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Engagement Ring Reports from $1,000 to $1,200
This page runs from $1,000 to $1,200.
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| Ring | Stone | Carat | Shape | Metal | Year | What the buyer reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Moissanite ring bought for under $1000; a lab diamond version of the same dream ring would have cost several thousand dollars |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | cushion | other | 2012 | 6mm cushion moissanite in palladium with a half micropave band, bought roughly 12-13 years before the comment |
| $1,000 | Other gemstone | 1.56 ct | heart | – | 2024 | Heart-shaped diamond-alternative simulant, described as diamond-equivalent (cttw), paid under $1,000 |
| $1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | 2024 | Picked from about 15 rings she liked priced $500-1,500; he chose one within that budget, exact price not given |
| $1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | 2024 | Chose a small, low-profile classic ring around $1,000 instead of something bigger and pricier |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | round | gold | – | Quote from Provence for a 2ct round lab diamond in 10k gold; over $1,000 |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | emerald | – | 2024 | 1ct emerald cut moissanite with tapered baguette side stones; writer called this vendor pricier than some others |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.5 ct | – | – | – | Later upgraded to a 2.5 ct stone for under $1k, likely lab-grown given writer's regret about not having that option in 2002 |
| $1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Writer's own ring cost around $1k; says anything under $5k isn't worth insuring |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | – | white gold | – | Starter ring; later upgraded to a bigger natural diamond once more financially secure, price not stated |
| $1,000 | Natural diamond | 2 ct | – | – | 1956 | Writer's father bought it for their mother; cited as proof diamonds can hold value over decades |
| $1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Chose a ring under $1,000 instead of a diamond around $20,000; part of a low-spending lifestyle that helped the couple become mortgage-free by 32 |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | The asker's second ring, a little over $1,000; fiance picked from links she sent |
| $1,000 | Natural diamond | 2.28 ct | – | white gold | 2024 | 2.28 total carats of diamonds in 14k white gold from a pawn shop, likely mispriced; appraised over $4,000 to replace |
| C$1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2024 | Spent about $1k; fiancée loved it and would have been upset by a three-months'-salary ring |
| C$1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2024 | Household income about $250k at proposal; moissanite solitaire cost $1k after tax; would've been devastated losing something pricier |
| C$1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2004 | Spent under $1,000; married almost 20 years; suggests just asking your partner what ring they'd actually want |
| C$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Custom piece where the writer got to pick the stone |
| C$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Chose a modest ring and put the savings toward buying a house instead |
| C$1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | 2024 | Ring cost about $1k with small diamonds compared to friends' rings; prioritizes other spending over jewelry |
| C$1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2024 | Spent about $1k; together almost 15 years; says a partner who cares about ring value isn't worth being with |
| C$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Cheap placeholder ring for the proposal; shopped together after for a $1,000 ring; her wedding band was $2,500-3,000, midpoint used |
| C$1,000 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | – | – | – | Lab sapphire center stone with small diamonds; asked partner what style of ring she wanted first |
| C$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Found on Etsy for under $1,000; suggests having a partner help pick to guarantee she'll love it |
| $1,000 | Sapphire | – | – | – | 2024 | Writer wasn't fully sure of the exact price, estimated around this figure |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.2 ct | round | – | 2024 | Paid under $1,000 for a 2.2ct IGI-certified round stone, set |
| £1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Replaced a lost moissanite engagement ring with a lab-grown diamond version from a China-based online vendor, under £1k |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | other | 2024 | Fiance ordered white gold but the vendor shipped sterling silver instead and would not properly fix it |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | yellow gold | 2024 | Custom 18k yellow gold moissanite ring, vendor found via an online group's community-vetted list |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Moissanite engagement ring bought on Etsy, indistinguishable from diamond without equipment |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Custom moissanite ring with seven stones, about $1000 total |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | oval | gold | – | Oval lab stone under 700, total ring in 14k gold with mele diamonds across the band came to just over 1000 |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2024 | Custom 1ct moissanite ring with a hidden halo |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | oval | – | 2024 | Custom setting based on a reference photo; oval moissanite center |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | gold | 2024 | 14k solitaire band, stone set by an overseas jeweler, bought recently |
| £1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 0.6 ct | marquise | – | – | Engagement ring bought for almost £1,000; wearer says it looks bigger and more elegant than its size |
| A$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Own wedding band cost $300 separately from the roughly $1k spent on the wife's ring |
| A$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Partner spent this and it was plenty |
| $1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 6 ct | – | gold | 2024 | 10k gold ring; 6ct is stated as total stone weight, not one center stone |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | marquise | – | 2024 | Writer corrected an earlier $800 estimate to the exact $1000 price |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Combined household income was $150k but husband wouldn't spend more than this on a moissanite that came out looking brown instead of the requested champagne color; she was happy to give it back in the divorce |
| £1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | – | – | – | 1ct lab diamond solitaire including setting |
| C$1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.3 ct | – | gold | – | 1.3ct lab diamond ring, about $700 USD, from an AliExpress seller in 14k gold |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.84 ct | – | white gold | 2024 | Stone plus 14k white gold solitaire setting, under $1k total after 15% discount |
| £1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 0.7 ct | – | yellow gold | – | 18ct yellow gold with a platinum claw setting; designed together in-store at Diamonds Factory |
| £1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Basic but classic ring; offered to upgrade later but partner chose to keep the original |
| £1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Replacement ring with an aquamarine after the first was stolen; writer finds it more beautiful than a plain diamond |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2024 | Melted down and recast grandmother's ring, reusing its own gold and stone, into a new ring for $1,000 |
| £1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Alexandrite engagement ring, color-changing stone, called quite affordable |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | pear | – | 2024 | 1ct pear solitaire, a loose diamond set in a custom-made setting; wedding band cost more than the ring itself |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | 2024 | A matching diamond set made by an overseas vendor, described as under $1,000 total |
