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In 2015 it doesn’t quite feel right to quote the old saying ‘diamonds are a girl’s best friend’ when answering the question ‘why is a diamond engagement ring the perfect choice?’ After all, with same sex marriage now legal in the UK, diamonds are not just a girl’s best friend – in fact, an antique diamond engagement ring is so so much more. To explain why, here’s five reasons why when it comes to getting engaged, an antique diamond ring really is the only way to pop the question.

Affordability

Once upon a time it was said that a lover should shell out a whole month’s wages on that all important ring, fortunately in 2015 that needn’t be the case. Also, the amounts actually spent can vary largely, as exposed by the BBC Website feature: ‘De Beers myth: Do people spend a month’s salary on a diamond engagement ring?’. Hence, even averages shouldn’t necessary sway or pressurise anyone when deciding what they should spend. That said, for many there remains a massive amount of pressure on affording a diamond ring.

Fortunately, there is an answer that could please both your banker and your partner. Firstly, opt to go for an antique diamond ring as they prove by far the most financially savvy means of affording a diamond ring. Secondly, minimise the impact on your wallet whilst maximising the impact of your proposal by deciding to shop for that perfect diamond ring online. Online specialists such as aptly named, Antique Diamond Rings, don’t just take the financial sting out of affording a diamond ring, but so without costing you any of the sparkle.

Perfect Engagement Ring - the clothes maiden

Tradition

There is no better reason to opt for an antique diamond ring than to add to celebrate and so become a part of what is one of the most special, romantic and genuinely sparkling traditions out there. You might be surprised to learn though that unlike the diamond soon to adorn your own or your partner’s hand, the tradition of giving a diamond engagement ring is actually a rather modern one.

Intrigued? You should be; the history behind the engagement ring and how diamonds came to adorn it is one that is never more lovely to learn about than when preparing to become a part of it. Hence, to learn more you might want to take a look at the article, ‘The History of Engagement Rings’, featured on the Reader’s Digest website. Not only does the article explain how diamonds came to represent undying love, the article begins with the story of how our ancient cave folk first ever began giving braided grass strings as belts, bracelets and anklets to reign in the spirit of those they fell in love with.

Romance

Getting engaged is just about the most romantic gesture a person can make to demonstrate their love and the strength of that love. That said, the ring a person chooses either for themselves or their partner will forever more be worn as a symbol of both that gesture and the meaning behind it. So, it seems only right to choose a ring which also visually and otherwise reflects that romance and sparkles with the excitement and magic of the moment in which marriage is proposed.

Then, an antique diamond ring is the perfect choice, not least because diamonds happen to be the stone most associated with unbreakable love because of the stone’s perceived strength and durability, or because antique rings permit those not just ultra-wealthy to purchase something extra special, but because the history imbued in an antique ring and the combination of its unique parts add up in the most magical way – just like the sum of a relationships parts that keep the love of those engaged sparkling forevermore…and despite the odd bump along the way.

Antique Diamond Cuts

To give an idea of the main differences between antique and modern diamond cuts, what is perhaps most noticeable is that modern techniques involve creating far more ‘cuts’ created by sophisticated tools and machinery in an attempt to best make a diamond shine and sparkle. Whilst this has made modern diamonds massively popular as pretty, glittery things to wear, the twinkle of a modern diamond for many cannot blind one to the less superficial magic of an antique. Hence, to steal the old adage that goes ‘all that glitters is not gold’: it is as well true that that which glitters most does not always shine brightest, at least not in the hearts of many.

Finally, to learn more about what makes antique diamond engagement rings in particular the perfect choice of engagement ring, you might want to take a look at how diamond cuts over the year have developed via the GIA website. The ‘world’s foremost authority on diamonds’ the GIA’s history of diamond cuts doesn’t just show how advancing technologies have literally shaped the diamonds we wear, but provides a means of comparing antique cuts with modern cuts which when deciding whether to go antique can prove extremely informative, as well as inspiring and fascinating.

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