Are you done with jewelry discounts yet? Let’s go high end! High end jewelry presents the greatest challenge yet. For example, someone who purchased a $39 engagement ring in the cheap engagement rings under 100 dollars section for their first marriage, may now see diamond engagement rings under $500 as high end and Italian engagement rings in the $5,000 range out of this world. Similarly, someone who browsed cheap wedding rings under 100 dollars would see an average $1,000 wedding ring as high end, whereas someone who started with this average $1,000 wedding ring may see unique wedding rings, costing $2,500 or more as high end. So what do high end engagement rings and high end wedding rings mean to you? Our definition of high end engagement rings and wedding rings is as follows: a high end engagement ring is one that takes one’s aesthetic interpretation and purchasing power to the limit. In other words, if you can comfortably spend $99 on an engagement ring but end up purchasing a design with an edge from the engagement rings under 500 dollars section, we define it as a high end engagement ring for this instance. On the other hand, if you could comfortably spend $5,000 on an engagement ring but end up buying a $7,500 ring from the Italian engagement rings section, with a contemporary design that pushes all aesthetic boundaries, this ring would also fit our definition of a high end engagement ring. With this definition, this issue of DT Era is dedicated to high end engagement rings and high end wedding rings, offering one perspective on what high engagement rings should look like and what they should cost.
We start with Italian engagement rings, surprised? Italian engagement rings push aesthetic boundaries and budget considerations alike. If you were browsing through engagement rings under 500 dollars and ended up buying the Italian engagement ring above, you certainly purchased a high end engagement ring. Most people, however, would argue that regardless of what your budget is and which engagement rings you initially considered, the Italian design above is high end. This Italian engagement rings features an 18k white gold curved shank with a gorgeous Italian round cut diamond. Engagement rings under 500 dollars certainly don’t tend to offer this type of brilliance, but nevertheless this category also has some incredible designs to consider.
Engagement rings under 500 dollars represent the very first price point at which gold and diamonds come standard. If you started out by searching through cheap wedding rings under 100 dollars but then realized that a high end engagement ring and a cheap wedding ring would not match up, welcome to the world of complex decisions. The diamond engagement ring shown above features a gorgeous rose gold shank, ten round side stones and an absolutely stunning eleven round diamond halo. Imagine matching this design with something you can find in the cheap wedding rings section.
Speaking of cheap wedding rings, high end wedding rings are certainly attainable at the $500 price range as well. In fact, plenty of unique wedding rings are attainable at this price range. The wedding ring above boasts a gorgeous two tone white gold rose gold shank and a half carat combination of clear diamonds and brown diamonds.
Italian wedding rings live to impress, and if you started looking through cheap wedding rings under $500 but purchased the Italian wedding ring above, you definitely went high end. This wedding ring features an extraordinarily unique shank, produced in 18k white gold with a three-way split, with added brilliance from a tenth of a carat in Italian round cut diamonds. With this Italian wedding ring on her finger, she will turn heads and skip heart beats.
Remember, high end engagement rings and high end wedding rings are a function of the details pertaining to the buyer. What is a high end piece of jewelry for one may not be for another and vice versa. For this reason we always recommend that you clearly define what high end means to you, and use that to properly guide you throughout the purchase process.
