Symbolising eternal commitment, your engagement ring holds immense significance. Choosing the right gemstone is key to showing how well you know your partner and ensuring the ring reflects your unique love story. The stone must also strike the right balance between being suitable for daily wear and standing out against other accessories.

Follow this guide to choosing the right gemstone to select an engagement ring which will be cherished forever.

Make it personal

First and foremost, decide which gemstones best reflect your partner’s character and style. Making it personal will help to ensure it’s ‘the perfect fit’ and completes their everyday looks.

Analysing their existing jewellery is a great place to start. Do they favour flashy accessories? Dazzling diamonds will be a fantastic fit. Is their taste more traditional? Look at pre-owned engagement rings in vintage styles with more subtle stones such as sapphires.

You could also consider your partner’s birth month and the corresponding gemstone or stones said to have properties which align with their personality. 

Think about shine

All gemstones have a degree of shine, but some sparkle while others have a soft glow. This is partly related to the cut which can enhance the brilliance but largely depends on the stone itself.

Especially in a round cut diamonds will sparkle in the light, making them an ideal choice if you want your engagement ring to be eye-catching. Sapphires and rubies are versatile and can glitter or glow depending on how they’re shaped. Emeralds are not known for their shine but have enviable depth with just a simple square cut.

Consider colour

While the white diamond has been the traditional choice for engagement rings since the 1950s, these days couples are bucking the trend and considering gemstones with colour.

Diamonds can be a variety of shades as well as white if you still want to nod to tradition. Alternatively, think about the colours that best suit your partner and let this guide you to the gemstone. There’s endless choice, from fiery red garnets to pale purple amethysts.

Prioritise lifestyle

Some gemstones are more suited to daily wear than others! The diamond, as durable as it is beautiful, will dazzle for decades when cared for correctly. Opals on the other hand are soft and more susceptible to damage. You must therefore prioritise your partner’s lifestyle in your decision-making when selecting the gemstone for their engagement ring. 

Seek expertise

Still feeling unsure of how to go about choosing the right gemstone for your engagement ring? Seek expertise from an established jeweller and trust them to guide you to a stone that perfectly balances beauty, individuality and functionality.

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