14k White Gold Puffed Black Diamond Heart Earrings – $1,795.00
from: Heavenly Treasures

Diamonds became the corner stone of the engagement ring. The price of the engagement ring purchased is determined by the balance between its perceived value and affordability. Diamonds naturally occur in a variety of shades, however, only the most striking variants such as canary yellow, green, blue etc. compete with the highest valued clear diamond.

The value of the ring, however, surpasses simply the diamond. Gold is the most popular metal from which to craft the ring. Gold in itself is too soft to create a ring from in natural form, therefore an alloy is created by adding metal. The affordability of the ring is further determined by the gold to metal ratio. Three choices are presented 18k being the most expensive 10k, the cheapest and the happy middle ground; 14k.

Gold, of course as everybody knows, is a shiny yellow metal, yet the most popular gold rings looks almost just like the considerably cheaper metal, silver. On the other hand there is also the much more expensive option, platinum. The perception is that an engagement ring can not be cheap, because the value of a ring goes beyond sentiment.