What You Need to Know When Choosing a Solitaire Ring

However, it is not actually an asset in the financial sense of the word. The moment you leave the jewelry store, the price you pay is worth at least half as much less. Even if this part bothers a little, we still feel compelled to buy them for our loved ones. Although the marketing geniuses who convinced the world that diamonds are the ultimate symbols of love, romance and marriage are not well known, it is now a fact that the solitaire carries a psychological necessity.

However, I hear you say that you want a beautiful solitaire diamond ring.

Diamond solitaire rings are not only a symbol of wealth, power and romance, but also an element of being cooler among women. Although it is generally tried to decide only by looking at the size, we should say that there are many details that you need to know when choosing.

Cut, clarity, color and carat details distinguish solitaires. This is called the 4C rule (Cut, Clarity, Color, Carat). Neither of these features is more effective than the other when determining the value of the diamond.

Diamond solitaire rings represent eternity and devotion due to the durability of the diamond and the fact that it takes thousands of years to form. Diamond, which is a technique used in the processing of diamonds, is a cut that allows the rough diamond to be seen in its brightest form. Therefore, diamonds are preferred in solitaire rings .

The most popular diamond shape is the round one. More than sixty percent of the diamond rings on the market are round. It is said that the round cut shines more because it catches the light more. Twenty-five percent of the solitaire rings on the market are princess cut diamonds, which are more like squares. Princess cuts are also advantageous in terms of production, because the loss will be greater in round cuts. Round stones are always more expensive when compared to carat. In other words, on average, the price of a 1.5-carat princess cut is close to each other instead of a 1-carat round-cut diamond. However, since the princess cut is close to a square, the crown dimensions of these two diamonds will be the same when you put them side by side.

Apart from these, you can also find cuts such as oval, marquise and drop, albeit a little.

Color is also one of the distinguishing features of the solitaire. Colors in diamonds are expressed with letters. Accordingly, the letters S to Z are colored, the letters N to R are colored white, the letters K to M are white, the letters G to J are rare white, and the most valuable ones are F, E and D, colorless diamonds, which are less common in nature. Letter order goes from D to Z. While D' is the most valuable color in terms of color, its value decreases as it moves towards Z.

There are certain scratches on the diamond because it is formed as a mineral by years of pressure underground. The scratches we are talking about are too small to be seen with the naked eye. The most valuable is named F. It is followed by VVS1 – VVS2, then VS1-VS2. SI1 and SI2 are also diamonds with a level of cleanliness that you can find in Turkey and that you can easily buy with a good color. Diamonds with clarity levels called I1, I2 and I3 have slightly more scratches.

Solitaire prices vary in a wide range from 340 TL to 250,000 TL.

If we simply summarize all of them in three articles;

1) For most couples, a diamond solitaire ring with a clarity ratio between VS, S1 in color scale D, E, F, G, H will be a satisfying choice.

2) The value of the solitaire ring, which is generally accepted in most parts of the world, is not less than 3 times the monthly salary of the recipient.

3) In cases where this rule does not work, it should be at least 1 carat in weight.