Hi all, sorry for the long post I am new here. I am getting married in a few months and I am now looking to buy an eternity band. My Fiance is a size 6 and I am looking to get somewhere between a 4-5 carat eternity band. I didn't even think to look into diamond forums when purchasing her engagement ring but came across this forum while searching for information about eternity bands. Is there an understood or industry size ratio for engagement ring to eternity band? Her engagement ring is a 2.56 carat and is a pear shape in a solitaire setting. Most jewelers tell me it looks like a 3 carat.
My philosophy when I bought this ring was that it will be a forever piece. It may be upgraded at large anniversaries but we would then use it in another piece of jewelry never sell or trade it. My attitude was that it was not big enough size wise to ever been collection or investment quality so as long as it was eye clean to me I didn't feel the need to pay big $$ for a VVS2 or VS2 diamond so I went with SI clarity. Is this a good opinion for a novice buyer to have or should I be changing my tune and spend more serious $$ to get better quality. Some of my friends did pony up more money than me, some at big box stores and some private jewlers for much better clarity but same color and paid a lot more and got much smaller diamonds.
Finally a completely separate topic but didn't think I should post twice. I would like to get a set of diamond studs as a gift for our wedding day. I am hoping for a carat each ear or slightly under. I like to think outside the box but I may be totally wrong on this as like I said I am a novice. It seems as though buying studs already done is the more expensive way to go. This includes at jewelers and some of the online diamond dealers. It seems much less expensive to find two second hand engagement rings or loose stones that are same color and clarity and pull out the stones and make your own studs. Why would this be and is this a popular thing to do?
Any and all opinions are welcome.
My philosophy when I bought this ring was that it will be a forever piece. It may be upgraded at large anniversaries but we would then use it in another piece of jewelry never sell or trade it. My attitude was that it was not big enough size wise to ever been collection or investment quality so as long as it was eye clean to me I didn't feel the need to pay big $$ for a VVS2 or VS2 diamond so I went with SI clarity. Is this a good opinion for a novice buyer to have or should I be changing my tune and spend more serious $$ to get better quality. Some of my friends did pony up more money than me, some at big box stores and some private jewlers for much better clarity but same color and paid a lot more and got much smaller diamonds.
Finally a completely separate topic but didn't think I should post twice. I would like to get a set of diamond studs as a gift for our wedding day. I am hoping for a carat each ear or slightly under. I like to think outside the box but I may be totally wrong on this as like I said I am a novice. It seems as though buying studs already done is the more expensive way to go. This includes at jewelers and some of the online diamond dealers. It seems much less expensive to find two second hand engagement rings or loose stones that are same color and clarity and pull out the stones and make your own studs. Why would this be and is this a popular thing to do?
Any and all opinions are welcome.