Top Tips for Designing your Own Engagement Ring

Designing an engagement ring for your significant other is a great way to show the amount of effort, thoughtfulness and love that went into the proposal. After all, they have to wear the ring for the rest of their lives, so you’ll want them to really love it! However, designing jewellery can be a stressful and difficult experience, which is why we’ve put together our top tips to help you along the way.

Set a Budget

Before you start any of the designing process, it’s important to understand how much you want to spend. Your budget will help you to narrow down the size and quality of diamond you choose, as well as the metal and design for the setting.

Look at Pre-Set Rings

Looking at pre-set rings available at jewellers is a great way to understand the sort of engagement rings there are available. Before you start designing, look at the different rings you like to give you some fresh inspiration. Buying the stone first can be confusing as it’s difficult to interpret what a ring would look like from the stone alone. It can also look smaller on a finished ring.

Design the Setting

The setting of the ring is important for a number of reasons. The design of the setting will become crucial when you choose a wedding band, and the price of the setting will determine how much you have left to spend on a stone. Classic solitaire settings will allow a bigger stone to be fitted and a wedding band is likely to fit nicely, whereas a long marquise or emerald cut setting may be more difficult to pair with a wedding band. It’s also vital to know the ring size of your partner at this step!

Choose a Stone

You should have a rough idea of the stone you’re looking to set in your ring before you choose one. Are you looking for a diamond, ruby, sapphire or different? You’ll want to take the cut, colour and clarity of the stone into consideration and ensure it fits the setting perfectly. Do your research and visit reputable jewellery stores that can help you find the perfect stone based on your requirements.

Visit Jewellery Makers

Choosing the right jewellery maker to put all the different aspects of your engagement ring together and create a finished piece is vital. You’re going to want to visit a jewellery maker who has made countless engagement rings from customer designs and that you trust. Do your research and visit multiple, asking for quotes before you make a choice.

At Cuttings the Jewellers, we are happy to make custom and bespoke jewellery pieces to customer designs or assist in the design of such an item. We can then have the piece made by one of our expert goldsmiths or ring makers. Not only that, but we can also source and purchase loose diamonds from theLondonor Antwerp Diamond Bourse and then have them mounted by craftsmen.

For more information on the services we offer, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the team via our contact page.