engagement ring

[Tiny]

Originally posted by kevinp
bigyan kita ng idea... pag tapos na ang proposal ko. harharhar... =)


Balik sa engagement ring... gano kalaki ba ang mga .15 or .20 carat? I'm on a tight budget but I'd like to get a gem with high clarity and good color kahit maliit ang carat, sayang naman kung bibili ng malaki tapos low quality naman...

The range of a good commercial quality ring of +-0.15 carat should be just around 2+,000 for something like +-0.25 carat last I checked it was 4+,000.

Prices increase exponentially in relation to the carat assuming all other factors are the same because these things get fewer the higher they are up the carat scale.

If there's one advice I can give is buy from a reputable source, also buy one set on six prongs instead of four, it makes the rock look larger. Goodluck mate!

Here's a site with more useful tips on buying a ring.

http://www.adiamondisforever.com/

[dieselNUBI]

my turn...


nag window shopping ako around ongpin. ang nakita ko na 0.10 karat, 12,500 to 15,000. meron 0.13 karat around 18,000 na.

so nag hanap hanap pa ako. meron ako nakita princess cut na 0.13 karat around 19,000 na.

then may nakita ako 2 rings, same size. round lang sya, 0.33 karat, selling at 29,000. the other ring, same type and size, slightly yellowish when compared to the other, 19,000. The store selling me this was "Cristalle Jewellex" at ongpin st.

the slightly yellowish caught my eye (and my budget!). i asked a girl-friend to come with me to shop around and she told me na mas matutuwa ang babae kapag mas malaki. color doesnt really matter lalo't na when it doesn't have another ring to be compared with. hindi daw mapapansin yan.

sa tingin nyo? tama lang ba ung price sa karat nya? (aroung 19,000 for a yellowish 0.33 karat)??

[Chip]

the slightly yellowish caught my eye (and my budget!). i asked a girl-friend to come with me to shop around and she told me na mas matutuwa ang babae kapag mas malaki.

about the size of the stone: let us blame consumerism/commercialism for that, ngayon its all about how big it is. parang gusto ko ngang simpleng band of white gold lang like my parent's pero baka pagtawanan lang sya ng mga kaibigan nya. kaya ngayon todo ipon muna ako. at inuuna ko muna mga luho ko para no regrets na pag kasal hehehe

since women are expecting big rocks for engagement rings, pwede din kaya tayo mag demand? I wouldn't mind getting a nice watch as an engagement present

go for the bigger one dude.. you cant go wrong there. kahit imperceptible to our male eyes, girls can instantly see the difference in size

[niky]

Wow... old thread!

Personally, I could never understand the need to price polished rocks so high... or why you'd have to spend so much on a simple solitaire setting, just like the solitaires everyone else has...


After seeing one girl's half-carat ring, I figured getting a solitaire within my budget might give me or my wife an inferiority complex (well, me... she doesn't sweat petty stuff like that... )... so....

I bought her a butterfly shaped ring... six small diamonds in the shape of a butterfly... not yellowish or flawed, but not VSS (very super superior? whatever) quality either. Basta, pinili ko yung unique at maganda. Two years on, she still wears it. It's not expensive looking enough to be snatcher bait, but it's very pretty.

[dieselNUBI]

naka bili na ako! 0.30 un rock. 0.14 un band. got it * 18,000. manipis ung band para kita mas malaki ang rock. hehe

can't wait to propose...

[rimcanonigo]

Ongpin ang solusyon jan, makakakuha ka ng maganda P1000-3000 each

ms gretzy..san ung store sa ongpin na un na cnsbe mo? pde ko ba malaman? gs2 ko din kc mgpropose sa girl ko pero low budget ako eh.. malaking tulong po kung mbbgyan mo ako tip sa store na pde ko bilhan ng ring.. d kc ako mrunong tumingin ng gnun eh.. sa lhat din po ng member ng tsikot sna mtulungan nio po ako.. sept.29 na po ung plano kong tym to propose eh.. thanks and godbless po..

[sirkosero]

^buy what you can afford.

Umpisa pa lang yan. Mas malaki gastos sa wedding prep and dont get broke trying to impress her relatives and friends

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[makelovenotwar]

Para sakin, mas sulit na gastusan yung wedding and/or engagement rings kaysa other wedding stuffs like damit, flowers, lights, etc.
Yung singsing kasi, araw-araw niyo na suot yan for the rest of your life.
Magiging part na siya ng image mo.

