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Engagement Ring Reports from $750 to $1,000
This page runs from $750 to $1,000.
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| Ring | Stone | Carat | Shape | Metal | Year | What the buyer reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $750 | Moissanite | – | emerald | yellow gold | 2023 | Custom emerald-cut moissanite ring in 18k yellow gold, similar style to the asker's ring but no diamond band; shipping included. |
| $750 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | cushion | gold | – | Another green lab-created sapphire cushion ~7x9mm mounted in a 10k gold ring from a Stuller catalog; stone about $350, total under $750 with the setting |
| $750 | Moissanite | – | – | gold | 2023 | 10k gold ring with a moissanite center and lab diamond accents; saved money ahead of having a baby |
| A$750 | – | – | – | – | – | Independently valued higher by another jeweller while getting it cleaned |
| $750 | – | – | – | – | – | Custom-designed ring made through an Etsy jeweler; much more comfortable with this cost than a pricier ring |
| $750 | – | – | – | – | – | Third-party buyer's own reset from white gold to yellow gold into a very basic band, whole job included |
| $750 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.01 ct | asscher | platinum | – | Bezel setting, 2mm band |
| $750 | – | – | – | – | – | An estate piece; would have cost $1,000-2,000 new |
| £750 | Moissanite | – | – | white gold | – | Moissanite stone in a white gold band, bought online |
| €750 | Natural diamond | 0.2 ct | – | white gold | – | 585 white gold, bought in a physical store |
| $750 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.01 ct | asscher | platinum | 2024 | Bought as an anniversary upgrade ring after 20 years of marriage; platinum bezel setting |
| $750 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2019 | Bought a moissanite halo ring for her 25th wedding anniversary, replacing a broken mall-store wedding set |
| $750 | Natural diamond | – | – | – | – | Writer's father bought her mother a solitaire in the late 1970s for 500 to 1000 while poor; she later refused upgrades |
| $750 | Moissanite | – | – | white gold | – | Custom, light grey moissanite |
| $750 | Lab-grown diamond | – | cushion | – | – | Semi-mount from overseas vendor, set by a local jeweler; about 6 weeks total; ~950 CAD equivalent |
| $750 | – | – | – | – | 2026 | Bought at a pawn shop; appraised value was $6,500 |
| £750 | – | – | – | – | – | Not entirely sure of the exact cost, estimates it was between £500 and £1,000 |
| $750 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 1.25 ct | cushion | other | – | Partner is a trained metalsmith who hand-made the silver ring himself using scrap silver, freeing up budget for a higher-quality diamond |
| $750 | Sapphire | – | – | – | – | Very dark blue sapphire center with two small accent diamonds; matching eternity band for $250 |
| $750 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Tanzanite center stone with a small cluster of diamonds on either side, requested over a traditional diamond |
| $756 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | pear | other | 2026 | Etsy listing for a 14k gold-plated ring with a lab-grown padparadscha sapphire, Antwerp Gemological Institute cert; still deciding whether to buy |
| $760 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2024 | Quote for a 3ct moissanite ring with setting from an overseas seller; passed on it since a diamond seemed doable for under $2,000 instead |
| $760 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.17 ct | – | yellow gold | 2024 | 2.17ct lab diamond solitaire, 14k yellow gold stock setting; bought last year, prices have since risen |
| $761 | – | – | – | – | 2023 | About 670 EUR equivalent; kept the rest of their savings for travel and buying a house; comment from Denmark. |
| $768 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.5 ct | round | gold | 2025 | Custom-made near-identical ring in 10k gold, size 12.5, ordered and awaiting delivery, also about AUD1200 |
| $770 | Moissanite | – | cushion | – | – | 3ct elongated cushion, order placed but not yet delivered at time of comment |
| $770 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.4 ct | – | – | 2023 | A good deal at the time, before later moving to a bigger lab stone; had tried several unsatisfying moissanite rings first |
| $780 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | yellow gold | – | 18k yellow gold 2ct lab solitaire bought through an online group-buy via a vetted vendor from a moissanite/lab community |
| $790 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | round | gold | 2025 | Upgraded mom's 36-year-old ring; kept the original 6mm 22k gold band, new basket built for a 2ct D VS1 hearts-and-arrows lab diamond; plus $50 shipping and tariffs on the stone |
| $795 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Bought on sale, originally around 1000; recipient named only as Annie in the original comment |
| $799 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Forever ring years later: a smaller prior-year design marked $2,800, bought for $799 at a store going out of business |
| $800 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Vintage ring (believed 20th century) bought from an estate jewelry shop; stone type and carat weight not specified |
| $800 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | oval | yellow gold | 2024 | Employee discount on a ring listed at $4500 customer price; 14k gold; 2ct total weight incl. side stones; deciding whether to buy |
| $800 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | – | white gold | 2025 | Quote for a 1 ct center stone plus 20 melee lab diamonds, 14k white gold, from a direct jeweler found online; offered a choice of E VVS2 or D VVS2 Excellent, still deciding |
| $800 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | – | – | 2025 | Couple split ring costs; her ring (lab pink sapphire with opal accents) from Etsy shop Aquaelus cost more than his simpler ring |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | – | white gold | – | 3/4 carat moissanite solitaire ring; pre-made setting rather than custom |
| $800 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | – | white gold | 2018 | Three-stone Chatham lab-created alexandrite ring in 14kt white gold, handmade purchase on Etsy from a woman-owned business |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | 2010 | Writer says they were poor at the time; remembers the price as somewhere between $700 and $900 |
| $800 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | gold | – | Husband replaced her engagement ring with a lab diamond in a 14k band for under $800 total, after the old ring's repair cost wasn't worth it |
| $800 | Natural diamond | – | – | – | – | Great-grandmother's diamond reset into a new setting ($800, about 7% of their 2-month income); wedding band is moissanite, roughly half what a diamond band would cost; husband's ~$400 band not yet bought |
| €800 | – | – | – | – | – | Buyer's own engagement ring cost 800 euros, with about 53 euros in import duties added, given as a European duty-rate comparison |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | – | rose gold | 2021 | 14k rose gold 6mm near-colorless moissanite (0.75ct DEW), ring size 4.5; found it herself and sent partner the link |
| £800 | – | – | – | – | – | Saved £300 one month then paid the remaining roughly £500 the next; total ring cost about £800 |
| £800 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Tourmalinated Quartz ring from a Delaware, US seller (Midwinter Co.), plus about £200 in import fees, roughly £1,000 all in |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | – | Band made by the same jeweler to match the engagement ring |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | – | Husband capped spending on her engagement ring at $1000, actual cost came in lower; his wedding band was a cheap tungsten carbide ring |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | oval | – | 2022 | Harro-cut oval moissanite graded like a D VVS2 diamond; rarely looked diamond-like except in direct sun; later resold for $400 |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2022 | Moissanite engagement ring, picked out herself; budget was about $1,000. |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | – | gold | 2020 | 0.75ct moissanite-equivalent stone in 14k gold, bought about two years before the comment |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | oval | gold | – | Custom-cut 4ct elongated oval moissanite plus 14k setting, both included in the price; vendor also sells via Etsy |
| $800 | Sapphire | – | – | – | – | 6 small moissanite accent stones beside the sapphire |
