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Engagement Ring Reports from $1,200 to $1,500
This page runs from $1,200 to $1,500.
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| Ring | Stone | Carat | Shape | Metal | Year | What the buyer reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer's younger sister recently bought her own engagement ring for under $1,200 |
| $1,200 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | 2015 | Engagement ring center stone is tanzanite, not diamond, which she says helped keep the price down; first wedding band was $80; now upgrading for her 10th anniversary with a lab diamond, budgeting up to $4k |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought from a shop selling vintage and antique jewelry |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Small, simple ring; writer says she isn't personally invested in ring aesthetics |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Clearance ring with 4 small center stones that kept falling out |
| £1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | UK buyer |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.3 ct | marquise | – | 2026 | Entire ring, stone plus setting, through Provence, just under $1,200 |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.3 ct | – | yellow gold | – | Just under $1,200 for a 3.3-carat lab diamond in 14k gold, shown as an example to the person asking |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.3 ct | – | gold | – | Custom design made through Provence with every detail specified |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.1 ct | oval | white gold | 2026 | 20-year anniversary upgrade ring, price-matched against aurelinne.com, saved 4,500; pave setting with six tulip petite claw prongs |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.06 ct | – | yellow gold | 2026 | 14k yellow gold ring with a 2.06ct lab diamond |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | marquise | – | 2026 | Bought around the same time as the asker's post, at a similar price point to the Etsy listing being discussed |
| $1,200 | – | 0.5 ct | marquise | white gold | 2026 | Writer called the shape 'almond' |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.2 ct | emerald | – | – | Stone bought on sale; setting from With Clarity; local jeweler set it; took 6 months to assemble |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | – | gold | – | Bought on a Black Friday sale, down from a $2500 list price; side stones totaling 0.16ct |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.03 ct | – | gold | 2026 | Bought for herself: 3.03ct E VS1 excellent-cut lab diamond in a hand-engraved 10k gold band, ordered via a China-based vendor's WhatsApp rep, $1200 total |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | 2026 | List price was $2,200; bought on a Black Friday sale for $1,200; writer says the same ring in natural would have cost $8,000 |
| C$1,200 | Moissanite | – | – | other | 2026 | 1 ct blue moissanite in a 4-prong setting on a thick 10k pale yellow gold band, handmade by a local jeweler who ships worldwide |
| $1,200 | – | – | princess | – | – | Three-stone princess-cut style, just under a carat total, not center alone; family jeweler gave about a 10% discount |
| 1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Ring for second marriage; ex-wife insisted on a pricier ring, current wife let him set the budget |
| 1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Also mentions spending 460k on their home, unrelated to the ring |
| 1,200 | Natural diamond | – | – | rose gold | – | Diamond ring with sapphire accents in rose gold |
| 1,200 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Aquamarine ring plus a matching necklace, combined price, bought later for his now wife |
| 1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Wife chose the ring at the shop; wedding bands 200 each; 16 years later both too big for their rings |
| 1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | – | gold | – | Lab-grown 1ct diamond from Taka Jewellery; bands in 999 gold; rings rarely worn day to day for work safety |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | oval | – | 2026 | Stone from a wholesale site, setting from Etsy, assembled by a local jeweler for $400 after quotes as high as $2k+ elsewhere; total just over $1,200 |
| £1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Wife picked it out and felt guilty it was too expensive; spent a lot more on the honeymoon |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | gold | – | Similar old mine cushion lab stone (called LGG) with a 14k bezel setting, bought from an overseas vendor, total price |
| £1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Says this is pretty average for the UK; also says US ring prices and the asker's 3k idea, let alone the actual 5k, sound like a lot |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.5 ct | – | – | – | 3.5ct stone bought online, local jeweler confirmed it matched its IGI report; resetting it into her current ring plus a setting-head upgrade brings the total to about $1,200 |
| 1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | – | – | Paid in New Zealand dollars, about NZD $1,200, for a 2 carat lab diamond ring |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | She calls it her wedding ring; lab-grown stone her husband bought, which she remembers as a good deal; she only roughly recalls the amount |
| $1,200 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Fiance earns $83k; she set a $1,200 cap and he bought a moissanite ring on Etsy within it |
| $1,200 | – | – | – | – | – | Ring from a hometown jewelry store; couple is now shopping for a wedding band under $600, not yet bought |
| $1,200 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | round | – | 2025 | Halo/pave ring on sale at a Krabi diamond shop; later found to have no separate center stone as displayed, just pave diamonds |
| $1,200 | Natural diamond | – | – | – | – | A 200-year-old ring with a full-carat stone, chosen for character over modern cut and clarity |