| C$1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | 2024 | Got a custom lab diamond ring for under 1k CAD, cited to show the asker's budget is realistic |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2024 | Bought recently; total cost was just under $1,000, prioritized the gesture over price |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | oval | – | – | 2.10 ctw oval solitaire moissanite ring bought during a sale, discounts stacked |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | round | – | – | Newer lab diamond, GIA-graded with an AGS triple-0 cut mention, cost 1/12 of the original $12k natural ring. |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.66 ct | oval | rose gold | 2025 | A little over $1k for a 2.66ct D oval lab diamond in 10k rose gold, cited as cheaper than moissanite cost six years earlier |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Vintage-style ring with center moissanite and an accent Australian opal, bought on Etsy; chosen over diamond for ethical reasons |
| $1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Dislikes diamonds; ring set with pearls and opals instead |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.15 ct | – | – | 2025 | Quote for a 2.15ct solitaire with a pave ring, under $1000; cited to say the asker's 14k quote is not out of line |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.01 ct | – | yellow gold | 2025 | 2mm cathedral setting, 6 prong |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2022 | Spent about $1,000 on a moissanite engagement ring roughly three years before this comment |
| $1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Used a diamond-cluster design of tiny diamonds that reads as one larger stone to save money |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2022 | Moissanite engagement ring, much cheaper than diamond so a bigger stone was affordable |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.89 ct | cushion | gold | 2025 | Custom-made set with 1.89ct cushion lab diamond main stone, band and setting fee together around $1,000 in 10k gold |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2025 | Bought a ring similar in style to the one in the asker's post for $1,000; later saw a near-identical ring listed on Etsy by a different seller for $700 |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | princess | gold | 2025 | Double band with 24 melee diamonds and 3ct princess center, 14k; three weeks start to finish |
| $1,000 | – | – | radiant | gold | 2025 | Reset her existing diamond into a new 14k gold bezel setting with a new, thinner band, down from 18k gold; all in about $1000 |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Ring cost $1k, writer still loves it years later |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | gold | – | Cost less than one week of his salary; worn daily over six years, still looks new |
| €1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Custom-made engagement ring under 1000 euros; her wedding band, with diamonds and a sapphire, under 500 euros |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Tiny diamond flush-set in the band |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Asked for a less expensive ring but fiance gave her the dream ring anyway |
| 1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2005 | Price given in New Zealand dollars, about 20+ years before the comment |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | – | – | – | Solitaire lab diamond built online, price included taxes |
| $1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Chose an affordable simulant stone during grad school; jeweler offered to replace it with a real diamond later |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | About $1000 from memory for a moissanite on a band; chosen over a greyish included natural stone near $4,000 for the stone alone; bought years back |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | A cousin's ring, said to look similar to the friend's $15k ring mentioned in the same comment |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought secondhand at a pawn shop; says it is worth around $30,000 |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | round | – | – | Round solitaire moissanite ring from RingComeTrue, described as not showing much rainbow flash |
| A$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Doesn't wear the engagement ring often, wears the wedding band day to day instead |
| A$1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | other | – | Groom's replacement ring, a design called sanguinius in silver and gold with a ruby and filigree |
| A$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Says most people they know have tattooed rings instead of buying one |
| A$1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | gold | – | Writer never wanted a ring and let the store pick the design |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | A stock band close to her custom design was quoted at this price for a travel ring; she decided it wasn't worth it just for a dupe |
| $1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 0.3 ct | princess | white gold | 2005 | One of the first rings she saw while shopping about 20 years before the comment; the inclusion later showed to the naked eye outside store lighting |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Happy with what she paid for her lab diamond ring |
| $1,000 | Natural diamond | – | – | – | 1988 | Ex-partner bought her this natural diamond ring in 1988 for over $1,000. |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Custom ring with no diamond; expects it would have cost more with one |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2025 | Upgrade ring from an Etsy seller, exact price unknown but under $1,000 |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Total for both partners' engagement rings combined; they wear cheap replicas day-to-day since they're careless with jewelry |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Original ring, later lost |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Prioritized a home purchase and honeymoon over ring cost, in a VHCOL area |
| £1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 0.7 ct | – | gold | 2025 | Tailor-designed lab diamond ring, 18-carat gold with a platinum claw setting, for about £1k; also bought a matching eternity ring there |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Lab diamond plus the first setting; the stone later moved to a second setting and this original setting later got a different stone, price not given. |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2025 | Bought a similar Etsy vintage-style princess ring for less than $1,000 |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer said just under 1k |
| $1,000 | Natural diamond | – | – | – | – | Family diamond reset into a new setting for about 1000; her band was 400, his 900 |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 4 ct | cushion | – | – | Elongated cushion cut lab diamond; stone and setting together came to under $1k |
| $1,000 | Natural diamond | 0.4 ct | – | – | – | Initially considered a cheaper ring under $500 before settling on this one |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Chose a modest ring to spend more on the honeymoon instead |
| £1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | platinum | – | Came in under this amount even after paying extra to upgrade to platinum |
| £1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | platinum | – | Hearts-and-arrows moissanite in a twisted platinum band, well under £1,000 |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Later resold this lab ring privately at a loss; also owned and sold a separate natural-diamond ring |
| $1,000 | Natural diamond | 1.23 ct | – | – | 1974 | Badly cut stone with a weak K color grade, bought at a pricey local jewelry store |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.5 ct | – | gold | 2024 | Writer's cousin's ring, 14k or 18k gold, writer isn't fully sure which, bought the year before the comment |
