The Citizen, 2010-03-04, Page 17There are many things to be
considered when shopping for an
engagement ring
and they can
often get clouded
or over-simplified
by hokey
commercials
featuring absurd
proposals and the
promise of being
only two or three-
month’s salary
away from
happiness.
However, a
simple visit to a
reputable
jewellery store
can put things
into perspective.
Judy Mohring,
a manager at a
local jewellery
store says she has
seen trends and
styles come and
go over the years,
but it’s important
to buy a ring that
will be important
and sentimental
to the couple for
decades.
“Right now, the styles that are in
are generally set in white gold,
especially with the younger people,”
she says. “Having said that, yellow
gold is coming back in a big way.
For years people associated yellow
gold with the gold their
grandmothers wore, but jewellery
works on a cycle and yellow gold is
on its way back.”
Similarly, she says, she has seen
trends change in terms of stones as
well. For many years, engagement
rings often were set with one
solitaire stone. In recent years,
however, Mohring says that with the
term “bling” on the upswing, the
more stones in a ring, the more eye-
catching it tends to be. Mohring says
she’s seeing more and more mounts
coming in with diamonds set in the
actual band.
However, the most important part
of an engagement ring, whether it’s
set in yellow or white gold,
surrounded by additional diamonds
or not, will always be the diamond
mounted in the centre of the
engagement ring.
Right now, Mohring says, princess
cuts (square) are in, however, round
cut diamonds will always be in.
They are elegant and classic.
Mohring says diamonds are
graded in four different areas. First is
the cut, then the colour, then the
clarity and finally the carat weight.
While diamonds mentioned in
various types of advertising are often
accompanied by their carat grade,
the cut is what
Mohring says is
the most
important quality
in a diamond.
“The cut
affects the beauty
of a diamond,”
she says
Mohring says
that with
diamonds,
certain inclusions
are part of life
and are
unavoidable,
when grading.
However, it is
about the number
of them, how
prominent they
are and where
they are located
in the cut that can
affect the
grading.
“Every
diamond has
some sort of
Mother Nature’s
birthmarks in it.
They’re called inclusions,” she says.
“The number, position and size
determine the clarity grade. All
factors combined are tied into the
cost of the diamond.”
She says that some “nice”
diamond rings can be bought for as
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010. PAGE 17.The life and brilliance of the diamond, is
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