{"id":22,"date":"2007-05-02T16:08:21","date_gmt":"2007-05-02T07:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondsandopals.com\/blog\/your-options-for-buying-a-diamond-engagement-ring\/"},"modified":"2018-08-30T16:04:18","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T08:04:18","slug":"your-options-for-buying-a-diamond-engagement-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jogiadiamonds.com.au\/blog\/your-options-for-buying-a-diamond-engagement-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Options For Buying A Diamond Engagement Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When buying a diamond engagement ring, consumers are faced with three main options.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"><strong>Buy a ring that has already been set and ready to go.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>This is the most popular option and represents a more traditional approach.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s very easy &#8211; once you walk out the store or order online, it&#8217;s ready to go.<\/li>\n<li>Not a huge amount of technical focus is put on the centre diamond, which is the most important part, and therefore, quality may vary.<\/li>\n<li>Certification and laser inscription may not be an option.<\/li>\n<li>You may not be able to pick and choose your diamond with your desired design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"><strong>Buy a loose diamond from a diamond merchant or jeweller and let them set it.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The focus is put on the diamond, and you can usually benefit from their expertise as well as analysis.<\/li>\n<li>You are able to mix and match your centre diamond with any design.<\/li>\n<li>Probably a lot cheaper.<\/li>\n<li>The ring will usually have to be set on demand, and therefore you may have to wait a few days before seeing the finished product, although drawings and mock-ups may be available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Buy a loose diamond from a diamond merchant, and take it to another jeweller to have it set. <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;re able to take advantage of the high quality, certified diamonds commonly found online, whilst you&#8217;re still able to deal and support your local jeweller.<\/li>\n<li>A more personal, and perhaps easier experience when dealing with your local jeweller.<\/li>\n<li>However, a lot of trust is needed between your and your jeweller.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>When buying from Jogia Diamonds, consumers can either buy a loose diamond, or a loose diamond set in an engagement ring (options 2 and 3).<\/p>\n<p>We don&#8217;t sell preset rings, however, we do have designs available on the websites, and we can also design a ring for you, complete with drawings and possibly mock-ups. Alternatively, you can give us a design from a magazine or catalogue, which we can easily replicate.<\/p>\n<p>All our rings are handmade &#8211; not mass produced, as we believe a quality diamond should be set in a quality, handmade ring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When buying a diamond engagement ring, consumers are faced with three main options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-buying-advice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jogiadiamonds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jogiadiamonds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jogiadiamonds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jogiadiamonds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jogiadiamonds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jogiadiamonds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":386,"href":"https:\/\/www.jogiadiamonds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions\/386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jogiadiamonds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jogiadiamonds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jogiadiamonds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}