| $800 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | round | white gold | – | Lab-grown blue sapphire center stone with three small diamonds on each side |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | – | white gold | 2022 | 14k white gold ring/band combo just ordered; price suggests moissanite rather than diamond |
| $800 | Sapphire | – | – | – | – | Custom teal sapphire from Etsy; just under 2% of his salary; couple aged 19 and 22 saving for a house; he paid alone |
| $800 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | – | white gold | – | Plain 14k white setting bought secondhand; plain 14k band |
| $800 | Other gemstone | – | – | yellow gold | – | 14k gold cluster ring: 4mm round opal center, two 3mm moonstones, six small diamond accents; ethically sourced materials |
| A$800 | – | – | – | – | – | Budget was around $5k like others here, but chose a cheaper ring; still loves it |
| A$800 | – | – | – | – | – | Husband spent $800; quality isn't great and needs frequent costly rhodium plating; promised an upgrade later |
| A$800 | – | 0.8 ct | – | – | – | Bought while travelling; came with a locally equivalent certificate and serial checked under microscope |
| $800 | Natural diamond | – | – | – | – | Locally made ring with a fairly large black diamond |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Husband spent about $800 total on the moissanite ring. |
| £800 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | other | – | Lab-grown diamond set in palladium, chosen for ethical reasons; price includes engraving |
| £800 | – | – | – | – | – | Fiancé proposed with a cheap ring first so she could choose her own; budget was about £1k |
| £800 | – | – | – | – | – | Wedding itself cost about £15k separately |
| £800 | – | – | – | – | – | Proposed on a holiday in Florida that cost £10k separately |
| £800 | – | – | – | – | 2003 | About a bit over a month's wages at the time |
| £800 | – | – | – | – | – | Proposed without a ring, found a vintage one together |
| £800 | – | – | – | – | – | Budget was £5000; found a ring on sale, reduced from £1200 |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought from an estate jeweler back when the couple was in a similar financial bracket to now; her other ring was inherited |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | 2023 | Eloped with a package deal that included a mini honeymoon |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | 2023 | Compared own ring cost to a typical home down payment amount |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | princess | – | 2023 | 6x6mm princess moissanite with 3/4 eternity band, semi bezel/channel setting, still under $800, buying on credit |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | cushion | – | – | 5-carat cushion-cut moissanite ring |
| C$800 | – | – | – | – | 2013 | Husband spent $800; together eleven years; stopped wearing rings due to skin irritation, prefers practical gifts |
| $800 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | – | rose gold | – | Lab-created color-change alexandrite center with lab-grown moissanite accents, rose gold band, bought as a complete ring on Etsy |
| $800 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Writer's father drove to a jewelry store decades ago, handed the writer's mother roughly $800, and told her to pick her own ring; no era or specs given |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | – | white gold | 2024 | Fiancé bought it on Etsy at writer's request to keep the price down |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | – | white gold | 2024 | Two-carat moissanite set in white gold |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | 2024 | Bought secondhand through an Etsy resale listing, saving about $1,000 off the original price |
| €800 | – | – | – | – | – | Picked to fit her style after asking friends for input |
| C$800 | Natural diamond | – | – | white gold | 2015 | Small white gold ring set with Canadian diamonds plus a fitted matching band; worn nearly ten years and still looks new; specs not recalled |
| 800 | No stone (plain band) | – | – | gold | – | CHF 800 artisanal locally-made gold ring, no diamond; CHF 2200 each for their wedding rings; about CHF 100k/year salary at the time |
| £800 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought abroad at source; guesses it would cost roughly triple in the UK; still has the same ring 10+ years later |
| £800 | – | – | – | – | – | Income was about £1800/month at the time |
| £800 | – | – | – | – | 2019 | She chose it herself on a shopping day out; couple's finances are joint so overspending would have caused trouble |
| £800 | Other gemstone | – | – | gold | – | Gold and morganite, morganite is writer's favourite stone |
| $800 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Quote for a new platinum version of the same ring design with new diamonds from Fiorese; she later confirms wearing it with no issues. |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2025 | Husband bought her 3ct halo ring for $800, cited as reasonable compared to the boutique's prices |
| $800 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | 2014 | Bought an antique diamond ring after losing a 1ct diamond ring she had won in a 2013 radio contest and figured was worth over $10k |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | – | Custom-made ring from Etsy cost $800, under her $1k limit |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | other | – | – | Elongated hexagon-cut moissanite from an independent jeweler, often mistaken for a diamond |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Both still in college; low price mainly came from stacked military and EMT first-responder discounts |
| $800 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | 2025 | About $800 from Etsy; also wore a $200 promise ring for a couple of years before that |
| A$800 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer's own engagement ring, reciprocal purchase |
| A$800 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Current wife chose a lab-created stone she liked |
| $800 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.42 ct | radiant | white gold | 2025 | Radiant cut lab diamond ring bought a couple months before the comment |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | – | Kept the whole wedding cheap too, just a lunch with friends |
| $800 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | white gold | – | Near-identical white-gold-plated lab-diamond replica bought within a month, worn for travel and riskier occasions |
| $800 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.05 ct | round | two tone | 2025 | Platinum basket, 14k rose gold solitaire band; called 'hearts and arrows' make; bought via rep Demi on WhatsApp from a group-buy design; plus $30 shipping |
| $800 | – | 2 ct | round | – | – | One of several 'fun' rings writer wears day to day instead of her actual engagement ring, which was her mother's and cost nothing |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | – | gold | – | Custom 3ct-equivalent moissanite solitaire in 10k gold, hearts-and-arrows cut, made as an upgrade ring for the writer's mother |
| $800 | – | – | – | white gold | 2025 | Writer's engagement ring, 11 diamonds, 10k white gold; husband bought all three rings in this story himself |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | – | Fiance got a good price on her engagement ring. |
| $800 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 2.08 ct | pear | gold | – | 14k gold, bought while living in the US from an overseas Chinese vendor |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought when the couple was young and broke, about 18 years before the comment |
| $800 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | round | – | 2025 | Bought in a fire sale from a vendor going out of business; simple bezel setting; original price reportedly under $2000 |
| C$800 | Moissanite | – | radiant | – | – | Price includes tax |
| €800 | Moissanite | – | marquise | gold | – | Dutch marquise cut moissanite set in 14k gold; happy with sparkle and no cloudiness |
| $800 | – | 0.5 ct | – | – | 2000 | Original half-carat ring cost around $800+; writer has been married 25 years as of the comment |
| $800 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Stone $200 + setting $600, plus a separate $150 mounting fee that ruined the prongs; a finished ring would've cost under $800 |
| $800 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 0.1 ct | – | gold | – | Small 9-karat gold solitaire of 0.10 ct that she was thrilled with; 9ct gold hints at UK or Australia but no country named |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | 2026 | Fiance proposed with this ring and said they could upgrade later; she wants to keep it as is |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought together as a couple after college and before either had a full-time job |
