Engagement rings

Engagement rings come in all shapes, sizes and designs. It is a brave man who goes down on one knee to propose marriage without having a choice of engagement rings in his pocket. It is an even braver man who gets down on one knee having decided that his wife-to-be should not look at a choice of engagement rings.

Engagement rings come in so many wonderful designs that the choice of engagement rings for women is very personal. Most engagement rings are adorned with a classic, cut diamond, set in a 6-claw setting on an 18-carat gold band. The price of engagement rings is usually determined by the weight of the stone, which is measured in carats. There are diamond engagement rings with emeralds and sapphires as the green and blue complements the fire and purity of the cut diamonds at the heart of the engagement rings. Baguette-shaped diamonds are also a charming feature of some antique engagement rings that have an emerald, ruby or sapphire as the main stone.

Oval-shaped diamonds in engagement rings are becoming popular as are heart-shaped diamonds in engagement rings and pear-shaped diamonds in engagement rings. The size of the diamond adorning engagement rings, its cut and clarity usually determines the price; consequently, when buying engagement rings it is important to be sure that the carat weight of the diamonds matches the cost of the engagement rings.

Diamond engagement rings

The diamonds in diamond engagement rings form in the ground about 100 – 150 miles beneath the earth’s crust. Bonded in phenomenally high temperatures, mineral carbon is crushed under the weight of the rock to form crystals that eventually become the centre of diamond engagement rings. It’s volcanic activity that pushes the crystals that become the focal point of diamond engagement rings to the earth’s surface.

Diamonds that adorn diamond engagement rings are truly unique not solely because of the individual cut of the diamond cutter or because of the colour and clarity of the stones but because of ‘inclusions’ that make diamond engagement rings so fascinating. When diamonds are created by nature to eventually adorn diamond engagement rings, minute features develop within the diamonds.

Diamonds that are set within diamond engagement rings are sized by ‘carats’ and a carat is the equivalent to 0.2grams. The big chunks of rock that are on the most expensive diamond engagement rings are much rarer than smaller diamonds. For example, diamond engagement rings with 1-carat diamonds cost more than twice as much as diamond engagement rings with ½-carat diamonds.

Although the carat size determines the price of diamond engagement rings, when choosing between diamond engagement rings it is important to consider the cut of the diamond and the overall design when comparing diamond engagement rings.

Custom engagement rings

For three generations custom engagement rings have been manufactured by the Marlow family which has traded custom engagement rings in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter. If you are looking for custom engagement rings Marlow offers high-class jewellery. It is important when buying a ring for life and that you go to a manufacturer of custom engagement rings that is a certificated diamond specialist.

Top companies that design and manufacture custom engagement rings should use only the world's leading independent laboratories. Another point to bear in mind is that custom engagement rings should be adorned with the most prestigious diamonds but for a price that makes custom engagement rings affordable. When it comes to price, Marlow ensures that the cost of its custom engagement rings is never beaten.

To manufacture custom engagement rings to the highest standard it is vital that only GIA and IGI certificated stones are used. To create uniquely beautiful custom engagement rings Marlow uses combinations of cut, colour, clarity and weight. Gemmologists working with diamond graders and designers strive to create custom engagement rings that surpass the highest expectations.

Experts working with a wonder of nature produce custom engagement rings that enthral for a lifetime. Custom engagement rings will sparkle for ever although they made need expert cleaning from time to time.

White gold engagement rings

White gold engagement rings are typically topped with a classic, cut diamond, held by a white gold claw setting on an 18-carat gold band. The diamond setting of white gold engagement rings is designed to allow the light to refract through the cut diamond’s many facets to make it sparkle. Some white gold engagement rings have diamonds that are cut so that they can be supported by 4 claws rather than 6, to allow a higher level of light to refract through the stone so that the stone’s clarity, colour and sparkle is enhanced.

Diamond white gold engagement rings are individual as within each diamond there are ‘inclusions’, minute features within the stones. Inclusions can affect the value of the diamonds in white gold engagement rings but they are good for identifying individual stones. Most people wearing diamond white gold engagement rings enjoy seeing the unique properties of their romantic gift.

It is often thought that the diamonds used in white gold engagement rings are colourless. In fact, the diamonds glittering on diamond white gold engagement rings have faint hints of brown and yellow and, when fired by light, the diamonds in white gold engagement rings sparkle with the colours of the rainbow.

Diamonds adorning white gold engagement rings manufactured by Marlow offer a lifetime of pleasure and show true love.

Gold engagement rings

A key factor to consider when buying gold engagement rings is how well the diamonds are cut and then polished. Gold engagement rings sparkle owing to the skill of the diamond cutters. The brilliance of the sparkle of gold engagement rings, the fire within the stones, and the light bouncing from facet to facet, combine to ensure that Marlow’s gold engagement rings have a unique quality.

For diamonds set on gold engagement rings to sparkle with vibrant light, diamond cutters shape the diamonds to create the perfect angles. If the cut is poor on gold engagement rings, then light does not refract with maximum brilliance.

Diamonds set in gold engagement rings are a true gift of nature and will never decompose or degenerate. After many years, gold engagement rings can look dull through dirt. Cleaning by an expert jeweller will bring the sparkle back to gold engagement rings.

Gold engagement rings often have white gold claws to hold the diamonds in place but they can wear and to ensure the safety of the diamond, the setting on gold engagement rings should be checked every now and then.