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The Classic Diamond Solitaire Engagement Ring

The diamond solitaire engagement ring is one of the classiest rings you can give a woman. The traditional version of this ring, inspired by the original design from Tiffany's & Co., includes one round brilliant cut solitaire diamond perched in a clasp of three platinum metal prongs. The key to the beauty of this type of ring is its simplicity. There are no other stones decorating the sides of the shank or the band itself. The diamond is simply presented high up off of the hand as if it was a trophy.

Of course to look any good, diamond solitaire engagement rings must have something to showcase at the top of its three pronged perch. Diamond solitaire purists maintain that you must have a stone of at least two carats to pull this look off and a stone of three to five carats is ideal.

However buying a quality diamond with many carats is prohibitively expensive for many people just starting out in life. If this is true for you then you might want to consider buying a diamond solitaire that is created in a laboratory. The beauty of buying these lab created diamond solitaire engagement rings is that the diamonds are home grown and are guaranteed to be absolutely flawless. These types of artificial diamonds are also often dipped in treatments that cause them to sparkle with an iridescent twinkle.

However many would say that it is the iridescent twinkle that gives fake diamond solitaire engagement rings their slightly tacky look. If you are going to buy an artificial diamond solitaire engagement ring try to choose a ring where the stone looks a little duller as it will be more successful at masquerading as the real thing.



 

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