Ideas for NON-diamond engagement ring?
Q.I'm moving towards asking the big question, but I am *not* a fan of the DeBeers monopoly, which means I'm considering getting her a ring of something other than diamonds. I know that she likes gold, and the colors of Green and Purple. So what I'm toying with is something with, say, Emerald and Amethyst. What I'm wondering is if anybody has had any experience with giving or getting an engagement ring with gems of more than one color. I'm trying to imagine a way that they might be arranged that wouldn't look tacky.
A.My engagement ring was my grandmother's ring, and it is a round cut diamond with a baguette on either side and a little chip at the end of each baguette _ ___ () ___ _ kinda. Anyway, I have a friend who has this design, but the baguettes are sapphires. It seems to me that if the baguettes were emeralds or amethysts, it might mean they would be more protected than if they were sticking up in the middle. I would say that I think green and purple might be a bit much, and hard to wear with many things. Anyway, hope this helps. I have seen opal engagement rings, which often have these colors, and they look lovely. My grandmother had a peridot (huge) engagement ring, which was a gorgeous pale green color in an emerald cut. That, by itself or with pale amethysts or pearls, might be lovely. Not quite. Emeralds are hard enough, but they aint tough enough. Hardness is a surface property, and toughness is a bulk property. You really, really don't want to wear an emerald everyday, especially on fingers, which constantly hit on things. Moreover, most emeralds are oiled to make them look better, so you'd have to have them reoiled periodically. As someone already pointed out, be careful with picking a color, since colors go in and out of style, and bright colors will often clash with whatever other apparel she is wearing. In any case, the only other hard and tough stone besides diamond, is corrundum, which is a ruby if red, or sapphire if any other color. And you can get them in any color what so ever. My college friend got it in green for his engagement ring.
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