| $800 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | – | white gold | 2026 | Classic solitaire setting; writer wishes they had ordered platinum instead |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | – | gold | – | 14k solid gold with a moissanite stone; all he could afford at the time; she loves it anyway |
| $800 | – | – | – | other | – | Student husband had 800 for the ring; silver band; later a gold band with a lab diamond came as a push present, price not given |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | 2026 | Bought at a traveling gem fair. |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought via vendors sourced from a lab diamonds community sub, which saved money; gold made up most of the cost |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought via a seasonal employee discount (60-75% off) at a chain jeweler like Kay or Zales; would have cost over $3k at retail |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | – | Asked her partner to spend under $1000 when they were 23; no intention of upgrading after 8 years |
| $800 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Bought on sale, picked out by the writer herself |
| $800 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.09 ct | oval | yellow gold | – | Writer's own upgrade from moissanite to lab diamond for their anniversary, cathedral setting with plain band |
| $800 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | gold | – | 2 carat IGI-certified lab diamond ring in 14k gold, bought used through a pre-loved Facebook resale group |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | – | The $0 piece was a family wedding band given the year before; separately paid $800 for the engagement ring, simple taste |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | – | Custom design based on inspiration photos she'd sent him |
| $800 | – | 2.03 ct | – | yellow gold | 2025 | 14K gold with a 2.03 carat diamond |
| $800 | Natural diamond | 0.5 ct | – | rose gold | – | Half carat salt and pepper diamond set in a 14k rose gold band |
| $800 | – | – | – | other | 2026 | Husband's newest ring, meteorite and black zirconium, replacing the cracked tungsten ones |
| $800 | Natural diamond | 0.5 ct | – | – | 1994 | A college friend's engagement ring |
| $800 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | 2026 | Bought a vintage ring on eBay; writer says it has held up perfectly unlike the asker's tarnishing ring |
| $800 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Felt like a lot of money to her at the time; says the ring itself never mattered |
| $800 | Natural diamond | 0.75 ct | marquise | – | 1978 | Husband paid it off in 4 weeks; stolen in a 1981 NYC mugging, replaced by insurance, later upgraded with baguettes and a band |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | oval | white gold | – | Vendor found through the moissanite group, not named |
| $800 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | 2023 | Fiancée's emerald ring, lab-grown, with moissanite accents, from Etsy, worn 3 years |
| A$800 | Moissanite | – | oval | – | 2026 | Solitaire ring including postage to Australia; writer calls the craftsmanship beautiful, with a lifetime warranty excluding human-error damage |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | – | Cousin's husband designed and made her wedding ring himself as poor undergrads; estimated cost around $800; ring later lost |
| C$800 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | 2021 | Engagement ring from a small Ottawa Etsy jeweler; center stone isn't a diamond though the other stones on it are; worn about 5 years |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | – | Set with one of his mother's smaller diamonds as an accent; she says she'd have been happy with a $50 ring |
| $800 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Suggests an affordable vintage alternative; describes her own vintage ring bought on eBay instead of redesigning an existing set |
| $800 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | round | – | 2026 | Upgrade for the writer's mum; old stone was about 6mm, new stone 8mm; local jeweler made a new head and set it |
| £800 | – | – | – | – | – | Partner saved for about a year, got 30% off the sale price |
| $800 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | – | – | – | Bought a top-quality 1.5ct diamond off AliExpress, had an Etsy jeweler design the setting, then a local jeweler set it; similar finished rings sold online for $5-6k |
| $800 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | 2018 | Morganite ring worn daily since 2018, survived being stepped on |
| $800 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.7 ct | marquise | gold | – | A buyer's own 14k marquise lab-diamond ring, mentioned while suggesting cheaper overseas designers as an alternative |
| $800 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Her most expensive possession, no other details given |
| $800 | Moissanite | – | – | gold | – | 14k gold band |
| $800 | – | – | – | – | – | Found a matching setting and stone on Etsy for $800 total |
| $813 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Custom-made 3.5ct stone in an antique-style setting with diamond side stones, made through the Etsy maker Orbion |
| $820 | – | 1.8 ct | pear | – | – | One of several everyday rings |
| $830 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 0.3 ct | round | – | 2021 | Proposed with a placeholder ring first, then picked the real one together; her gold wedding band cost more than the engagement ring |
| $830 | Moissanite | – | oval | platinum | 2026 | 3-carat oval stone in a custom platinum setting; ring still being made |
| $830 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | – | gold | 2026 | 3ct lab diamond solitaire on an 18k gold band, bought via the EBTH auction site for $830 pre-tax/shipping |
| C$840 | – | 1.47 ct | marquise | gold | 2026 | Bought secondhand off Poshmark; 14k gold |
| $850 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | First in a series of moissanite ring purchases, approximate cost |
| £850 | – | – | – | – | – | Was saving for a house at the time and delayed proposing partly over the cost |
| £850 | – | – | – | – | – | Paid using supermarket loyalty vouchers |
| £850 | – | – | – | – | – | Handmade ring designed by her husband |
| C$850 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | – | gold | 2023 | Lab sapphire, 14k gold; writer estimated 800 or 900 CAD total |
| $850 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | – | yellow gold | 2023 | Lab emerald bezel, 14k yellow gold, bought in the mid $800s; paid more for an emerald with visible inclusions to look more genuine |
| €850 | Sapphire | 1.5 ct | – | gold | 2019 | 18k gold, 1.5ct white sapphire ring bought online, non-diamond stone |
| £850 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Nature/D&D themed ring with a purple amethyst |
| $850 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer is very happy; calls demanding a ring in the thousands foolish unless the couple is genuinely wealthy |
| A$850 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | 2005 | Said to be an African ruby; simple and elegant, bought 20 years before the comment |
| $850 | Moissanite | – | oval | – | – | Jeweler reset wedding ring with new 3ct oval moissanite center replacing a marquise, plus matching moissanite side stones |
| $850 | Moissanite | – | marquise | gold | 2026 | Dutch marquise moissanite in 14k gold; partner paid, writer says 'around' the amount |
| $850 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Blue moissanite ring |
| $850 | – | – | – | – | 2010 | Many tiny stones rather than one center stone, before lab diamonds were common |
| £850 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | pear | platinum | – | Platinum required due to a gold allergy, adding to the cost; low-profile pear cut |
| $850 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.9 ct | pear | white gold | 2025 | 19-year anniversary upgrade ring bought the year before the 20-year one, simple six-prong petite claw solitaire |
| $850 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | – | gold | – | NJ diamond-district-style shop: about $650 for a decent gold setting plus $200 for a 1-2 ct lab diamond; sets a customer's own stone free if the band is plain gold |
| £850 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Range originally given as 800-900; bought at an Asian jewellery shop in Leicester |
| $850 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | – | 2024 | Custom engagement ring made by Starsgem (rep Tracy) with a 2ct lab diamond, about two years before the comment; expects it costs more now |
| $850 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Small ring pairing a lab-grown diamond with a sapphire, remembered as roughly $800-900 |
