{"id":9473,"date":"2010-07-23T14:25:11","date_gmt":"2010-07-23T18:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=9473"},"modified":"2025-04-22T15:47:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T19:47:07","slug":"let-her-pick-the-engagement-ring-mounting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/let-her-pick-the-engagement-ring-mounting\/","title":{"rendered":"LET HER PICK THE ENGAGEMENT RING MOUNTING"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Let-Her-Pick-The-Mounting.gif\" alt=\"Let Her Pick The Engagement Ring Mounting\" title=\"Let Her Pick The Engagement Ring Mounting\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9474\" \/><\/div>\n<p>This really is <strong>the Best Advice<\/strong> I could ever give for Guys Shopping for an <strong>Engagement Ring<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>&#8220;Let Her Pick The Mounting!&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>To do that, you&#8217;ll need to Purchase the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/engagement-rings\/solitaire\/\">Classic Tiffany Style Ring<\/a> (see picture), which is usually the Default Mounting anyway.<\/p>\n<p>I give this Advice for a Couple of Great Reasons. It all comes down to these <strong>Main Key Points<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It keeps the Proposal a Secret<\/li>\n<li>You can Concentrate on the Diamond<\/li>\n<li>She gets to Choose the Ring she Wants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nIt really is a <strong>Win-Win Scenario!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>So let&#8217;s take a Closer Look&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>It keeps the Proposal a Secret!<\/h2>\n<p>Keeping the Proposal a Secret is <strong>HUGE!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Women want <strong>2 things<\/strong> that totally <strong>Contradict <\/strong>each other.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>1)<\/strong> They Want that Awesome &#8220;<strong>Ring Surprise<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>2) <\/strong>They want to Pick out their Engagement Ring<\/p>\n<p>The Funny Thing is, you can&#8217;t have Both! <strong>Either it&#8217;s a Surprise or it&#8217;s NOT!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But, if you were to take a Poll, I&#8217;m sure that Most Women would Want the <strong>Initial Surprise<\/strong>. They want to be Swept off their Feet and have the Ultimate Fairy Tale Proposal Moment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Women Live for this<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p><h2>They Dream about it<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>You can&#8217;t Deny them that Romantic Moment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why Guys shouldn&#8217;t Worry about the Actual Mounting Now. Buy her a Diamond and have it Set in the Standard Mounting: A Thin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/engagement-rings\/solitaire\/\">Tiffany Style Ring<\/a>. This takes the Heat and Pressure off you. And more Importantly, it allows you to Concentrate on the Center Stone. The Showpiece. <strong>The Diamond! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you don&#8217;t have to Worry about Styles or Mountings and Metals; Pave Set Versus Invisible Set or Bezel Set versus Tension Set, you can totally Focus all of your Energy on one thing:<\/p>\n<p><h2>Picking the Perfect Diamond!<\/h2>\n<p>\nPicking the Diamond is the Hardest Part of the Process. This is the Part that <strong>Most Women DO NOT Want to Do<\/strong>. Women just want a Big, Beautiful Shiny Diamond. <strong>Easy as that<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s up to the Man to make Sure she gets it, and gets <strong>GOOD<\/strong> Quality!<\/p>\n<p>Guys have to Study <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/the-4-cs-of-diamonds\/\">the 4C&#8217;s<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamond-cut\/\">Cut<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamond-color\/\">Color<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamond-clarity\/\">Clarity<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamond-carat-weight\/\">Carat Weight<\/a>. They should look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/gia-the-best-diamond-certificate-ever\/\">Certification<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/different-diamond-laser-inscriptions\/\">Diamond Inscriptions<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Women don&#8217;t Want to get all Technical (<strong>Usually<\/strong>). That&#8217;s Not Romantic or Dreamy. They just want to get Lost in the Brilliance and Sparkle.