| $1,000 | Sapphire | – | – | – | – | Ring bought for a girlfriend ahead of a planned proposal; the relationship ended first and it can't be resold for what he paid |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2025 | What she paid for his ring in return; no sale applied |
| $1,000 | Other gemstone | 1.5 ct | – | – | 2025 | Made-to-order 1.5ct fancy yellow CZ ring instead of a diamond, cost under $1,000 |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2025 | Matching twin rings for the couple, bought that spring |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Own ring for his partner, described as well under $1000, contrasted with the roughly $10k he suggests an overseas Pakistani-American could spend |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | 1920s platinum art deco style ring bought secondhand online |
| $1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Writer's sister's ring, colored gemstone instead of diamond so most cost was the setting |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | gold | – | Writer's niece's ring, a modest lab diamond in a gold setting, plus a plain gold wedding band with no separate price given |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | First ring when they could barely afford it, early in the marriage |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Retail value close to 6000, but paid only 1000 due to working in the jewelry industry |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Chose a cheaper moissanite under budget out of fear of losing a pricier ring; partner plans a second ring as a future anniversary gift |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer's father bought this for writer's mother though he could not really afford it at the time; later upgraded at their tenth anniversary |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Boyfriend initially wanted a mined diamond but switched to lab for cost and ethics; the same specs in natural would have run over $10k |
| $1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 2.5 ct | – | – | 2025 | Solitaire setting mentioned, stone shape not stated |
| $1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 1.5 ct | radiant | white gold | 2025 | 1.5ct radiant center with about 0.25ct trapezoid side stones, bought in April, said to be well under $1000 |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.5 ct | radiant | – | – | Near-perfect specs; writer says an equivalent natural would run over $50k |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | – | – | – | Estimates saving at least $50,000 versus friends' mined stones by choosing lab; inherited a separate mined ring with poor resale reality |
| $1,000 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | – | platinum | 2025 | Lab-grown alexandrite center with moissanite accents in platinum; matching wedding band bought separately |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2025 | Fiance bought her dream engagement ring for under $1,000, cited as proof a nice ring needn't be expensive |
| £1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Bought a secondhand ring for well under retail value |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.03 ct | oval | white gold | 2025 | Bought a 2.03ct blue lab diamond oval solitaire in 14k white gold from an overseas vendor for just under $1,000 |
| 1,000 | No stone (plain band) | – | – | – | – | Amount in SGD; custom-made rings for the couple together; she dislikes diamonds so no stone was used |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2025 | Recently upgraded to a 3ct moissanite ring for under $1000 |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Engagement ring a little over $1k; chose a lab-grown diamond after discussing preferences with husband beforehand. |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | cushion | white gold | – | Elongated cushion, IGI cert; full ring under $1k, and a follow-up comment put the loose stone alone under $500 |
| $1,000 | – | 2 ct | – | white gold | – | Bezel-set white gold ring; says higher gold usage explains a higher cost than the asker's |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | 2 ct DEW moissanite with a fancy, rare cut shape, cost under $1,000 |
| $1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Established couple in their 40s; she chose a modest ring she loves though her husband could have spent far more |
| $1,000 | Sapphire | 0.5 ct | – | gold | – | Handmade gold ring with a half-carat natural sapphire from a small artisan jeweler |
| $1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Writer believes her ring cost under $1,000 and says a $30k spend would have upset her |
| $1,000 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Husband later bought her a diamond simulant worth under $1k; she loves it |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Considers $1,000 for her original ring more than enough at a young age |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Owns several inexpensive rings (3 engagement rings, a couple of bands) each around this price; avoids costly jewelry for fear of losing it |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought on clearance; picked it herself; barely wears it now |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Engagement ring cost 1k; husband now earns 120k a year; year not given |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | gold | – | Custom-made ring, diamond and mounting both sourced from the same maker |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | – | – | – | 1ct solitaire later resold at a loss |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Under $1,000; she helped choose it; the couple spent more on the wedding day itself |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Grandmother's engagement ring reset in a new, slightly customized setting for well under 1k, as she recalls |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Ordered a lab-grown ring and band online from an India-based maker to avoid US jeweler markups |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | – | – | Insisted on a $1k lab-grown 2-carat D-color ring despite a personal income of $200k |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | marquise | gold | 2026 | Writer said 'just under $1k'; 14k gold band |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | – | 2024 | Upgrade bought in-store at a steep markup vs online prices |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.2 ct | emerald | – | – | Toi-et-moi style with two center stones, 2.2ct emerald and 2.04ct pear |
| C$1,000 | – | – | – | two tone | – | Illusion double-halo setting in platinum and rose gold, sent from India by her future mother-in-law; could afford more but chose not to |
| $1,000 | – | 1 ct | – | – | – | Spontaneous purchase, gold ring with roughly 1-carat center stone and accents, just over $1,000 |
| $1,000 | Natural diamond | 0.6 ct | – | – | – | First setting for a 0.60 ct diamond inherited from mother-in-law over 30 years ago |
| C$1,000 | Natural diamond | – | – | yellow gold | – | Small, ethically sourced Canadian diamond |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Toi et moi style, customized |
| £1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.2 ct | – | platinum | 2024 | 1.20ct lab diamond in an 18ct platinum band, top grade colour/clarity, just over £1000; says the same ring is about £2000 now due to metal prices |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | gold | 2026 | 18k gold ring with import fees included; bought via an online group's vetted overseas vendor list |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | – | gold | 2026 | 1.5ct lab diamond in a simple 14k solitaire setting, paid under $1k |
| $1,000 | Sapphire | – | – | gold | – | One of a same-sex couple's two engagement rings, small sapphire and lower-karat gold, each about this price |