| $850 | Other gemstone | – | – | other | – | Bought an $850 Darry Ring engagement ring; after a breakup tried to resell it and learned the stone was just a common crystal and the silver band worth about $5 |
| $851 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | marquise | – | – | Buyer's own 1ct lab-grown marquise solitaire ring; says people assume it's worth much more. |
| $860 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Almost-3ct lab diamond ring bought through deep online discounts for about $860; a comparable ~1ct lab diamond ring can run about $600 |
| $860 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | gold | – | Three diamonds set in 18k gold, an estate piece bought in-store |
| $862 | – | 2.91 ct | pear | – | 2025 | Bought via RareCarat's price-match process; calls the ring gorgeous. |
| $865 | Lab-grown diamond | – | princess | – | 2023 | Upgraded from a small cluster of stones to a single princess-cut diamond; stone cost $670, local reset $195, under $900 all in |
| $868 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.8 ct | – | – | – | Says a 3.8ct lab diamond ring cost about half of the asker's $1,735 quote, so roughly $868 |
| £870 | – | – | – | – | 2001 | Jeweller wrote an insurance certificate for a higher value than paid |
| $875 | – | – | – | rose gold | 2023 | Custom made by a friend branching into fine jewelry; loose and black diamonds bought at a discount on Etsy before salt-and-pepper diamonds trended |
| A$875 | – | – | – | – | – | Took many hours to find something decent quality and affordable in her style |
| $880 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | emerald | – | 2023 | Writer says they also grabbed a 2ct emerald-cut eternity ring in the same flash sale the person asking described; price assumed the same $880 since specs match |
| $880 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | emerald | – | 2023 | 2ct lab emerald-cut eternity ring bought during a 50%-off flash sale (code FLASH50); ordered while traveling, quoted to ship Nov 28 |
| $883 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | emerald | gold | – | Bought a 3ct emerald-cut lab diamond ring in 14k gold from an overseas vendor a few months earlier; no baguette side stones, unlike the ring being asked about |
| $884 | Moissanite | – | cushion | yellow gold | 2026 | 3ct square cushion old-mine-cut moissanite custom ring in 10k gold; loved the setting but found the stone dull and dark in person versus the video |
| $889 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.52 ct | oval | gold | 2026 | Quoted $889 by an overseas vendor for a 1.52ct oval cut with a simple 14k gold band |
| $890 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.08 ct | emerald | white gold | 2025 | Bought during an Etsy shop sale, bezel setting with tulip basket, after taxes |
| C$890 | Moissanite | – | – | gold | 2026 | 14k gold toi et moi style engagement ring bought during Kuololit's 11/11 sale, price includes shipping, no import duties paid |
| $892 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2024 | Paid a $700 quote plus $192 for a CAD redesign on a custom halo ring; delivered ring's halo stone count/size didn't match the approved CAD |
| $900 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Amethyst ring the person asking was considering buying, not yet purchased; asking whether it's too unorthodox or too cheap |
| $900 | Natural diamond | – | – | – | – | Engagement ring used an heirloom diamond from him; her wedding band was $700; his wedding band (not yet bought) was being looked at around $1700, about half his monthly take-home pay |
| $900 | Moissanite | – | – | yellow gold | 2021 | GHI near-colorless stone sized to 46% finger coverage on a 4.25 finger; took about a month to arrive |
| £900 | – | – | – | platinum | – | Secondhand Edwardian ring with platinum filigree, chosen after proposing with a cheap cubic zirconia stand-in |
| $900 | – | – | – | – | – | Engagement ring set had 3 rings, one doubles as the wedding band; bought on a Black Friday deal |
| $900 | Moissanite | – | – | yellow gold | – | 1.5ct diamond-equivalent solitaire on 18k yellow gold |
| $900 | Other gemstone | – | – | rose gold | – | The Reinette style with a morganite stone in 14k rose gold; vendor's range runs roughly $700 to over $1,000 |
| $900 | – | – | – | – | – | Picked out at Costco; not spent on an expensive symbolic ring since it can be upgraded later |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.8 ct | – | – | – | Writer's best friend's ring, a 2.8ct lab-grown stone bought on a Black Friday deal |
| $900 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | The writer's own moissanite ring |
| $900 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Planning an Etsy engagement ring for about $900 with titanium bands after a $200 titanium ring option couldn't be made small enough for her finger |
| $900 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Moissanite wedding set that needed a $450 rebuild after 2 years (prongs and bezel failed); $450 described as almost half of the original price, implying it cost roughly $900-1000 |
| $900 | Sapphire | 4 ct | – | – | – | Antique 4ct white sapphire bought from an antiques dealer in Copenhagen; price before tax, favorable exchange rate to the dollar |
| $900 | – | – | – | – | – | Replacement ring valued around $2k but bought for $900 during a major sale, right after he took an engineering job with a sign-on bonus |
| A$900 | – | – | – | – | – | Paid in the 800 to 1000 range; combined engagement and wedding ring in one, partner isn't much for jewellery |
| $900 | Moissanite | – | oval | – | 2023 | 2+ carat, 11x7mm oval moissanite solitaire; writer says quality rivals a diamond and was worth the price |
| $900 | – | – | – | – | – | Etsy ring, could have found something even cheaper |
| $900 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2023 | Partner ordered moissanite ring on Etsy, loves it, under $900 |
| £900 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Writer (the fiancée) picked the band, setting and lab-grown stone herself |
| £900 | – | – | – | – | – | Not quite a month's wage at the time |
| £900 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought on sale, reduced from £1300; monthly salary then was about £2000 |
| £900 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer picked out her own ring before he proposed, without knowing it at the time |
| $900 | – | – | – | – | – | Picked out her own ring, normally around 2k, bought on sale |
| $900 | – | – | – | – | – | The person asking bought herself an 'engagement' ring 2 years after the wedding |
| C$900 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer feels even this amount is a lot; would rather put money toward a home or savings |
| $900 | – | – | – | – | 2024 | Partner's wedding band bought separately; writer's own band not added yet |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | round | gold | 2024 | Family jeweler quoted $800-1,000 to melt down grandma's gold, make the setting and add a decent lab diamond; the person asking plans to proceed |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.16 ct | – | – | – | Bought this lab diamond ring, then returned it for a different band and a larger stone |
| $900 | Sapphire | – | – | – | – | Chosen after returning a diamond ring she disliked; ended up saving money versus the diamond option |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.3 ct | – | gold | – | No exact figure given, only that cost fell within the asker's stated $800-1000 budget |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.04 ct | – | – | 2024 | $900 all-in for a 1.04ct IGI D VVS2 excellent-cut diamond with a 1.6mm band; upgraded from a big-box-store ring, more compliments in 2 months than in 2 years with the old one |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | pear | white gold | 2024 | Hidden-halo solitaire setting from Starsgem; stone-setting labor still to be paid separately |
| C$900 | – | – | – | – | 2024 | Writer is in Canada; picked the ring herself, luckily inexpensive |
| A$900 | – | – | – | white gold | – | Solitaire diamond on a white gold band, originally priced about 2k but bought during the GFC discount; still looks good 15 years later |
| $900 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Morganite center with diamond accents; diamond wedding band bought separately |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Writer caps her own jewelry spend at $3k; says a mined equivalent of her lab ring would have run $5k+ |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | – | white gold | 2024 | 1.5ct lab solitaire bought via an internet ad; same ring was marked 2999 in store |
| $900 | – | – | – | gold | – | Quote for brother's custom 18k ring with custom stones for his fiancee, from a maker recommended online |
