spread by the diamond and jewellery companies.
Hopefully, you will be mature enough to accept whatever it is he can afford and chooses for you. It is stupid to go into debt over a ring. You can get decent rings for $200 and up. Remember that big doesn't always mean better....

Answer 6

you know it doesn't really matter how much or how big. my husband and i went together to look for engagement rings and he was prepared to spend a fair bit but i wanted something a little different. we ended up going to an estate jeweller and i saw a lovely solitaire ring with hand crafted filigree work on the sides. It only had a small diamond but i loved the carved work on the side. My husband only had to pay $200 (AUD) for it but it was exactly what I wanted. It actually cost more to get a wedding band specially made with the carving to match!! By the way, my husband thought he was very lucky to get off so easily and we've been together for 10 years now - oh and the money we saved (like say $4800) went towards a honeymoon on the greek islands. life experiences over material things any day!!

Answer 7

Depends. Some say 2 months salary is the way to guage price others that anything between 1/2 karat and 1 karat is the right size. When I proposed in 1983 the diamond was $650,000 dollars and the setting was $125,000. The then for me any diamond under 50 carat's is too small.

Answer 8

The social standard is to get the most out of 3 times your gross salary. But for the rest of us that don't listen to this absurdness, do your research to find what she likes and what you can afford. Remember you can always upgrade throughout your marriage. Don't focus so much on carats, but more on the quality of the stone (clarity, color, and cut). Don't get ripped off either, do your homework!!!

Answer 9

A decent carat size is the one that your significant other can afford without going broke.

Answer 10

The ring is just like a woman's future husband. Quality matters, not size. Better a smaller quality stone than a big stone with a bunch of inclusions (natural flaws). Your question didn't make you sound like a greedy person, just someone who wanted valid information.

Answer 11

It should be based on what you like, and what he can afford. I think the diamond industry has us brainwashed with their stupid commercials saying a guy should spend 2 months salary. That's a load of crap in my opinion. Do you really want the poor guy to be in debt right off the bat? So, I would get a pretty ring, one that you like, and he can afford. If it's not a big rock, no big deal. That's not what's important. If it's important to you, you can upgrade on your 5th or 10th anniversary. If you don't want to wait that long, start saving your pennies.