<\/p>\n<p>So, take my Advice and Don&#8217;t Worry about the Mounting. <strong>A Classic Thin Band is Perfect<\/strong> for any Solitaire Diamond regardless of Shape or Size.<\/p>\n<p><h2>She gets the Ring she Wants!<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Women are Picky<\/strong> when it comes to Mountings. And, you won&#8217;t know if she truly Loves the Ring unless she Picks it out herself.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t tell you how many times Ladies Whisper to me &#8220;<strong>He Picked me out an UGLY Ring!<\/strong>&#8221; And what&#8217;s Sad is they don&#8217;t have the Heart to tell him. They&#8217;re Stuck with this <strong>UGLY<\/strong> Ring the Rest of their Lives. :(<\/p>\n<p><h2>Believe me, it&#8217;s True!<\/h2>\n<p>\nMost men don&#8217;t have a Clue when it comes to Picking out Styles of Women&#8217;s Jewelry!<\/p>\n<p><h2>Let HER do it!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Let your Fiancee Pick out her own Ring<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Easy to do. Buy the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/engagement-rings\/solitaire\/\">Classic Tiffany Style Engagement Ring<\/a>. Don&#8217;t even get it Sized. Just leave everything <strong>Default<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Give her the Ring with your Awesome <strong>Diamond<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/what-are-the-best-ways-to-propose\/\">Awesome Proposal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tell her the Mounting is the Classic Style, but if she chooses she can go to the Jewelry Store with you to Pick out a Different Mounting, Band or Wedding Set, anything she likes. A Good Portion of Women are Fine with the Classic Ring, but some will want to Add Some Pizzazz or Style or <strong>BLING<\/strong>! Not a Problem. <\/p>\n<p><h2>She&#8217;ll have Fun with this<\/h2>\n<p>Personally my Favorite Mounting <strong>IS<\/strong> the Classic Style Tiffany Ring. It shows off the Diamond Better than any Mounting out there. I Love it for its Simplicity! But I don&#8217;t have to Wear it. :)<\/p>\n<p>This will be up to her. She&#8217;ll Enjoy looking at all the Different Mountings. She doesn&#8217;t have to Worry about Quality or <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?CaratFrom=1.00&#038;CaratTo=15.00&#038;Color=F,E,D&#038;Clarity=VS2,VS1,VVS2,VVS1,IF&#038;Cut=Ideal,Excellent,TrueHearts&#038;PriceFrom=200&#038;PriceTo=999000&#038;Sort=Price,%20DefaultOrder&#038;ViewsOptions=Images&#038;advancedParameter=Sort&#038;showAdvanced=show&#038;Polish=EX,ID&#038;Symmetry=EX,ID&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None,Negligible&#038;DepthFrom=45.0&#038;DepthTo=80.0&#038;TableFrom=50.0&#038;TableTo=83.0\">Microscoping Diamonds<\/a>, you&#8217;ve already done that. Her Job is to only look at Rings and Styles and Pick out the one she Wants.<\/p>\n<p>Then all that Needs to be Done is for the Jeweler to <strong>Swap out the Mountings<\/strong>. Have the Diamond you Bought Reset into her New Ring and get it Sized. <strong>It&#8217;s Quick and Painless<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Bottom Line<\/h2>\n<p>\nDoing it this way <strong>Keeps the Proposal a Secret<\/strong>, and <strong>it gives her the Ring she Wants<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Trust me, she&#8217;ll be Very Happy doing this. She gets the <strong>Surprise of a Lifetime<\/strong> and she still gets her Input. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>WIN-WIN! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It really is a Fairy Tale Ending!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>This really is the Best Advice I could ever give for Guys Shopping for an Engagement Ring&#8230; &#8220;Let Her Pick The Mounting!&#8221; To do that, you&#8217;ll need to Purchase the Classic Tiffany Style Ring (see <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/let-her-pick-the-engagement-ring-mounting\/\" title=\"LET HER PICK THE ENGAGEMENT RING MOUNTING\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9474,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,3,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9473","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\/9473"}],"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=9473"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34833,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9473\/revisions\/34833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}