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Cost Of A Custom Made Engagement Ring

Ellissi February 6, 2017

Couples who see our work really love it but worry that the cost of a custom made engagement ring will be too much for their budget. In fact, for most rings, this simply is not true. You get a far better result, both in terms of cost and quality, if you have us custom make your engagement ring.

Of course, what I am talking about here are not the lowest possible cost rings that you can find. The market place is flooded with mass produced, low quality diamond rings. They are a dime a dozen in high street chain stores and cheap online stores. These rings are made to meet a price point. In order to achieve that price point, corners have to be cut. How? They use low quality diamonds, poor quality metal alloys and cheap overseas labour.

The rings on offer in such places are hollowed out wherever possible to reduce the weight of the ring. This reduces the gold cost of each ring. Doing this doesn’t make much of a difference in the cost of each individual ring, but when they are being mass produced, it makes a big difference indeed.

All this does impact on the ring. Low price point, sure. But if you want the ring to look really, really good and last a lifetime and beyond, you are wasting your money buying this type of ring. It might seem cheap at the time, but you are buying a lifetime of trouble. Put simply: if you want a great result when it comes to precious gemstones such as diamonds and precious metals such as gold and platinum, there is a cost that you have to pay to achieve that. You do not get a great result when corners are cut.

Want Your Engagement Ring to Last for Your Lifetime and Beyond? The Cost of a Custom Made Engagement Ring is Worth It

So no, I don’t pretend that we can or indeed that we have any desire to compete with this kind of low cost ring. We value the highly skilled work that we do. We value quality materials. And of course we value great diamonds. We make it our business to find the best diamonds possible for the budget our client has to spend.

So when quality matters to you, the cost of a custom made engagement ring is surprisingly good. And of course, the beauty of having your engagement ring custom made, is that we can tailor the diamond selection to suit your budget. You are not limited in your diamond selection or ring design to what is available ready made.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us. We are happy quote/give advice on any ring design that you have in mind. I think you will be pleasantly surprised at what we can achieve for you.

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