| $1,000 | Sapphire | – | – | gold | – | The couple's other engagement ring, same approximate price and style |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | A friend's lab-grown diamond ring, bought for around this amount or under; friend is happy with it |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | gold | 2026 | 18k gold ring with a 2ct lab diamond, bought from a vetted China vendor list; buyer tested gold authenticity and it came with a diamond certificate. |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | – | – | – | Writer's own 3ct lab diamond ring |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | No other specs given by writer |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | white gold | – | 2ct-equivalent moissanite bought whole from a jeweler in the city's jewelry district, haggled for a cash discount |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | No other specs given; simple setting |
| €1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Her own engagement ring; she calls it about the same value as her husband's wedding band |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.57 ct | round | gold | – | 2.57ct E VS1 ideal round with baguette accents in a 14k setting, under $1,000 total |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2026 | Second engagement, matching rings for both partners bought together in Tokyo, total for both not per ring |
| $1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 1 ct | – | white gold | 2026 | Bought for a proposal the following week; 1ct in 14k white gold, on sale for roughly 400 off |
| C$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | No further detail given beyond the amount spent |
| C$1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2020 | Replacement ring bought about 20 years after the original |
| C$1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Not fully sure of the exact amount; recalls it was under $2000 and probably closer to $1000 |
| $1,000 | – | 2 ct | – | – | – | Ordering a ring plus a 2ct diamond together from fayjewelry.com for just under $1,000 |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Original engagement ring price, worked out as $500 less than the writer's later $1500 upgrade ring |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.03 ct | radiant | – | 2026 | Custom radiant lab diamond ring with setting from an Etsy seller, a little over the stated figure |
| C$1,000 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | – | – | 2026 | Lab-grown sapphire ring from Ottawa designer Magpie; arrived the wrong size with a bent prong, adding about $150 for resizing and repair |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Paid from a joint account; still has it ten years later despite offers to upgrade |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | – | gold | 2026 | Pink lab diamond solitaire in 10k gold, order still in progress; setting plus stone under $1,000. |
| 1,000 | Sapphire | 0.5 ct | – | yellow gold | – | 0.5ct sapphire with diamond side stones in 14k yellow gold, custom made |
| 1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | As long as it looked nice they were fine; wedding band and proposal ring each cost about 1k |
| £1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Partner doesn't like diamonds; saved up and spent as much as could afford at the time |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Friend's Costco ring ran a little over $1,000; Costco doesn't size rings in-house so it was sized at Kay's |
| £1,000 | – | – | – | platinum | 2011 | Diamond solitaire; platinum band cost more than the stone at the time |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.66 ct | – | gold | 2026 | 2.66ct H VVS1 lab diamond ring, 14k gold, priced around $1,000 after price-matching the stone through Loose Grown Diamonds |
| £1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Chose the ring together with her partner; wary of debt since it would be shared once married |
| $1,000 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | 2026 | Ring type not stated; a baguette fell out after a week, Jared first asked $500 to reset it then did it free; local jeweler built up gold for $10 |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | cushion | yellow gold | 2026 | Buyer's own ring, a little over $1,000, bought through a group sale online; still awaiting delivery |
| C$1,000 | – | 1.52 ct | – | – | – | Diamond bought from Calavera, custom setting made overseas from the writer's own measurements, then set by a local jeweler for $50; all-in under this amount |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | platinum | 2026 | 4-carat center stone plus about 1 carat in side stones, platinum band, under this price |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Total price given only via a photo caption, no carat or specs stated in text |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | – | 2026 | Pink lab diamond ring bought for under $1,000, offered as comparison to the asker's $5,325 yellow diamond ring |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | – | – | A US-based buyer cited their own lab-grown 2ct ring purchase as a price reference for Indian buyers |
| $1,000 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2026 | Fiancé's moissanite ring; she believes it cost under $1k and would have been fine with cheaper |
| £1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | – | gold | – | 18k gold with a 1 ct lab stone; the jeweler knew them from a cheer team and cut the price; many competing Jewellery Quarter shops |
| £1,000 | Sapphire | – | – | other | – | Asked for a silver ring set with a sapphire, under £1,000 |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Husband spent around $1,000 on her dream ring even though he earns more than that |
| $1,000 | – | – | – | – | 2013 | Wedding photographer's own ring; married 13 years, contrasts with lavish rings she's seen end in divorce |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | A bit over one thousand dollars for a lab-grown stone; exact figure not given |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | – | 2026 | Replying to a claim that a 1.25ct lab diamond ring must cost more than 2.25k; says their own 2ct ring cost less than 1000 |
| €1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Couple worth about 2.2 million euros (after 200k rental debt) but kept the ring modest; they also drive 10-year-old cars |
| £1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.7 ct | – | – | – | Heavily discounted because it was a custom ring someone else had returned; resizing afterward cost a separate £80 |
| $1,000 | – | 0.5 ct | round | yellow gold | – | Bought in person rather than online for the personal touch and easier returns or adjustments |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.2 ct | – | – | 2026 | 1.2ct old-mine-cut lab diamond ring made by Fiorese for about $1,000 |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 4.04 ct | – | gold | 2026 | 14k gold ring with a 4.04ct E VVS2 lab diamond; writer asks whether this was a good price |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | gold | – | Custom 2ct lab solitaire, low-set basket with cathedral rail, hidden halo and 6 prongs; simple design kept the cost under $1k |
| $1,000 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | 2023 | Ring assembled for the writer's brother on a $1,000 budget; GCAL 8X lab diamond plus an Ivy and Rose setting, right on budget |
| $1,012 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.13 ct | oval | gold | 2024 | East-west bezel oval; 14k setting custom made in China, local jeweler charged $30 extra to set the stone |
| $1,019 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | round | white gold | 2025 | Quote for a 2ct F VVS2 engagement ring plus a separate pave wedding band; asking if it's a good deal |
| $1,032 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.34 ct | round | white gold | 2025 | Stone was $682 plus a PayPal fee; custom setting in 10k white gold |
| $1,040 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | – | 2024 | Bought a 2ct lab diamond center stone from Loose Grown Diamond and commissioned a 14kt semi-mount with two 6mm side stones from overseas maker Provence |
| $1,047 | Lab-grown diamond | 0.94 ct | – | gold | 2025 | Stone found for $217 at White House Brothers, an identical listing Rare Carat had at about $750 was price-matched down to $217; 14K gold setting |