| C$900 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | – | white gold | 2025 | Colombian-style lab emerald center stone cost $130 CAD; the 10k white-gold ring with two side lab diamonds and labor cost $770 CAD |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.91 ct | pear | – | 2025 | Price-matched a lab diamond plus 14k gold setting through RareCarat's chat, total with taxes came in under this |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.91 ct | pear | – | 2025 | Price-matched a Calavera-listed lab diamond via Rare Carat chat; setting was a $390 Presentation 6-prong solitaire |
| $900 | – | – | – | – | – | Given a budget by partner but chose to spend about half of it |
| £900 | Other gemstone | – | – | white gold | – | White gold ring with an alexandrite center stone and two small diamonds; cost about £900 |
| £900 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | 2025 | Ring made by a London-based Etsy jeweler, with the stone set locally; total for stone and setting fee |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | 5 ct | emerald | gold | – | Own 5-carat emerald-cut ring in 10k gold, cited as a much cheaper comparison to the asker's $3,200 lab diamond ring |
| C$900 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | – | – | – | Lab grown sapphire; capped ring spend at $1k to prioritize other savings goals |
| C$900 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.3 ct | – | gold | 2024 | 14k gold ring size 7, quoted 900-1200 CAD and paid about 900 CAD, happy with the result |
| $900 | Other gemstone | – | – | gold | – | 14k gold ring with a CZ center stone; budget was meant for a house down payment |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.82 ct | radiant | rose gold | – | 14k rose gold solitaire, 8-petal tulip basket setting, price includes shipping, worked with a named rep |
| $900 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 1.5 ct | – | platinum | 2025 | Helped someone get a platinum 3-stone ring (1.5ct center plus two lab side stones) for $900, another cheap custom-ring example. |
| $900 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | – | – | 2025 | Etsy-made ring with a lab-created sapphire center and pearl accents that later came loose |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | platinum | – | Bought the same ring design in a 2ct version with platinum from Starsgem for $900 |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | marquise | gold | 2026 | Second-hand ring bought below this price |
| $900 | – | 0.5 ct | – | white gold | – | Vintage ring bought online |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | round | two tone | 2026 | Quote for a 14k two-tone hidden-halo solitaire with certification |
| $900 | – | 0.33 ct | round | gold | 1994 | Her ring has a center diamond surrounded by about 8 smaller stones; his band is a plain gold band |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | yellow gold | – | Second ring in the mail: 18k gold with lab diamond pave and halo, under $900 |
| $900 | Natural diamond | 0.5 ct | – | – | 1988 | Outside NYC; a half carat stone was considered pretty large there at the time |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | round | white gold | – | Lab stone sourced directly from a manufacturer, set in 14K white gold band, used to argue lab is the better financial choice |
| $900 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2026 | Fiance paid a bit over 900 for a moissanite ring; she felt even that was a lot |
| $900 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Ex-fiancé bought a 4ct moissanite ring for a prior engagement that ended after six months; no one could tell it wasn't a diamond |
| $900 | – | – | – | – | – | Picked out together as a couple |
| 900 | Natural diamond | 0.5 ct | – | – | – | Writer estimates her 0.5-carat natural ring cost around $900; she does not live in the US |
| £900 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought on sale, originally listed at £2,400; partner had spotted it herself online before the proposal |
| £900 | – | – | – | – | 1991 | Bank of England inflation calculator puts this at about 2200 pounds today; felt like a huge sum at 31 |
| $900 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2026 | Chose a moissanite the same visual size as a diamond a jeweler quoted at about $9k, freeing budget for a better metal |
| $900 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.5 ct | – | – | – | 2.5 ct stone including the setting for $900 from Aurilenne; the comment's context points to lab grown |
| $904 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought secondhand from an estate seller on eBay |
| $904 | Other gemstone | 5 ct | pear | white gold | – | Heavy white gold wedding ring with a 5ct pear-cut rubellite tourmaline center and about half a carat of accent diamonds, bought from an estate jewelry seller |
| $905 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | oval | white gold | 2023 | Quote for the lab-grown version of the same ring; writer went with moissanite instead |
| $914 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.62 ct | round | yellow gold | 2025 | Solitaire basket setting, 2mm band, heart-and-arrows ideal cut; plus $30 shipping |
| C$925 | Other gemstone | 0.5 ct | pear | yellow gold | 2024 | 18k yellow gold, 0.50ct pear ruby (treatment unconfirmed) + 0.20ctw I2/I-J Fair diamonds; $925 CAD with 10% off applied. |
| £925 | – | – | – | – | – | His own wedding band was titanium with a koa wood insert |
| $929 | – | 3 ct | pear | gold | – | The asker's own diamond and hidden-halo mount bought separately online; setting-vendor price includes shipping; a local jeweler's labor to actually mount the stone was still being quoted, 150 to 390 |
| $930 | Lab-grown diamond | 5.5 ct | emerald | platinum | 2025 | Total carat weight only; won at online estate auction, winning bid $930 plus tax brought it to just over $1000, polish and symmetry excellent, no fluorescence |
| £930 | – | – | – | – | – | Husband's top budget was 1k pounds; final price included a resizing |
| $930 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | – | – | 2026 | Ring being made with overseas vendor Starsgem |
| $935 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | white gold | 2025 | 2ct fancy blue lab diamond, 14k white gold setting size 6.5, quoted about 5 months before this comment; worked with rep Bobby |
| $935 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | white gold | 2026 | 2ct fancy vivid blue lab diamond petal-prong solitaire from a China-based overseas vendor, simple 14k white gold band |
| $940 | Other gemstone | 0.4 ct | marquise | white gold | 2026 | Marquise ruby 0.40ct (called natural, no cert, surface cracks) + 0.20ct diamond accents, 14k white gold; proposal ring, Turkey. |
| $945 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.6 ct | round | gold | 2024 | Bought through writer's own wholesaler; she contrasts it with an earlier, pricier earth-mined diamond she now regrets |
| $950 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | gold | 2025 | 2ct bezel-set ring custom made by her father, a jeweler of almost 30 years; the same design would have cost about $3,800 from the website that inspired it |
| £950 | – | – | – | – | – | Wasn't making much at the time; saved for a year for it |
| £950 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought on sale |
| $950 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2023 | Writer's own moissanite ring, chosen for more stone at a lower price and for the way light plays off it |
| $950 | Natural diamond | 1.25 ct | – | – | – | 1.25ct heirloom mined diamond from fiance's family, reset into her ring for about $950; eye-clean but not top-grade specs. |
| $950 | Natural diamond | – | – | gold | 2024 | Fiance's grandmother's diamond reset, credited for her melted-down original 14k gold; final cost was labor plus new 18k gold, which raised the price |
| A$950 | – | – | – | – | – | Broken antique ring bought for $500 plus $450 to repair the band at a jeweller |
| $950 | Moissanite | – | – | platinum | 2024 | Writer is a jewelry maker describing a custom order made for a client; half-eternity setting with six accent stones |
| $950 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.06 ct | – | yellow gold | – | Price given only as somewhere in the 900s; certified 3.06 ct lab stone in 14k yellow gold, one of several engagement-style rings the writer owns |
| $950 | Lab-created coloured stone | 3 ct | – | – | – | Pink lab-grown diamond set in a bezel by a local jeweler; setting fee flat regardless of the carat weight |
| $950 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | – | 2026 | Stone and setting bought separately from a Chinese online vendor, then set at a local gem show; gold prices pushed setting cost up. |
| $950 | – | – | – | – | – | Reset after losing a few stones; cost driven up by current gold prices and extra work to secure it |
