Choosing Gem Size To Moderate Ring Price

It would be wonderful if all of us could buy jewelry equipped with generous budgets, unfortunately this is just not feasible for most of us. In this report on gem size and ring price, we look at how the gem stone size in a gold or silver ring can help to tone down the overall price of the jewel.

This is very relevant for gem stone jewelry made in gold in current times. High gold prices has sent gold jewelry prices racing upwards. Add the gemstone cost component and you will see that getting a gold gem stone jewel can do damage to your wallet! In this scenario, jewelry lovers look for options that can help them reduce price points. If this can be done without affecting the quality of the jewelry, it is even more welcome.

Emeralds, rubies, sapphires and ofcourse diamonds can be grouped in the category of 'expensive' gems. This will be true if the gemstone in your ring had a medium or good grade stone. Another thing about the gems in this category is that, the price (per carat) moves up steeply as the size of the stone increases. This will be true even if the quality of the gem stone for a big size and small size is the same. This price behaviour pattern requires that the gem size not be too big. If you get a gem stone ring with a large gem but a low price tag, the quality of the gem stone would be quite low. On the other if your gem stone ring has a gem, that is modestly size chances are that, you will end up getting better quality at a good price point.

Let us take the RG153 Kaisilver emerald and diamond ring as an example. This gemstone is a 5mm or 6mm emerald, the side diamonds are optional. Like all other Kaisilver jewelry, this emerald diamond ring can also be ordered in gold or 925 sterling silver. The gemstone size in this ring cuts a good equation between price and quality, the fine band around the ring ensures that the gem does not appear very tiny. If you are worried about durability of the gold or silver mounting for this ring, rest assured that it is taken of. Your gold or 925 sterling silver emerald gem stone ring, will have no scooping done inside the band. This will help make it sturdy and strong. It is very unlikely that many other jewelers would make this ring without metal (especially gold) scooping inside the band.

There are some scenarios in which a small gem stone ring looks fine and well proportioned, there are other cases where a small gem stone in a ring might make the jewel appear strange and unsuitable. Let us say that you wanted an emerald ring with a size of around 5 to 7 (U.S size) and were on a tight budget. A small gem stone size ring would come as a blessing to you. The overall ring proportions would be quite fine too. At that point, you can decide on a gold or 925 silver emerald ring and further customize the price to fit your budget.

We must now tackle the situation where, the ring size would be quite large. If you still went with the RG153 Kaisilver emerald ring concept and used a 6mm emerald gem, the ring might appear distorted and out of place. At the same time, if you went for a 7mm round emerald the cost could shoot up and push the ring out of your budget. So one option would be to probably use more than one emerald in the ring but, stay within a gem size of 5mm. You might be surprised but it is quite possible that, three round emeralds of size 5mm could be cheaper than one single emerald of size 7mm.

Regarding personal preferences there are some cases where the gem size is really not relevant. For example, if you did not really adore the emerald but were inclined to wear it as it is the May birth stone, you might be very satisfied with a small emerald gem stone in your gold or silver birthstone ring. A similar logic could apply if you wore a gem stone ring because you believed that it could have some special powers or significance. What we mean to say is that, in such cases a larger gem stone size would not imply any more powers or significance for the gem.

A classic example of how important rings need not have large gems was demonstrated in an interesting find in the U.K. In July 2011 a British railyway technician and metal expert found an antique ring. British experts concluded that the ring would most probably have been made around the 7th to 11th century. What was more important is that, it was found that the jewel would likely be worn by some royal personality - this could be of Anglo-Saxon or Viking origin. The thing that amazed Kaisilver experts was that, the antique gold ring with a royal history, had a fairly ordinary 6mm round cabachon blue sapphire in the center. It seemed that there were red gems too but, on closer inspection it was found that the red 'stones' were infact pieces of glass. It has not been possible for us to get close details of the jewel since it has now been declared as state property and is kept in the custody of a British museum. The important conclusion that Kai Silver experts came up with is that, the jewel was worn more for it's meaning than as a show of power and wealth.

A more detailed report on the old sapphire ring can be seen on our website at http://www.kaisilver.com/old-sapphire-ring-ks-info-01.htm and if you wish to have more information and design concept ideas about, rings with small gems go right to our resource at http://www.customjewels.net/small-gemstone-rings-10x.php

The Kaisilver team can be contacted at sales@kaisilver.com with any queries or requirements that you might have. You can take full advantage of our expertise in gems and jewelry without ever making any purchase from us.