| $1,050 | Natural diamond | – | – | – | – | Used grandmother's center stone in a new setting (setting just under $1000, total about $1050 after a small stone-setting fee); her custom band was just under $600, his custom Damascus steel band was about $450 |
| $1,050 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | emerald | yellow gold | 2025 | Ready-to-wear 1.5ct lab emerald-cut signet ring in 14k yellow gold with IGI cert, bought for her boyfriend when she proposed; $950 base plus $100 for a personalized engraving, $1050 total |
| $1,050 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.06 ct | marquise | – | – | One of several quotes from the asker's local jeweler; buyer said this one looked reasonable while the other three on the same screenshot seemed steep |
| £1,063 | Sapphire | – | – | – | – | Sapphire halo ring |
| $1,070 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | – | gold | 2025 | Different shape than the writer's 3ct moissanite ring, very similar bezel setting |
| $1,070 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.2 ct | – | – | 2025 | Solitaire built with a discount code; writer said the cut showed almost no bow-tie effect |
| $1,074 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.22 ct | marquise | – | 2025 | Full setting included; considers the asker's ring overpriced by comparison |
| 1,080 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Friend's ring, price included resizing; picked from a stackable line meant to pair with a bigger-stone wedding band later |
| 1,088 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 1.01 ct | – | white gold | 2026 | The person asking priced the ring in Singapore dollars; buyers were split on whether the stone is lab or natural |
| €1,090 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | 2024 | Ordered a yellow lab-diamond solitaire online from Stroili Oro before proposing; said ~1200 once, then 1090; buyers doubt the cert matches the stone. |
| $1,090 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | round | – | 2023 | 2ct round H VS1 lab diamond ring bought last July for $800 stone plus a $290 Fiorese setting; prices have shifted since |
| $1,095 | Natural diamond | 0.67 ct | – | platinum | 2024 | 1939 platinum ring with a 2/3ct center stone bought at an antique mall on a tighter budget; described as a Cartier-style tank ring |
| $1,100 | – | – | – | – | – | Nicer ring bought a couple of years after the first |
| $1,100 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2021 | 4ct diamond-equivalent with a halo; custom service, took about 8 weeks to arrive |
| £1,100 | – | – | – | – | – | Chosen together; writer says she wouldn't dare wear it if it cost much more |
| $1,100 | – | – | – | – | 2022 | Ended up paying this for two rings total after the first order fell through |
| $1,100 | Moissanite | – | oval | – | – | Latest and largest ring, a big oval stone |
| $1,100 | Moissanite | – | – | white gold | 2022 | 18k palladium white gold with moissanite, expected to last forever |
| $1,100 | Moissanite | – | oval | – | 2022 | Ordered a 12x9mm oval moissanite ring from Mona, arriving soon; calls western retail markups insane |
| $1,100 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | A stack of three moissanite rings bought separately over about a year, now alternated with the original ring for comfort |
| $1,100 | – | – | – | – | 2012 | Bought spontaneously at the mall while intending to buy truck tires instead |
| $1,100 | – | 0.5 ct | – | – | 2012 | Three-stone ring bought about 10 years before the comment, while money was tight |
| $1,100 | Moissanite | – | – | platinum | 2022 | 950 platinum drove the price up; asked for a brilliant cut but received crushed ice cut instead, still loves the ring |
| A$1,100 | – | – | – | white gold | – | Repurposed her father's old white-gold wedding band, melted down and remade into a custom ring |
| $1,100 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Partner paid roughly this; she is glad he took on no debt and says they can upgrade later |
| £1,100 | – | – | – | – | 2013 | Equal to a month's wages at the time; she still wears it and loves it |
| £1,100 | – | – | – | – | 2016 | Price included a warranty |
| $1,100 | – | – | – | – | 2020 | Planned wedding never happened because of COVID; dress also went unworn |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | – | 2024 | Loose stone from loosegrowndiamond, custom 14k setting made by Provence over WhatsApp; total of 1100 includes a setting fee beyond the 300 setting cost |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Family works in jewelry; had the same ring remade at wholesale price plus labor cost |
| $1,100 | – | – | – | – | – | Quote for a brand-new platinum ring with larger diamonds than her original gold ring, considered as an alternative to remaking. |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | pear | white gold | 2025 | Did the legwork buying and setting it herself; hidden halo |
| $1,100 | – | – | – | – | – | Fiance spent about a third of one paycheck on her ring; she spent about a twelfth of her after-tax paycheck on his band |
| $1,100 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | 3-carat moissanite the wife wears; a jeweler who recognized it as moissanite still later offered far more to buy it back |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | – | – | 2025 | 3ct center stone with small accent diamonds; buyer called it amazing value. |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Second ring bought for comparison; writer treats neither as an investment, just for enjoyment. |
| $1,100 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | – | – | – | Lab grown sapphire center with diamond accents; budget was $3k, came in well under |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.35 ct | marquise | – | 2025 | Stone plus custom setting and setting fees combined; roughly $1000 for the stone plus about $100 more to have it set |
| £1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | – | platinum | – | Platinum solitaire with a 1ct lab diamond |
| $1,100 | Sapphire | 1 ct | – | gold | – | 14k gold engraved split shank band |
| $1,100 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought on sale months after seeing it; original tag price was $2,400 |
| $1,100 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Secondhand ring bought on eBay; appraised at over $12,000 when taken in for resizing |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | – | yellow gold | 2025 | 18k yellow gold setting with a 2.5mm band |
| $1,100 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 2 ct | – | gold | 2025 | Center stone only, bought in June of this year; side stones add about another 0.30-0.40ct, not included in the price |
| $1,100 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | pear | platinum | 2024 | Used Stonealgo to find the stone; almost 5ct pear in platinum, all-in price, exact weight not given |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 5 ct | pear | platinum | 2025 | Writer said the stone was nearly 5 carats; called it the most beautiful ring they'd gotten anywhere |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | pear | platinum | 2025 | Fancy blue pear-shaped lab diamond in a platinum setting; total price |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.53 ct | round | platinum | 2025 | 3-stone ring, hearts-and-arrows cut, 9.8 Stonealgo score; setting alone ran about $730; side stones (quoted at 0.5ct each) later reset smaller at 0.25ct each since they looked oversized and prongs needed adjusting |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.4 ct | round | gold | 2024 | Hearts-and-arrows cut round diamond; same vendor custom-made a 10k gold setting with lab diamond accents |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.22 ct | marquise | – | – | Marquise solitaire lab diamond chosen to go bigger within budget; specs good but not flawless |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | emerald | – | 2025 | Loose stone from Luvansh, setting made by Provence from a photo, set locally; total under $1,100, about a year before the comment |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | marquise | yellow gold | 2026 | Lab-grown marquise ring being made in 14k gold |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.21 ct | – | gold | 2026 | 3.21ct ring on a 14k band being made by a Chinese vendor for about $1,100 or a bit more |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | round | two tone | 2026 | Tulip 6-prong setting currently being made by the writer's local jeweler |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.5 ct | – | – | 2024 | 2.5 carat stone, setting and setting labor, bought a couple of years ago when gold prices were lower |
