{"id":4604,"date":"2014-01-26T10:01:23","date_gmt":"2014-01-26T15:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=4604"},"modified":"2015-05-25T10:13:43","modified_gmt":"2015-05-25T14:13:43","slug":"budget-diamond-engagement-rings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/budget-diamond-engagement-rings\/","title":{"rendered":"BUDGET DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RINGS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Budget-Engagement-Rings.gif\" alt=\"Budget Engagement Rings\" title=\"Budget Engagement Rings\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4620\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m actually pretty impressed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\">James Allen<\/a> has always been one of my favorite Jewelers online because they are always miles ahead of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>\nThey show you close-up real images (<strong>10x magnification<\/strong>) of their Diamonds (not sample images like many others do), so you can see the <strong>exact<\/strong> quality of the stone yourself before you buy it. <\/p>\n<p>You can see all of the Inclusions, Lines, Clouds, Flaws that reside within the Diamond, and you can see them from any angle. You can spin the Diamond around and scrutinize it from all directions, even from behind.<\/p>\n<p><h2>That&#8217;s awesome!<\/h2>\n<p>\nEvery Diamond they sell is Certified (<strong>GIA and AGS are the BEST<\/strong>), and they even have a massive selection of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/all-diamonds\/?Color=Fancy&#038;FancyIntensity=FV,FI,F\">Fancy Colored Diamonds<\/a> that will blow you away (<strong>Not Heat-Treated Colored Diamonds<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>\nPlus, they offer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/preset-engagement-rings\/royal-halo\/\">Designer Pieces<\/a>, Quality Craftsmanship, Great Policies (<strong>60 Day 100% Money Back Guarantee<\/strong>), and they give you some of the <strong>BEST Prices <\/strong>available anywhere (Check Prices with your local Jewelry Store to see for yourself).<\/p>\n<p>\nSo when I saw they came out with something new,<strong> I had to check it out!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nWhen you go to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\">James Allen Website<\/a> you&#8217;ll see a little red tag in the upper right hand corner that says:<\/p>\n<p><h2>&#8220;Ring Concierge&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>\nAs shown here&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/The-Easy-Way-To-Buy-A-Ring.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"640\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nI selected it and up came a menu with some very Neat, Clean, and Simple options for making an <strong>Engagement Ring Purchase<\/strong>. You can&#8217;t get any less painless than this&#8230; <\/p>\n<p><h2>The 4 options were:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>BUDGET<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DIAMOND<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>METAL<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>STYLE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Ring-Shopping-Made-Simple.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"640\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>Sounds easy enough, so let&#8217;s do it&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Start-Budget-Engagement-Ring-Shopping.jpg\" height=\"91\" width=\"640\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nI choose a Budget of <strong>$3,000<\/strong>, since it&#8217;s the average price of an Engagement Ring. I typed <strong>3000<\/strong> into the box and hit <strong>NEXT&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Enter-Your-Engagement-Ring-Budget.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"640\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n(<strong>Do note that this Budget is the total price of BOTH the Ring and the Diamond!<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>\nNow you get to choose your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamond-shapes\/\">Diamond Shape<\/a>. It allows you to choose either <strong>Round Cut<\/strong> or <strong>Princess Cut<\/strong>, which are the two most popular Shapes of Diamond on the market.<\/p>\n<p>\nIf you want a different shaped stone, you&#8217;ll have to check out their full site: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\">www.JamesAllen.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nI chose <strong>ROUND<\/strong> because <strong>it&#8217;s the most Brilliant Diamond that you can buy! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Choose-Your-Engagement-Ring-Diamond-Shape.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"640\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>Next up, is your choice of Metal!<\/h2>\n<p>\nYou can choose:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>White Gold<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Yellow Gold<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Platinum<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nThese are the 3 industry standards for Engagement Rings everywhere!<\/p>\n<p>\nI choose <strong>&quot;White Gold&quot;<\/strong> for a variety of reasons&#8230; White Gold is a Bright-White Metal that takes on a High, Reflective Polish, it doesn&#8217;t add any Color into the Diamond, and <strong>it&#8217;s way CHEAPER<\/strong> than Platinum is (White Gold was actually made as a substitute for Platinum).<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>So I pick White Gold and hit NEXT&#8230; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Choose-Your-Engagement-Ring-Metal.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"640\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>Now we get to the fun part&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe next section is the <strong>Style of Mounting<\/strong> you want. There are 5 distinct categories to choose from: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Solitaire<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Side-Stone<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Three-Stone<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Halo<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Antique<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nThe Description for these say:<\/p>\n<p><h2>Solitaire:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>A Ring with one Center Diamond and no Side Stones<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Side-Stone:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>A Ring with Side Stones embedded into the Setting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Three-Stone:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>A Ring with one Center Diamond and Two Prominent Side Diamonds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Halo:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>A Ring with Diamonds encircling the Center Diamond<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Antique:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>A Ring with a Vintage-inspired look<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Choose-Your-Engagement-Ring-Diamond-Style.