| $950 | Natural diamond | 0.25 ct | – | – | 1996 | Grandmother's 0.25ct stone reset into a new ring in 1996; ring has since grown to 0.67ct total across 15g of gold through added stones |
| $950 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.2 ct | – | gold | 2026 | Felt expensive; had budgeted 700 USD going in |
| $950 | Natural diamond | – | cushion | platinum | – | Antique three-stone platinum ring with old mine cut diamonds; she believes her partner paid about this for her first engagement ring; year not given |
| $955 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.61 ct | oval | yellow gold | 2025 | Vivid blue lab diamond in a 14k yellow gold cathedral pave setting, bought during a DovEggs Christmas sale. |
| $957 | Other gemstone | – | cushion | – | – | Blue topaz center stone custom ordered and set by a local jeweler instead of a diamond that would have cost far more |
| $989 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | – | gold | 2023 | 1.5ct lab solitaire on 2mm gold band, waited for the right stone, pleased with purchase |
| A$990 | – | 0.26 ct | round | gold | 2023 | Art deco vintage style upgrade ring, 18k gold with platinum milgrain bezel, bought 4 years after her original ring, after having a baby and doing better financially |
| C$990 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | pear | – | 2025 | Lab-grown green pear sapphire ring, linked to a Magpie Jewellery product listing |
| £990 | Other gemstone | – | – | rose gold | 2025 | Handmade rose gold ring with diamonds and sapphires, bought a few months before this post |
| $990 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | marquise | gold | 2026 | Custom 3-carat marquise lab diamond ring in 10k gold |
| $991 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.3 ct | – | white gold | – | Bought the loose lab stone separately then having it set locally; buying the whole thing from Provence would've been about $850 |
| £999 | – | – | – | – | 2013 | About a month's wage at the time, paid via a deposit plus instalments |
| $999 | – | 0.5 ct | – | – | – | Another buyer says the asker's Costco ring itself was $999, with a 0.5ct center stone and six 0.1ct accent diamonds |
| A$999 | – | – | – | – | – | Jewellery shop was being sold as owners retired, possibly a good price; liked the diamond quality and design |
| $999 | – | – | – | – | 2018 | Married about 7 years as of this comment; says she loves the ring. |
| $999 | Lab-grown diamond | 5 ct | – | – | 2025 | 5ct ring bought on Luvansh |
| $999 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.02 ct | cushion | white gold | 2025 | Elongated cushion cut; total included a 14k white gold bezel setting |
| 999 | Lab-grown diamond | 0.75 ct | – | gold | – | 0.75ct lab diamond in 18K gold, bought from a jeweler across the border for a better price |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | emerald | platinum | – | Local jeweler quote for a ~2ct emerald-cut moissanite with 2 side stones in platinum; over $1,000 incl. ~$300 platinum upcharge |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | – | – | 2025 | Rough estimate for a 1ct lab-grown option being considered separately elsewhere; full cost and specs still unknown |
| €1,000 | Natural diamond | 0.4 ct | round | yellow gold | 2025 | Quote for an antique 0.40ct stone reset into a new 14k setting by a local jeweler; no GIA cert, only a written guarantee |
| $1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | gold | 2026 | Fiance bought a used/antique-style gold ring with a small single diamond, matching the asker's own request for under $1,000; she isn't in love with it despite him meeting every requirement. |
| €1,000 | – | – | – | platinum | 2026 | Quote for the platinum version of a thin twisted band design, just over 1000 euros; same design quoted at 560 euros in gold and about 150 euros in sterling silver |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2017 | Writer's first moissanite ring, bought about 8-9 years before this post, used to show how far moissanite prices have fallen since |
| £1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Felt anything over £2k strayed into show-off territory; preferred a smaller stone and liked shopping independent jewelers |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Ordered the ring online after comparing mall and diamond-district prices; salary is higher than the asker's |
| $1,000 | Natural diamond | – | – | other | – | Vintage diamond ring and matching band both found on Etsy; his tungsten-and-koa-wood-inlay band was $80 on Etsy vs $300 through a local jeweler for the same design |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | gold | – | Used family stones; cost was for 14k gold setting and design labor only |
| C$1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | No one has ever questioned whether it's a real diamond |
| C$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Ring cost under $1,000 |
| C$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | No fixed budget was set; partner picked something simple she liked around $1,000 |
| $1,000 | Natural diamond | – | – | – | 2021 | Best deal so far: a diamond solitaire with $10k insurable value bought secondhand for $1k; only buys from sellers with grading lab reports |
| £1,000 | Sapphire | – | – | platinum | – | Platinum ring with a large sapphire and decorative diamonds, bought online years ago; now rarely worn since it snags tights |
| £1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Diamond bought online from Blue Nile, set by an independent Kent jeweller; financed on a 0% balance transfer over 15 months |
| £1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | 2014 | Just under £1000; roughly a 0.3-0.4ct diamond with about 0.1ct of surrounding tiny diamonds, bought 7-8 years before the comment |
| £1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought at Grays Antique Market in London, funded by a work bonus; a roughly £500 alternative was also liked |
| $1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Alexandrite center surrounded by moissanite accents |
| C$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Custom ring from a small Ottawa jeweler; wears about $2k total including her wedding band |
| $1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | 2022 | Ring centers on a London Blue Topaz; total cost a little over $1,000. |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | cushion | – | 2022 | Custom moissanite ring; changed the listing's stone to a larger cushion cut and adjusted band width and prongs. |
| $1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | 2022 | Kept ring spending within their means. |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Asked for sterling silver minimum and ethically sourced stone if a diamond; not entirely sure of the exact figure |
| $1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Turquoise center stone rather than a diamond |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought during a Labor Day sale; not a solitaire, has diamonds set on the band |
| $1,000 | Sapphire | – | – | – | – | Montana sapphire center stone ring |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Engagement ring from Kohl's listed at $4k but paid under $1k on sale; his band also from Kohl's for $64 (was $475); her separate wedding band from Belk was $125 |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | 1ct custom-cut moissanite for $600, set by a local jeweler; total ring cost a little over $1,000 |
| $1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Commissioned a local blacksmith to make matching rings using a small amethyst her partner's father had found and cut; doubles as their wedding rings, no separate engagement ring |
| C$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Designed a custom ring on brilliantearth.com within a $1,000 budget, paid under that |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Antique 1940s cocktail-style ring with sapphires and diamonds bought from an antique shop as an alternative engagement ring; cheaper options were also available there |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | yellow gold | – | Custom one-of-a-kind ring with intricate vine details and a small diamond, made in a different city than the jeweler she apprentices for |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2022 | Her 2ct moissanite ring, vendor not named |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2016 | Added a 0.5 ct diamond jacket/enhancer band afterward |
