Questions ยท updated September 2026
19,004 Engagement Ring Questions Buyers Asked, Answered
Every question that came up while buyers compared ring prices, grouped by topic, with the answers other buyers gave. Near-duplicates are merged, so a question asked many times appears once with all its answers.
Questions by topic
| Topic | Questions | Asked most |
|---|---|---|
| Budgets and how much to spend | 935 | How much should I spend on an engagement ring? |
| Lab-grown, natural and moissanite | 6,123 | Why would someone pick a natural diamond over a much cheaper lab-grown one? |
| Carat, colour, clarity and cut | 2,969 | Does a 2-plus carat oval diamond look too big on a small (size 5) finger? |
| Shapes and settings | 2,538 | Are emeralds durable enough for an everyday wedding or engagement ring? |
| Metals | 443 | How much does rhodium plating a ring cost? |
| Where to buy | 1,512 | Do diamonds hold their resale value? |
| Wedding bands | 767 | How much do wedding bands cost compared to the engagement ring? |
| Insurance, appraisal and care | 1,048 | How much does it cost to insure an engagement ring? |
| Resale and upgrades | 759 | Is a diamond a good investment? |
| Sales tax and tariffs | 33 | Is it cheaper to import an unheated sapphire than buy locally in Australia? |
| Proposals and sizing | 258 | How long does a custom engagement ring take to make? |
| Countries and cities | 81 | Is it cheaper to buy a loose diamond for an engagement ring from Australia or from the US? |
| Custom rings and resetting a stone | 552 | How much does it cost to reset a family heirloom diamond into a new ring |
| Paying for the ring | 38 | Should you take out a loan to buy an engagement ring |
| Secondhand, vintage and heirloom rings | 325 | Where to buy an antique old mine cut diamond |
| Everything else | 623 | How much do people actually spend on an engagement ring? |
How the answers were gathered
Each answer is a paraphrase of what buyers said in reply, with the amounts they gave. Alongside the questions sit 6,556 observations about how prices work, collected on what buyers explain about ring prices.