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Best Engagement Rings

Where & How To Find Them

Online, high street, specialist stores or bespoke designers.

Just where do we find the best engagement rings?

Of course the choice of where to shop will be made taking many different factors into account, not the least of which, for many of us, will be price.

But, leaving budget considerations aside or the moment, there are more options available for ring buyers than ever before.

Online

The Internet has revolutionised shopping in many markets and fine jewellery is no different.

Some of the best engagement rings retailers and designers now sell their ranges online and the breathe of choice available is simply mind boggling.

Any type of ring is available but of course one drawback of virtual shopping is that the tactile nature of shopping in a store, seeing an dandling the stones, is lost.

For some that is the reason why they would never buy inline but, for many others, the range of choice and often lower prices mean the Internet is definitely the place to shop.

High Street

Shopping in the local stores, malls or the high street is still the most usual route for those of us looking for the best engagement rings.

Of course many of these jewellers will stock similar mass produced products with quite closely matched prices.

The more exclusive, in a limited distribution sense, lines of jewellery will be stocked by the higher end stores and the basic rule is that the more exclusive the ring the higher the price.

When buying from local stores make sure you compare and contrast items and prices before making a decision. One piece of advice that we should all take note of is not to buy from the first store you go in.

Even if you see a ring you fall in love with make sure you check out the other local retailers for similar pieces, comparing the quality and price, before making a buying decision.

Specialist Stores

The best engagement rings available from local retailers can be found in the specialist stores.

Usually small independents or large 'brand names' these stores will carry one-off and premium pieces selling for thousands of dollars above the cost of the other neighbourhood stores.

A word of warning though. Even high end retailers vary in the quality of their products and their service.

Check out their customer service, their service policies but above all make sure you aren't paying a premium price just because of the stores name.

Just because the store may have a famous name doesn't mean that you can't find a similar piece elsewhere at a much better price.

Bespoke Designers

Many more of us are looking at specialist designers to create unique rings for us.

And with more and more talented and young designers now producing bespoke jewellery the prices of one off pieces are becoming more affordable.

Going through the design process to seeing the finished piece is a very rewarding experience and what better way to start a committed relationship than with something unique to you. Maybe those are the best engagement rings?