Looking at $10,000 Engagement Rings

I’ve received quite a few inquiries recently from people who are wondering what sort of engagement ring they could get for ten thousand dollars and thought that this topic would make an interesting blog post. There are two basic approaches that I tend to take when putting together an engagement ring, the first approach is to dedicate the majority of the money to the purchase price of the diamond and place it in an inexpensive traditional solitaire for presentation purposes; and the second approach is to buy a smaller diamond and place it in a more intricate and expensive setting. The decision to proceed with one approach as opposed to the other often has to do with the preferences and expectations of your fiancé.

Maximizing the diamond for your budget:

So my preferred approach to putting together an engagement ring is to dedicate the majority of the money towards the purchase of the diamond, because I like to see people be able to purchase the largest and best diamond possible for their money. Of course, this approach only works if your fiancé is comfortable with a traditional four or six prong solitaire engagement ring which tend to be the least expensive mounting options available.

One of the benefits of keeping it simple and presenting your fiancé with a traditional four or six prong solitaire style engagement ring is that it represents a classic design that everybody in the world recognizes as an engagement ring. It also enables you to dedicate the majority of your diamond ring buying budget towards the diamond, for instance you could purchase this 1.274 carat, H-color, SI-1 clarity, Brian Gavin Signature diamond and set it in a four or six prong traditional solitaire and come in under budget!

Dedicating a larger portion of the budget towards the ring:

If by chance you’re looking for a mounting which is more intricate, such as our popular halo style engagement ring with pavé set diamonds, which sells for $3,260.00 in 18k white gold, then obviously you’ll need to adjust the amount of money that you’re going to spend on the diamond. However you might not need to drop down that much in size if you expand your selection criteria to include diamonds from the Brian Gavin Blue collection of diamonds with blue fluorescence, because fluorescence within diamonds commands a slight discount as a result of something which occurred back in the 1970’s involving an investment group which chose not to include diamonds with fluorescence in their investment parcels of diamonds…

Thanks to the discount applied to diamonds with blue fluorescence, you can pick up this 1.142 carat, G-color, SI-1 clarity, Brian Gavin Blue diamond with very strong blue fluorescence for $7,458.00 and still come in right on target in terms of your budget! And the difference between this diamond and the one which I mentioned previously is only a tenth of a carat, which is not something that would be visible from across the dinner table.

As you can see, the most important consideration when choosing a diamond and engagement ring for your budget, is to focus on finding diamonds with characteristics that fall within the price range which you are considering. The customer service representatives at Brian Gavin Diamonds specialize in helping people find diamonds that are bright and full of life, feel free to contact us if we can help you select a diamond.