[jick.cejoco]

engagement ring is the start of the suffer ring

[_Cathy_]

Para sakin, mas sulit na gastusan yung wedding and/or engagement rings kaysa other wedding stuffs like damit, flowers, lights, etc.
Yung singsing kasi, araw-araw niyo na suot yan for the rest of your life.
Magiging part na siya ng image mo.

+1. I don't think it's practical to spend on the dress, flowers etc

The food, ring and photos are important IMO though.

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[sirkosero]

Ongpin is a good place to buy jewelry. Dapat lang may kasama ka na marunong kumilatis

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[Calistro]

If I were in your shoes and can't decide what to do, I'll chalk up the projected expenses for the wedding and your soon to be home, and see how much expense you have to go through. Engagement rings will surely make your fiance happy, but the initial hype will be gone after a hundred likes or so on social media and two weeks. Now, show her that you've done the homework for your wedding and that's something she won't forget.

If you insist on giving one though, plan something on the proposal involving help from her family and get a simple ring. Kahit silverworks lang hehehe

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[_Cathy_]

You don't need to splurge but don't go cheapskate on the ring. You can go directly to jewelers, I don't think it's practical to buy name brand jewelry. Basta hindi peke, yun ang importante. This is something your wife will wear everyday for the rest of her life and can even pass on to the next generation. My Mom still wears her engagement and wedding ring and she is in her 70s

[n_spinner06]

yes, i know. it's very romantic. but....
it's expensive.
do you want to mark the start of your new life with her, with an empty wallet?
that money can finance your wedding expenses, 'no?

an investment? it will probably take years, before any dealer will want to buy it from you at the price you paid for it.

my advice is, get one only if you can comfortably afford it.

who knows... baka magpalit ang isa sa inyo ng isip... ibabalik ba yang singsing na yan?

sorry. kuripot kasi ako.

Thanks doc! I can comfortably afford it naman. In fact I already have the money for it. Medyo nanghihinayang lang sa amount. Maybe I'm being stingy to a fault na. Happiness and memories are priceless (i know i know marketing bs ng credit card) pero there's a bit of truth in it naman.

You don't need to splurge but don't go cheapskate on the ring. You can go directly to jewelers, I don't think it's practical to buy name brand jewelry. Basta hindi peke, yun ang importante. This is something your wife will wear everyday for the rest of her life and can even pass on to the next generation. My Mom still wears her engagement and wedding ring and she is in her 70s

I appreciate the input. Yung persistent and nagging thought lang na worth it ba? I mean why hire a bus when you only need to transport 2 people di ba? Di ko alam kung ano yung sakto lang vs sa overkill.

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[Genspecific]

Thanks doc! I can comfortably afford it naman. In fact I already have the money for it. Medyo nanghihinayang lang sa amount. Maybe I'm being stingy to a fault na. Happiness and memories are priceless (i know i know marketing bs ng credit card) pero there's a bit of truth in it naman.

I appreciate the input. Yung persistent and nagging thought lang na worth it ba? I mean why hire a bus when you only need to transport 2 people di ba? Di ko alam kung ano yung sakto lang vs sa overkill.

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If it bothers you that much, why not lower your budget to a level where you do not feel guilty on splurging?


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[RR_22]

If you really want to give a ring, canvas based on your budget. Save up or try to find extra income if you can.


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[EQAddict]

Im an outlier here. I never bought an engagement ring for my wife. Went the practical route and saved the money to help finance the DP for our first home. To this day, many many years later, we both dont regret it.

Am lucky my wife has no desire for jewelry bags watches etc at all.

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[Vodka]

Im an outlier here. I never bought an engagement ring for my wife. Went the practical route and saved the money to help finance the DP for our first home. To this day, many many years later, we both dont regret it.

Am lucky my wife has no desire for jewelry bags watches etc at all.

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you did well!

actually it isn't really about money. a diamond ring isn't really that expensive. the important thing is the mindset. a diamond is BS any way you cut it pun intended LOL. subscribing to the diamond mindset is harmful in the long run

[WallyWest]

Im an outlier here. I never bought an engagement ring for my wife. Went the practical route and saved the money to help finance the DP for our first home. To this day, many many years later, we both dont regret it.

Am lucky my wife has no desire for jewelry bags watches etc at all.

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Before my wife and I got married, all we had were a pair of cheap silver wedding bands. Para pag nagsabi sa taxi na "sa Pasig po" kunwari kasal na (malay namin kung judgemental si manong driver), haha.

I don't know why it never occurred to us to have an engagement phase. Perhaps coz we were mutually crazy about each other?

Those silver wedding bands eventually became our wedding rings when we had our civil wedding. Sa Church wedding na lang kami bumili ng totoong wedding bands.

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