Many first-time buyers of wedding rings find it hard to distinguish white gold, platinum and silver, or determine quality of precious stones like diamonds. And it’s perfectly natural. More than 50% of couples who get married only shop for wedding rings once in their lives. But this doesn’t mean you should let the salespeople talk you into buying wedding rings without any knowledge of the market.
If you’re looking at diamond wedding rings in Valparaiso for women, here are five important things you must know:
1. The quality of white diamonds is accessed by several industry-standard grading systems. No two diamonds are identical in appearance, even if they look similar. Aside from deciding on shape and type of a diamond, you also need to determine what cut, color, clarity and carat weight you want.
2. Some wedding rings for women are made with matching engagement rings. If you haven’t popped the question yet and is still shopping around for engagement rings, check out rings that are created with engagement rings to match. These sets are ideal if you’re choosing the rings with your partner.
3. Diamond ring styles would depend on how the stones are set. Jewelers use many techniques in setting stones onto the band, but channel set, grain set, and hammer set are the three most common.
Channel setting refers to a technique that ends with two or more stones touching each other. Hammer setting refers to a ring style where diamonds are lined in between metal parts. Grain setting (used in pave rings) incorporate tiny beaded edges to hold the stones in their place.
5. Choose metals that would go well with the stone. A colorless diamond looks good when set on any metal, such as yellow gold, white gold, platinum, and silver. However, diamonds with a tinge of yellow or brown would be better off with a yellow gold metal since it would make the stones look whiter than they actually are.
6. Wedding ring shapes differ. While many people think wedding rings are all circle-shaped, this isn’t really the case. In general, wedding rings are categorized into three shapes – court shaped, D-shaped and shaped.
The most common ring shape is the court-shaped ring, which is slightly rounded on both inner and outer band to provide a comfortable fit. D-shaped rings are curved outside, but flat inside, while shaped rings feature fancy-shaped bands in order to house matching wedding and engagement ring sets.
Just like any other diamond jewelry, diamond wedding rings should be insured and have documentation (that covers information about the stone’s grade). If you are in Valparaiso and want to check out a huge collection of diamond wedding rings for women and men, visit Albert`s Diamond Jewelers.
Albert`s Diamond Jewelers is a leading seller of authentic, industry-graded, exceptionally-designed diamond wedding rings for women and men. They also provide appraisals of diamond jewelry, and offer custom-made rings.