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"640\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>So I Select &quot;HALO&quot;&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nUp comes a screen with <strong>Diamond Ring Suggestions<\/strong> that lists both the center Diamond, the Mounting, and their <strong>Prices<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd these are <strong>all UNDER the specified Budget<\/strong> you set! :)<\/p>\n<p>\nI&#8217;m pretty impressed at the quality of the goods as well. The <strong>Clarity<\/strong> Ranges (at a quick glance) from <strong>VS1 &#8211; SI2<\/strong>, which is normal quality found in stores.<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd the <strong>Color<\/strong> of these stones sits in the <strong>Near Colorless Range<\/strong>, which is also average Color found on the market.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Take a look at the findings for HALO&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Halo-Engagement-Rings-On-A-Budget.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"640\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>How cool is that?<\/h2>\n<p>\nSo I go back and select <strong>Side-Stones<\/strong> and up comes a mix of rings with Side Stones, Channel-Set Stones, Pave Diamonds, as shown here&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Diamond-Engagement-Rings-On-A-Budget.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nThe <strong>Carat Weights<\/strong> in the center of these rings is pretty grand as well (<strong>not what you&#8217;d expect<\/strong>). The first ring shows a <strong>3\/4 Carat Diamond<\/strong>, which is an excellent size for this price range.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Now I select &#8220;SOLITAIRE&#8221; to see what shows up&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Solitaire-Engagement-Rings-On-A-Budget.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"640\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>Now I&#8217;m really impressed!<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe first Diamond Ring shown is a 3\/4 Carat Diamond with <strong>VS2 Clarity!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>VS is incredible Quality!<\/strong> (well above average)<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Color is <strong>I<\/strong>, which is average Color&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd it&#8217;s set in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/engagement-rings\/solitaire\/14k-white-gold-thin-cross-prong-diamond-engagement-ring-item-121\">Wide Cathedral Style Mounting<\/a> (<strong>my favorite<\/strong>)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>All for $2,960<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Now that&#8217;s awesome!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nWanting a closer look, I selected this particular Diamond Ring&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Budget-Engagement-Ring-Price.jpg\" height=\"575\" width=\"640\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nYou can now get a closer look at the Mounting (spin it around from all sides), and you can then take a much better, and <strong>10x magnified<\/strong> look at the actual stone itself&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>What a Beautiful Diamond this is!<\/h2>\n<p>\nYou can&#8217;t go wrong with <strong>.72 Carat, VS2 Clarity, I Color<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nTake a gander&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Budget-Diamond-Price.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"640\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>Plus, it&#8217;s also GIA Certified!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>GIA and AGS are the ONLY two Diamond Reports (Certification) I would recommend!!! <\/strong>(Very Important)<\/p>\n<p>\nI pull up the actual Diamond Report of this here stone, and I see that the CUT of the Diamond (also Very Important for both Beauty and Sparkle) has <strong>a Cut Grade of &#8220;EXCELLENT&#8221;!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nSee for yourself&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Budget-GIA-Certified-Diamond-Ring.jpg\" height=\"575\" width=\"640\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nAnd, this stone has <strong>NO Fluorescence! <\/strong>(also Very Crucial!)<\/p>\n<p>\nNot only is this stone Cut Great, but the <strong>Polish and Symmetry are also Cut &#8220;EXCELLENT&#8221;<\/strong>&#8230; <\/p>\n<p><h2>This is a Triple Excellent Diamond!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>That&#8217;s the Best Cut Grade you can get!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nI really am impressed!<\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\">James Allen<\/a> has put together one of the quickest and simplest ways to buy a great Diamond, <strong>AND<\/strong> a great Ring, all <strong>UNDER a BUDGET<\/strong> that you decide upon!<\/p>\n<p><h2>I LOVE IT!<\/h2>\n<p>\n(I&#8217;m actually pretty floored!)<\/p>\n<p>\nSo if you don&#8217;t want to jump through hoops, looking at tons of Diamonds, Shapes, Sizes, and Quality, and trying to figure out <strong>what&#8217;s &#8220;Good&#8221; or &#8220;Not&#8221;<\/strong> (plus not all Diamonds will fit into all the mountings you see), then you really should check out this new <strong>Ring Concierge!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>It makes shopping for a Bridal Ring a Breeze! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>I&#8217;M SOLD!!!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>See how easy it is here&#8230; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Budget-Diamond-Engagement-Rings.jpg\" height=\"1600\" width=\"640\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>P.S. 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They show you close-up real images (10x magnification) of their Diamonds <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/budget-diamond-engagement-rings\/\" title=\"BUDGET DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RINGS\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,3,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diamond-guide","category-diamonds","category-engagement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4604"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}