Engagement Rings

In Western culture, an engagement ring is traditionally a ring worn by a woman indicating her engagement to be married. Conventionally, the ring is bought by her husband to be and presented as a gift while he proposes marriage. In some other cultures both men and women wear an engagement ring.

Buying a diamond ring is often an emotional event and evolves decision around how much to spend, choosing the right diamond, ring design and jeweller. The largest online retailer of certified diamonds is Blue Nile, and their service, price-value and choice of engagement rings is excellent. At Blue Nile UK you can easily design your own ring online by selecting your perfect diamond and setting.

There a lot of information and a useful engagement ring guide on their website, but select the diamond involves choosing the shape (round, marquise, pear, emerald, princess, ...), price range, carat, cut colour and clarity. Choosing the setting means choosing the ring style (solitaire, sidestone, three-stone, ...) and ring metal (white gold, yellow gold or platinum).

The jewellers below also offer a nice selection of engagement rings on line.

Ampalian  
www.ampalian.com

Ampalian brings you a wide collection of quality jewellery at the best possible online prices. They offer fast free worldwide delivery and a 30 money back guarantee. This jeweller's collections include wedding & engagement rings, earrings, necklaces, pendants, bracelets, bangles and men's jewellery.

Blue Nile UK  
www.bluenile.co.uk

Blue Nile was founded in 1999 and has grown to become the world's largest on-line retailer of certified diamonds. You can buy diamonds loose, or select a style or setting to create your own diamond ring, pendant, necklace or earrings. They offer free delivery and 30 day returns on every order.

Diamond Manufacturers  
www.diamondmanufacturers.co.uk

If you're looking for bespoke diamond rings, pendants or earrings then Diamond Manufacturers may be the place for you. Starting with selecting the actual diamond, they allow you to design your own creation online, using their easy-to-use guides. Prices are affordable (they even guarantee to be the cheapest) and they also sell loose certified diamonds.

Gerald Online  
www.geraldonline.com

Gerald Online, the UK's largest internet jeweller, brings you a nice collection of gold jewellery which includes gold earrings, rings, pendants, bracelets, bangles and necklaces, as well as white gold pieces. Prices are very competitive and they offer a 30 day no quibble money back guarantee.

Goldsmiths Jewellers  
www.goldsmiths.co.uk

Goldsmiths have been selling jewellery since 1778 and have currently over 170 high street jewelers’ stores across the UK. They sell a decent choice of diamond, engagement and eternity rings and wedding bands. All their diamonds are fully certified. You can search by price, stone, diamond shape, material and ring style.

H. Samuel  
www.hsamuel.co.uk

At H.Samuel, the high street jewellers, you can buy a good choice of solitaire, three-stone and cluster engagement rings. You can choose by material, price, stone style, stone shape and carat weight.

Purely Diamonds  
www.purelydiamonds.co.uk

Purely Diamonds design and manufacture all their engagement, wedding and diamond rings in their London workshop using a choice of platinum, 18-carat yellow and white gold. Their website features useful ring buying advice and a free ring sizer can be requested as well. They offer a 30 day money back guarantee and all their diamonds are fully certified and come with free valuation document.