| $1,100 | Natural diamond | 0.3 ct | – | – | 1992 | 0.3 ct solitaire bought when they were both 22; her very slim band was about 90 |
| $1,100 | – | – | – | – | 2026 | Custom ring designed with a rep named Anthony at Fiorese; total came to a little over $1,100 |
| $1,100 | Natural diamond | 1 ct | – | yellow gold | 2026 | 18k solid gold 1ctw natural diamond eternity band from Costco, item #1614197; carat figure is total weight across the band, not one stone |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | pear | – | 2026 | Pear-cut stone in a bezel setting, all-in price, not yet delivered |
| £1,100 | Other gemstone | – | – | gold | – | A seafoam tourmaline center stone set in gold |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 5 ct | emerald | – | 2026 | 5ct emerald-cut lab diamond from Luvansh for under $600, custom mount from Fay Jewelry for around $500 |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 4 ct | – | gold | 2026 | Set in a gold half bezel; buyer called the price insane for the specs |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | – | – | Pave band setting; total including tax was under 1300 |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | pear | – | – | Most recent upgrade, price covers diamond and setting together |
| $1,100 | Sapphire | – | – | gold | – | Replacement vintage ring bought after the first one went missing |
| $1,100 | – | – | – | – | – | Customs duty bill of about $50 arrived roughly a month after the $1100 piece shipped from Singapore |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | round | – | 2025 | A recent lab-grown replacement stone graded ideal across the board by AGS, costing about one-tenth of her original natural diamond |
| $1,100 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | – | gold | – | 3ct loose lab diamond set in 10k gold for under $1,100 total |
| $1,100 | Natural diamond | 0.5 ct | heart | yellow gold | 1991 | Heart solitaire, 14k yellow gold; the store has since closed. A later comment from the same writer calls it 1/5 ct instead of 1/2 ct, likely a typo. |
| $1,120 | – | – | – | white gold | 2013 | Same channel-set diamond-and-ruby ring, quoted in 14K white gold instead of platinum |
| $1,120 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2022 | Tiffany-style c&c setting; matching wedding band bought separately on Etsy |
| $1,142 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.13 ct | oval | – | – | Custom 14k gold setting with lab side diamonds made by Fay Jewelry (fayjewelry.com) for $625; center stone $487; local jeweler charged $30 to set the stone, total $1142 |
| $1,145 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.57 ct | – | gold | – | Overseas Etsy seller; total for stone plus thick gold band was exactly $1,145, first described as about $1,200. |
| $1,150 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | oval | yellow gold | 2025 | In-store quote for the ring style the person asking initially favored, not the one his girlfriend picked; buyers said the price was fine but criticized the thin band and prong design |
| £1,150 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought during a 40% sale plus an extra promotion, down from an RRP of £2500 |
| $1,150 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.7 ct | radiant | yellow gold | 2025 | Before tax; same ratio as the asker's stone, two diamond baguette side stones |
| $1,150 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.94 ct | radiant | yellow gold | 2025 | Setting with a diamond halo was still being made at time of comment |
| $1,150 | – | – | – | – | 2025 | Local jeweler did the requested customization for about half June's 2300 quote for the same design with a smaller stone |
| $1,150 | – | – | – | – | – | Married at 22; now decades later says the ring's cost has no bearing on the marriage |
| $1,151 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.08 ct | – | – | – | Upgraded from a 1.5ct cz to this lab stone and reset it into her existing ring |
| $1,160 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.1 ct | oval | – | 2025 | Stone price given separately from the combined stone-plus-setting total |
| $1,160 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | radiant | – | – | Loose lab diamond bought for a past partner plus a separate custom-made setting; year not stated, from an earlier relationship |
| $1,169 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | oval | yellow gold | 2026 | Custom-cut triangle diamond accents; total includes stone plus having it set in 14k solid yellow gold; a similar natural ring elsewhere would have cost roughly $31,000 |
| $1,170 | Lab-created coloured stone | 1.2 ct | – | rose gold | – | She chose it herself: lab sapphire on sale from 334, 14k rose gold solitaire setting, plus a 250 fee to set her own stone |
| $1,175 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | pear | yellow gold | 2026 | Custom fancy vivid pink pear lab diamond with 2 kite sapphires, 18k yellow gold, blue high-tech ceramic band; regrets stone size/color |
| $1,180 | – | – | – | – | – | $740 was the setting cost alone; $1180 was the full total including everything else |
| $1,190 | – | – | – | other | 2013 | Same channel-set diamond-and-ruby ring, quoted in palladium instead of platinum |
| $1,195 | Other gemstone | 0.34 ct | – | gold | 2026 | Claimed-Victorian emerald and old mine cut diamond cluster ring; seller asking price, not bought, emerald possibly synthetic or treated, 10k-14k gold, damaged prongs, no hallmarks or lab report |
| $1,195 | Other gemstone | 0.34 ct | other | gold | 2026 | A Victorian-style celebration ring under negotiation: about 0.34 ct emerald center plus 0.36 cttw old mine cut diamond accents, 10k-14k gold, emerald not lab tested for treatment |
| $1,200 | Sapphire | – | – | – | – | Picked her own $1200 sapphire solitaire with a gold halo, one of the cheapest her jeweler had; price wasn't the main factor |
| $1,200 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | gold | 2024 | Custom ring: center stone sold as ruby, accents sold as lab diamonds and opals; later assessed as possibly CZ/glass and sapphire, dispute ongoing |
| $1,200 | Natural diamond | 0.5 ct | – | platinum | – | Vintage diamond ring bought from a vintage dealer; writer likes that it had a previous owner |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer says the amount spent shouldn't matter if it's the right person |
| $1,200 | Natural diamond | 0.5 ct | – | – | – | Reused his mother's half-carat diamond in a new band; sold the old ring's gold to offset the cost |
| $1,200 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Went with a moissanite ring instead of spending two months' income (~$9,000) on a diamond, in order to pay off student loans |
| £1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Financed on a 0% interest card, repaid over 10 months |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Husband's budget was $6,000 but she didn't spend all of it |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | 1991 | Both were young and in the military with a small budget; still loves the ring |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | The writer's own ring, cheaper due to different preferences |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | On sale, originally listed at $2,000 |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | radiant | – | – | 2 carat radiant lab diamond ring, cited as proof a good-looking lab stone doesn't need to cost much |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought while he was a college senior on an ROTC stipend; she still wears it often |
| C$1,200 | Moissanite | – | cushion | platinum | 2022 | Elongated cushion solitaire with a hidden halo in PT950 platinum |