| $1,200 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | yellow gold | 2024 | 2ct diamond in 18k yellow gold custom made overseas in China for $1,200 in July 2024 |
| $1,217 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | round | white gold | 2026 | Option A: CVD stone quoted for a 3/4 French pave setting with a pink diamond accent; unusually cheap for the specs, no video available to confirm quality |
| $1,250 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | gold | 2025 | Price-matched the stone against a competitor's listing; setting and stone bought together as a full ring package. |
| $1,250 | Moissanite | – | marquise | yellow gold | 2026 | 3-carat marquise moissanite in 14k yellow gold with a pave band, given as a surprise; writer finds the stone cloudy for the price |
| £1,250 | – | – | – | – | 2016 | Ring about a third of one month's take-home pay; her band and his titanium band both bought online; all three still look great 7 years on |
| €1,250 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | oval | yellow gold | 2024 | Custom 14k YG ring, 1ct oval center (EX polish/VG symmetry), six 0.1ct marquise sides; same design in moissanite quoted 450 EUR |
| $1,250 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.23 ct | cushion | – | 2024 | Elongated cushion cut in a simple solitaire setting |
| $1,250 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 3 ct | – | – | – | Paid about what a 1-1.5ct ring would cost at Kay for a 3-carat ring, per his own comparison. |
| A$1,250 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought at half price within a $1000-1500 budget the partner set; paid an extra $100 for a ten-year warranty |
| €1,250 | – | – | – | – | 2023 | Picked out by the recipient herself; partner paid at the shop |
| £1,250 | – | – | other | platinum | – | Bought secondhand from a friend who originally paid £2.5k for his ex-fiancee; baguette diamond; had it professionally cleaned and polished after |
| £1,250 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought on sale |
| $1,250 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.29 ct | oval | gold | – | Stone from Luvansh, custom setting designed by Provence's Ada, mounted at Medallion Jewelers for about $150 |
| $1,250 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 0.55 ct | – | gold | – | Small diamond wedding ring bought around the time of the wedding, writer now feels it is worth almost nothing |
| $1,250 | – | – | – | – | – | Engagement ring, stated as between $1k and $1.5k, chosen together with her husband |
| $1,250 | Lab-grown diamond | 4.12 ct | – | – | 2025 | Bought a 4.12ct hidden-halo ring with 8 small accent diamonds on the band for $1,250, made by Provence |
| $1,250 | Natural diamond | 0.5 ct | – | white gold | 2008 | 0.5ct natural diamond solitaire in 18k white gold cost $1250 in 2008 |
| $1,250 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Owns two 3.5-4ct solitaire lab diamond rings costing $1250 (unclear if each or for the pair); suggested getting a quote from Tianyu or Provence |
| $1,250 | – | – | – | – | – | Original engagement ring 1250; she and husband each out-earn the person asking; says at 24 she made the equivalent of 117k in today's money |
| $1,250 | – | – | – | – | 2026 | Husband surprised her with a nicer ring this year to make up for the original modest one |
| $1,250 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Lab diamond engagement ring for 1250 USD that draws many compliments |
| $1,250 | Lab-grown diamond | 4 ct | – | – | 2026 | Writer says they've bought two 4-carat lab diamond rings in this price range, band included, well under the asker's $3,135 quote |
| $1,250 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.59 ct | radiant | white gold | 2026 | 3.59 ct radiant lab diamond with a .40 ct accent band, bought overseas with import and shipping fees included |
| $1,250 | – | – | – | – | 2026 | Used Rare Carat to price-match the stone plus a holiday sale discount on the setting, saved about 38% |
| $1,250 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.75 ct | round | white gold | 2023 | Bought online in 2023 for about the same price as the 2017 setting alone; kept the original ring for sentimental value |
| $1,250 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | – | gold | 2026 | Bought a 3ct diamond and 14k gold bezel setting together from Romy at LGG for a combined 1250. |
| C$1,250 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | – | other | 2026 | Couple spent $1,000-1,500 CAD; band is silver rather than gold, which the writer says is less durable long-term; a $3,000-4,000 CAD dream ring is planned for later |
| $1,250 | Moissanite | – | – | – | 2026 | Forever One Moissanite ring (made by Charles & Colvard) bought on sale at Helzberg; price was after taxes |
| $1,250 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | – | – | 2026 | 3-carat ring made by overseas vendor LGG |
| $1,250 | Lab-grown diamond | 5.5 ct | emerald | gold | – | 10k gold full halo bezel setting with 3mm band, ordered from Provence. |
| $1,260 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.06 ct | oval | yellow gold | 2025 | Custom oval with two half-moon side stones (~0.70-0.75ct total, 4.3x7.3mm each) in 14k gold (4.8g); paid $1260 plus $30 shipping; contacted the maker via Alibaba then WhatsApp |
| $1,265 | – | – | – | – | – | Ring set from Costco cost $1,265; another jeweler appraised it at $3,650 |
| $1,275 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.03 ct | pear | – | 2026 | Fiance's purchase: lab pear with a hidden halo and pave band, 2.43ct total weight; writer is 36 and engaged for the second time |
| $1,276 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | two tone | – | Ring ordered online direct from a Chinese manufacturer; 18k rose and white gold |
| $1,279 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | – | gold | 2026 | 14k setting; order placed, not yet received |
| $1,280 | Lab-grown diamond | 4 ct | cushion | yellow gold | 2024 | Bought a 4ct cushion lab diamond via an estate-auction site, then had an Etsy maker build a custom 14k yellow gold setting for it; her 4th piece from that maker |