| €1,000 | – | 0.25 ct | – | two tone | – | Black diamond center with 0.1 ct diamonds in a 14k white-and-rose-gold band, a second engagement to a different partner |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Family diamond from a man's pinky ring reset into a new ring; after trading in other jewelry the net out-of-pocket cost came to about $100 |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Custom marquise moissanite via Etsy, after first considering a $7k natural marquise lab-diamond alternative within an original $20k budget |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2022 | Art Deco style ring chosen by the writer from options her partner presented |
| $1,000 | – | 0.9 ct | – | – | – | Champagne diamond with 6 small accent stones, custom-made abroad |
| $1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Morganite center stone; writer picked the ring herself and sent details to her partner |
| $1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Pearl and onyx style ring with small accent diamonds, picked to wear daily |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | 1.5ct DEW moissanite, under $1k |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | 6mm stone from a Canadian site, priced and paid in USD per writer |
| $1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 1 ct | oval | white gold | – | 1cttw oval-diamond ring (list price was $5000) plus a white-gold band with diamonds and sapphires, 1cttw (list price was $1200); carat figures are total weight, not center stone |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2022 | Moissanite engagement ring from an Etsy maker, writer says she'd choose moissanite over diamond every time |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Husband netted about 7k a month in a high-cost area; both wedding bands together came close to 3k |
| $1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Asked her fiance for nothing pricier than $1000 and no diamond; ring is turquoise/meteorite |
| $1,000 | Natural diamond | 0.5 ct | – | – | – | Half-carat bezel-set blue diamond, chosen so it wouldn't catch on things and wouldn't need insurance |
| $1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Small diamond chosen partly because she's active and a bigger stone would catch on things; income uncertain while finishing a PhD |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Writer says her partner had no idea diamonds were so pricey; they discovered moissanite and got a ring for less than either expected |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2023 | Under $1,000 from Etsy; loves it and didn't want her fiance overspending |
| C$1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Partner had a custom ring made for under 1000 CAD; recommends checking an online group for options |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Original engagement ring bought at Kay before a later trade-in |
| A$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Found the engagement ring he wanted at an online auction for under 1k |
| A$1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | white gold | – | Proposed with a $2 novelty ring first, then picked this one together; valued at 3k, bought on sale for about 1k |
| A$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Married over 20 years; estimates spending under $1k; felt inadequate hearing friends spent more but has no regrets now |
| A$1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Opal centre with a diamond halo and pave band; husband spent under $1k after a no-ring proposal at home |
| A$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Used an Etsy wood Mario ring just to propose, then picked a real ring together; she chose one around $1k with no limit set |
| A$1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Custom aquamarine ring since partner dislikes diamonds; wedding bands bracket it on both sides |
| A$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Proposed first with a $5 novelty ring from a Laos market, then bought this one afterward |
| A$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | People the writer knows have rings around this price, cited for comparison |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | About $1k; had also seen gorgeous rings for $350 |
| $1,000 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | – | white gold | – | Custom lab-grown alexandrite with small diamonds from a solo Etsy jeweler |
| $1,000 | Natural diamond | – | – | – | – | Diamond and garnet ring from a vintage jewelry store |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | gold | – | Moissanite set in gold, center stone 1.5-2 carats by her own account |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Small lab-grown diamond with baguette diamond accents from a small online artisan |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | 1.5 carat-equivalent-weight moissanite with a halo; called it a huge ring for the price. |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Friends assumed it cost much more; a 3ct moissanite ring. |
| $1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | white gold | – | Estate-jewelry ring bought on eBay, diamonds plus a rubelite tourmaline |
| $1,000 | Natural diamond | – | – | – | 2000 | Married 23 years, year approximate; one ring per decade so far, each a real stone and under 1k |
| $1,000 | Natural diamond | – | – | – | – | Second of three rings, one per decade of marriage, under 1k |
| $1,000 | Natural diamond | – | – | – | – | Third of three rings, one per decade of marriage, under 1k |
| £1,000 | Natural diamond | – | – | – | 2000 | Chose a relatively small but high-quality diamond over a bigger one; about £2,150 in today's money per writer |
| £1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2008 | Same ring model reportedly costs about £3,000 now per writer's check |
| £1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Price includes a 5-year insurance policy already claimed on twice |
| £1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Her birthstone set in the ring; avoided diamonds for ethical reasons |
| £1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Style mattered more than price to the writer |
| £1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2018 | About 80% of monthly take-home pay at the time; design mattered more than cost |
| £1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Most of the cost was the conflict-free diamond, setting itself was cheap; both wedding bands together were solid silver |
| £1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Partner saved up to afford a ring writer had spotted years earlier; upgraded to higher-karat white gold |
| £1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Handmade ring from an Etsy artist, one of the pricier options available |
| £1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Not quite the style she actually wanted, but she kept it because he'd picked it |
| £1,000 | – | – | – | white gold | – | A simple single diamond on a white gold band |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Told partner not to overspend on an overpriced ring |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer wasn't fully sure of the exact figure; says it was well under three months of his salary |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2023 | Custom design originally made for a different customer who changed their mind |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | rose gold | 2023 | Charles & Colvard brand moissanite in an 18k rose gold tulip setting, size 5.5, bought from an Etsy shop with a physical storefront |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2023 | Bought on sale for just under $1000, valued/appraised at $1300 |
| $1,000 | Sapphire | – | – | white gold | 2020 | White sapphire surrounded by natural diamonds, 14k white gold; worn daily for 3 years as of this 2023 comment |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2023 | Mother's diamond reset into a new setting for under $1000; also wearing a great-grandmother's band |
| $1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | 2023 | Opal, her birthstone |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | First engagement ring from a relationship that ended |
| $1,000 | Sapphire | – | – | – | – | Sapphire ring costing just under 1,000 dollars; gets frequent compliments |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Moissanite chosen partly for its sparkle and near-diamond hardness; writer prioritized saving for a future home |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Married young on a modest income |
| $1,000 | Sapphire | 1.4 ct | – | – | 2023 | Blue sapphire solitaire engagement ring, about $1k |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | 1.5ct moissanite with a diamond pave band, after getting half off the setting price |
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Sources and method
Price reports on this page come from 203 public discussions where buyers answered in their own words. Each comment that stated what someone paid became one row; notes are paraphrased, never quoted.