| A$1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Picked the ring out himself rather than with partner; lab-grown stone; spent $1,200 |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.54 ct | princess | – | – | Bought a diamond ring for his wife online as a cheaper alternative to pawn-shop pricing, shipped |
| £1,200 | – | 2 ct | round | – | 2016 | A 2-carat solitaire from a local jeweller |
| £1,200 | – | – | – | – | 2019 | Bought 4 years before comment; wife later lost the ring and a replacement now costs more |
| £1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Lab-grown chosen for ethics and lower cost; smaller stone since wife has tiny hands |
| £1,200 | – | – | – | – | 2022 | A woman proposing to her male partner; custom ring with a fox and moon engraving |
| £1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer's own husband's spend on her ring |
| £1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Ring for his first marriage |
| £1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Earns £50k/year; ring cost about 3 months of disposable income by his own estimate; also bought a necklace and earrings |
| £1,200 | Moissanite | – | – | rose gold | – | 14k rose gold with moissanite instead of diamond; couldn't justify diamond prices |
| £1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Budget was about £1k but she chose one at £1.2k; proposed initially with a hula hoop |
| £1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Worn for work |
| £1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Less than a 3-month take-home would have been; wife picked it after proposing to him with a sweet ring |
| £1,200 | Other gemstone | – | – | gold | – | Gold band with a centre emerald and a diamond either side; plain gold wedding band |
| £1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Grandmother's ring resized in platinum during a 6-year engagement |
| £1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | An ex-fiancée's ring; relationship ended and writer let her keep it |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 0.5 ct | – | other | 2023 | Local jewelry store quote for a 0.5ct lab diamond on a plain silver band; ended up not buying this one |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | 2023 | Exactly the ring she wanted |
| £1,200 | – | – | – | – | 2023 | Wedding bands made to match; added 7 small diamonds to her band to match his ring's price |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | 2023 | Elopement trip cost about 4-5k, half of that on the photographer |
| $1,200 | Natural diamond | – | – | – | – | Big-looking Costco ring for about 1.2k; someone guessed it cost around 5k; still looks as it did in the display case |
| $1,200 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | 2021 | Second ring for the same wife, under 1 ct yet better looking; store not named (discussion context points to Costco) |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.18 ct | emerald | – | 2024 | Emerald cut solitaire engagement ring; buyer praised craftsmanship and the buying experience |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.18 ct | – | – | 2024 | Whole ring including setting, bought using a promo code; writer loves the ring |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Diamond passed down from husband's grandmother; paid ~$1,200 to reset it, ring itself valued around $6k; wedding band was $3,000; he couldn't have afforded $6k outright at the time |
| $1,200 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | London blue topaz center stone with a moissanite halo and pave |
| C$1,200 | Other gemstone | – | – | white gold | 2024 | Fiancé spent about $1,200 despite earning more than the person asking; compromised on no diamonds for a dainty emerald white gold ring |
| C$1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Wife chose her own ring and also picked out the writer's cheaper wedding band; happy four years on |
| C$1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Brief mention with no other detail given |
| C$1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Diamond ring found at an estate sale, valued at over $5k but paid $1,200 |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | 2024 | Bought on a Valentine's Day sale |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.6 ct | – | – | – | Price included the setting |
| $1,200 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 3 ct | – | platinum | 2024 | Stone type not specified in the reply |
| $1,200 | – | 0.72 ct | – | – | – | 0.72 is total carat weight, not center stone alone; writer says price is approximate from memory |
| £1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Lab-grown diamond ring; writer says he and his wife can't tell it apart from natural; cost half a month of his wage |
| 1,200 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | CHF 1200 ring with a small diamond, well under any 'three months salary' guideline |
| £1,200 | Sapphire | – | – | – | – | Commissioned locally; sapphire sourced from Hatton Garden set with diamonds; also spent £2.5k on an engagement watch for his partner (not the ring) |
| $1,200 | Other gemstone | 1 ct | – | – | 2024 | Chose non-diamond stones; 1 carat is stated as total weight, not one center stone |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | emerald | white gold | – | Custom-made 14k white gold men's ring, 6mm wide, 1ct emerald-cut lab diamond, modeled on a specific inspiration ring |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.06 ct | – | – | 2025 | 3.06ct E VVS2 lab stone including tax; recommends loose-stone sellers over big-name retailers |
| C$1,200 | Moissanite | – | – | yellow gold | – | Three moissanite stones in an 18k yellow gold cathedral setting; less than a month of her husband's salary |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.5 ct | oval | gold | 2025 | 2.5ct center, 2.75ct total weight including band stones |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | 2024 | A separate lab diamond ring bought about a year before this comment for $1200; writer believes it could still sell for close to that |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Fiancee spent $1,200 on the ring; already bought a house and expecting a baby |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Boyfriend is having a ring designed that will cost $1,200; writer says she'd be fine with $50 too |
| €1,200 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Goldsmith made a green tourmaline ring for a customer's proposal; customer's ring budget had been 5000 euros, much left unused |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | 2013 | Upper-middle-class household; thought the amount was excessive at the time |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer is very happy with it; says $5k would buy an amazing ring and 3 months' salary is unnecessary |
| $1,200 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | 2015 | Morganite ring from an Etsy shop, chosen to save for other goals; held up well after about a decade |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer loves it; says husband wanted to spend more but that would have made her uncomfortable |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Chosen from many options fiance showed her; preferred saving the difference for travel over a $10k ring |
| $1,200 | Moissanite | – | – | gold | 2025 | 18k gold setting with lab-diamond shoulder stones and a moissanite center, instead of the mined diamond originally budgeted at $7,000-$10,000 |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | oval | gold | 2025 | 3ct oval lab diamond, good cut/color/clarity, set in a 14k gold solitaire; no trade-in option there |
| A$1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Lab-grown diamond solitaire |
| A$1,200 | – | – | – | – | 2015 | Ring valued at 1800, paid 1200 while on Centrelink welfare payments; partner later said she didn't want a nicer one |
| A$1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Wife's engagement ring |
| A$1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Was low-income at the time of proposing |
| $1,200 | Natural diamond | – | – | white gold | 2000 | Small antique-style stone bought on the spot in the NYC diamond district; writer calls it a 'mind cut' (old mine cut) |