The largest discussions used here (60)
- 2026-01: Update on 30k ring. See last post for more details (1100 comments)
- 2023-06: Husbands, how much did you spend on the engagement ring? (1083 comments)
- 2026-01: Ring will be around 23k-35k. NEED ADVICE (1050 comments)
- 2026-05: Is it really that bad? (969 comments)
- 2024-05: How much do should I spend on an engagement ring? (912 comments)
- 2023-01: How much would you spend on an engagement ring? (909 comments)
- 2026-04: my girlfriend told me she wants a 2 carat natural diamond or she'll say no. i already bought this lab diamond ring. am i crazy for thinking shes a red flag (898 comments)
- 2025-02: Show me your *classy* 1.5+ carat rings! (808 comments)
- 2023-10: Do you wear your engagement ring all the time, even when you’re relaxing at home? (807 comments)
- 2026-08: Mom says I need to spend three months of my salary on an engagement ring. I found one for way less. Is that wrong? (792 comments)
- 2024-08: Share your "small" (under 1c) engagement rings! (732 comments)
- 2026-08: Spent $4,000 at Swarovski… should I return everything? Trying to build a jewelry collection and now I’m having second thoughts. (725 comments)
- 2025-01: How much did you pay? (703 comments)
- 2026-05: Does anyone regret their choice, particularly with coloured stones? (646 comments)
- 2023-09: The lab diamond Vs. natural debate is a CONSTANT fierce battle in jeweler groups. There are 185,000 people in here, I want your real opinions on WHY you chose a natural or lab diamond. I'll share the most upvoted 20 replies with the jeweler communities I'm in to try and give them some perspective. (602 comments)
- 2026-01: How many people actually want a real diamond ring? (592 comments)
- 2025-12: How do all my friends have such huge engagement rings? (573 comments)
- 2025-03: Do people actually spend 3 months salary on a ring? (539 comments)
- 2026-01: I don’t mean this rudely at all but is everyone posting here marrying rich guys or are my standards just not attuned to what the norm is these days? (533 comments)
- 2024-08: How much would you spend on an engagement ring? (517 comments)
- 2023-08: Show me you inexpensive rings! (475 comments)
- 2024-10: How much spent on engagement ring? (446 comments)
- 2025-10: Welp. I love my engagement ring, but y'all were right about the pearls.... Learn from me: careful with pearls in your engagement ring!!!! (445 comments)
- 2026-03: Am I crazy for wanting a $6k ring? (412 comments)
- 2022-10: How much y’all paying for your engagement rings? (399 comments)
- 2023-04: Why does everyone have a HUGE diamond these days? (370 comments)
- 2023-09: What do you consider expensive for a wedding ring? (355 comments)
- 2026-06: Will lab diamonds eventually destroy the value of natural diamonds? (347 comments)
- 2025-08: Is this too ridiculous (344 comments)
- 2022-10: Is everyone here super rich? 😅 (336 comments)
- 2026-05: MEN of SG, how much did you spend on your engagement ring? (333 comments)
- 2023-06: Am I the Ass hole for not listening to my wife “3 years salary ring rule” (333 comments)
- 2026-09: Anyone else pay for a portion of their engagement ring? (328 comments)
- 2026-01: How to convince myself to not want a natural diamond? Or is it worth the sentimental value? (326 comments)
- 2024-08: Picking/buying an engagement ring today on low enough budget. (310 comments)
- 2024-07: Absolutely mortified about getting a ring for my gf (308 comments)
- 2026-08: I bought this for proposing my girlfriend, but... (301 comments)
- 2026-05: How much should a man spend on an engagement ring? (300 comments)
- 2024-04: Partner and I agreed on a cheap engagement ring. How do I get the most bang for my buck? (280 comments)
- 2021-09: Where to buy engagement ring in Ontario ? (272 comments)
- 2025-04: What are people spending on engagement rings? 💍 (265 comments)
- 2023-09: Help! I was asked to choose my “dream ring” and the one I’m drawn twords is very non traditional. (261 comments)
- 2021-11: How did people go about budgeting for an engagement ring? (259 comments)
- 2023-03: How do people afford engagement rings?! (258 comments)
- 2026-05: So disappointed with jeweler’s bait and switch (257 comments)
- 2022-08: Cheap wedding ring (256 comments)
- 2024-06: Looking to propose and want to design her engagement ring. Before I bring this to a custom jeweler, is this at all feasible from a constructibility standpoint? (247 comments)
- 2025-07: How much did you spend on your husband’s wedding band? (244 comments)
- 2025-05: With the caveat that the actual answer is “however much you’re both comfortable spending”, how much did you spend on an engagement ring? (242 comments)
- 2026-04: What can I realistically sell a 3.09ct lab grown diamond ring for? (241 comments)
- 2025-05: Do people comment if your stone isn’t a diamond? (234 comments)
- 2025-09: Average cost of an engagement ring (229 comments)
- 2022-12: Engagement Ring (219 comments)
- 2024-09: Is Luvansh for real ? (215 comments)
- 2026-05: Can you actually pawn a diamond ring for a decent amount? (211 comments)
- 2019-05: How much to spend on an engagement ring? (210 comments)
- 2026-01: Let’s see your marquise/dutch marquises with price! (208 comments)
- 2025-10: Planning on proposing soon. Am I Overpaying? (207 comments)
- 2025-02: Saw something sparkling in the rubber fridge seal this morning. Did I find my missing Old European Cut diamond? (201 comments)
- 2024-08: Was quoted 10k CAD for a 2.5 carat moissanite (196 comments)
- and 143 more, all in the dataset
One line is one account. An amount is the price of the ring as a whole in the currency the buyer used, and an account with no amount is kept because what it says still explains a price.