| $1,200 | – | – | marquise | – | 1998 | Small marquise bought around the time of a home purchase, well under a 3-month-salary budget |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | 2025 | Writer estimates a mined equivalent diamond would have cost about $75,000 |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | – | gold | 2025 | Full ring with a 3-carat stone of slightly lower specs than the asker's, cited as evidence the person asking overpaid |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Price is after tax and warranty; budget was $2500 but the ring she liked cost less; avoided a diamond to keep him out of debt. |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Felt like a lot at the time until learning friends had rings around 10000 and 20000 |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | 2025 | A small local goldsmith built the ring from family gold and stones for $1,200 after the bigger store's $6,000+ quote |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | 2025 | Another ring bought from the same type of reseller, who had also acquired it for about $200; supposedly worth $3,500-4,000+, with resale offers of $2,000-3,500 |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | 2025 | Vendor price-matches competitors; buyer called it a good price point for the ring pictured |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | 2025 | Wedding bands still being shopped for, likely also Costco, under 1000 |
| $1,200 | Moissanite | – | – | gold | – | Gold band ring from a jeweler whose Instagram handle suggests a moissanite specialist, in an online group discussion |
| $1,200 | Natural diamond | 0.75 ct | – | – | – | Used Kay Jewelers' trade-in program to lower the net cost; suggests comparing local and online jewelers too, since chain prices ran high |
| C$1,200 | Natural diamond | 0.24 ct | round | – | 2016 | First engagement ring, later upgraded |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | 2024 | Lab diamond kept the price down |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Bought a same-grade stone online; separately notes gold prices have risen and is unsure of the setting's purity. |
| £1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | platinum | – | Bespoke platinum trilogy with a lab diamond and sapphire accents matching her birthstone; free resize included |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.52 ct | marquise | – | 2025 | Entire ring with lower specs than the asker's stone, just over $1200, ordered from an overseas vendor |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | 2025 | Picked out via a link she sent; husband agreed to the price without pushback |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | 2025 | Originally $1,500, bought on Black Friday for $1,200 plus a $500 gift card bonus |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Her dream ring |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Upgraded to a lab diamond a few years after the original moissanite ring |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | An acquaintance's ring, reported by writer |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.5 ct | – | – | 2025 | Very similar design to the asker's boutique ring but with a 3.5ct stone; just finished |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | – | 2025 | Fiance bought a 2ct stone and setting together; writer called the result perfect |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | – | oval | rose gold | 2025 | Self-designed with fiance; 14k rose gold, 2mm band, IGI-certified oval stone, ring price about $1200ish |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.5 ct | cushion | white gold | 2025 | Custom-made antique-style elongated cushion cut ring with milgrain and pave, ordered for well under this price, cited as proof lab diamonds keep costs low |
| $1,200 | – | 1.5 ct | – | white gold | – | Custom made, lifetime warranty, made in the USA; unrelated to the Rare Carat price-match method in the post |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Ring cost this amount despite the writer being independently wealthy; values it for its meaning, not its price. |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Happy with a modest ring despite wealthy parents; chose to live frugally rather than lean on family money |
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Sources and method
Price reports on this page come from 231 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: Confused and disappointed in my ring (2212 comments)
- 2025-11: GenZ and Millennial women - are you wearing wedding bands? (1466 comments)
- 2024-08: Ugliest rings? Show them! (1162 comments)
- 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)
- 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)
- 2026-09: What do you guys think of this heart engagement ring I picked out for my girlfriend? (823 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)
- 2025-01: How much did you pay? (703 comments)
- 2025-06: Which one feels the MOST Princess-y? (643 comments)
- 2025-03: ELI5: Is there a real difference between mined or lab-grown diamonds? Is one “real” and other “fake”? (632 comments)
- 2025-05: Neighbor’s natural 5 carat just got smeared at and I’m laughing. (580 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)
- 2026-08: I want to propose. She wants a natural diamond. I want to buy her a ring that doesn't destroy our finances (526 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)
- 2026-01: Do people actually make mean comments in real life about big rings? (436 comments)
- 2023-12: To all the dealers trashing Lab Diamonds (430 comments)
- 2025-10: I don’t like my ring (421 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)
- 2024-01: Did you pick out your own engagement ring? (389 comments)
- 2026-07: PSA: do not buy an engagement ring from Tiffany’s (372 comments)
- 2025-03: Did I mess up? (369 comments)
- 2025-10: For everyone who has a diamond ring; is yours a natural or a lab-grown diamond? (355 comments)
- 2025-08: What's the most expensive piece of jewelry you have and do you regret it or not? (343 comments)
- 2024-03: Genuine question (and I mean no offense to anyone!)... Why would you choose to pay for a natural diamond when you can get an equally beautiful lab diamond for approx 1/3 of the price? (341 comments)
- 2022-10: Is everyone here super rich? 😅 (336 comments)
- 2024-12: Lab Grown Diamond Engagement Rings? (335 comments)
- 2026-05: MEN of SG, how much did you spend on your engagement ring? (333 comments)
- 2026-09: Anyone else pay for a portion of their engagement ring? (328 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)
- 2024-06: Do women really care if a diamond is lab grown or mined? (302 comments)
- 2025-08: ELI5: Lab Grown Diamonds vs Traditional (302 comments)
- 2026-05: How much should a man spend on an engagement ring? (300 comments)
- 2024-11: Not meant to be a negative post/turn into a debate, but since lab diamonds are coming more into the mainstream and are becoming more accepted, what happens to the natural diamond industry? (295 comments)
- 2024-05: Share your Chunky Rings! (288 comments)
- 2025-10: For people with diamond rings, do you have a natural or lab diamond? (270 comments)
- 2025-04: What are people spending on engagement rings? 💍 (265 comments)
- 2023-11: Found this particular ring at Costco Wholesale, is it a good quality ring for the price? (264 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)
- 2025-04: For those who have a ring costing 30-50k usd, what does it look like? (252 comments)
- 2025-02: A natural diamond dealer challenged me to a debate (250 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)
- 2025-09: Average cost of an engagement ring (229 comments)
- 2025-12: How’d I do? (223 comments)
- 2025-06: Did you choose your wedding ring first or the proposal came first? (223 comments)
- 2024-09: Is Luvansh for real ? (215 comments)
- 2025-10: “Upgrading” your engagement ring is dumb and totally defeats the purpose. (215 comments)
- 2019-05: How much to spend on an engagement ring? (210 comments)
- and 171 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.