| $1,285 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | A hand-cut non-diamond stone bought separately; custom solitaire setting cost more due to the unusual cut |
| C$1,300 | Moissanite | – | radiant | – | 2023 | Custom-made crushed-ice radiant moissanite, 8x12mm, 1.5 ratio, bought on Etsy; owned about a month when wrote |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | oval | gold | – | The person asking supplied her own stones; jeweler did all labor and setting on a custom 14K ring |
| $1,300 | Moissanite | – | pear | rose gold | 2025 | Pear moissanite engagement ring with rose gold band, side stones and matching wedding band from the same Etsy seller; fiance paid while it was on sale |
| $1,300 | Moissanite | – | round | platinum | – | The person asking comparing a .80ct round Charles & Colvard Forever One moissanite in a platinum solitaire, ring size 2.5, against an equally priced lab diamond option from the same shop |
| $1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | Husband originally planned to spend about $7k but they shopped together and found one for much less |
| £1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | Single most expensive purchase besides house and car |
| $1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | Semi-custom setting built around mother-in-law's diamond; ring guard resized for a nominal fee |
| $1,300 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Stone sourced via RareCarat, set through With Clarity; finished ring just under 1 carat |
| $1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | Wanted a simple solitaire with a small diamond |
| $1,300 | Moissanite | – | – | white gold | 2022 | Center moissanite with natural pave diamond accents; chose over C&C for a more diamond-like look; free year-long warranty |
| $1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought on a Christmas sale, originally $1,800; financed on a 3-month same-as-cash plan paid off before interest accrued |
| $1,300 | Moissanite | – | oval | gold | – | 8 small 3mm side diamonds came from a grandmother's heirloom ring, helping keep the cost down |
| $1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer's own ring; most of the budget went into metalwork rather than a center diamond |
| $1,300 | – | 1.2 ct | – | rose gold | – | Salt and pepper diamond |
| $1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | Five-stone ring mixing moissanite, sapphire and diamond |
| $1,300 | Natural diamond | – | – | gold | – | Family heirloom diamonds reset in a custom 14k gold setting |
| A$1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | Budget was $5k but his wife ended up choosing a cheaper ring |
| A$1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought on sale while young and not well off; partner is non-materialistic |
| $1,300 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | gold | 2023 | Gold band with a pink sapphire cluster plus the jeweler setting writer's own center diamond, total 1300 |
| $1,300 | – | 0.5 ct | – | white gold | 2023 | 0.5ct total baguette diamonds, custom CAD design, jeweler's own stones and gold used |
| $1,300 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | – | white gold | – | Lab-grown sapphire; a natural stone version would have cost about $600 more with no visible difference |
| £1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | white gold | – | Spent months choosing style together; fiancé had it custom made |
| £1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | The price of a specific vintage ring his wife found and wanted; no salary calculation involved |
| £1,300 | – | – | – | – | 2015 | Designed based on her taste; funded partly by a PPI claim |
| £1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | Prioritised diamond quality over size |
| £1,300 | – | 1 ct | – | – | – | Planned to spend double but the right design mattered more than size |
| £1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | Budgeted up to £2000; partner joked about not wanting a 'cheapo' ring |
| $1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | Originally eyeing a $900 ring but the jewelry store upsold to this one |
| $1,300 | – | – | – | – | 2023 | Ring cost far less than the dress; couple chose to prioritize the wedding day itself |
| $1,300 | Moissanite | – | emerald | – | – | Quote for a similar emerald-cut moissanite ring, called the best fair price found in the US |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.6 ct | – | – | 2024 | Stone alone about 750, ring with setting 1300 |
| $1,300 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | pear | gold | – | Pear-shaped fancy grey diamond made by a local jeweler found through Etsy |
| $1,300 | Natural diamond | 0.5 ct | – | white gold | – | Solitaire style; said she'd be upset if partner had spent 3 months' salary instead |
| $1,300 | – | 0.5 ct | – | – | – | Halo setting with a double pave band |
| C$1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.01 ct | round | – | – | Round solitaire lab diamond; writer is not fully certain of the exact price paid |
| C$1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | A different acquaintance's ring purchase; a third friend bought no ring at all |
| A$1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 0.1 ct | – | gold | – | One ring serves as both wedding and engagement ring; 18-karat gold band |
| A$1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | Chosen together with the partner |
| $1,300 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | 2021 | Secondhand acquisition; original owner bought it new 3 years earlier; resale price to writer not stated |
| €1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | A friend's engagement ring, described as really good value |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 6.03 ct | – | gold | 2024 | 6.03ct G VS1 lab diamond ring with 14k gold setting, cited after the person asking found a similar 6.5ct stone listed for $12,642 elsewhere |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.3 ct | round | – | 2024 | Stone was $700, band brought the whole ring to $1300; vendor sent video and photos before purchase |
| $1,300 | – | – | – | – | 2024 | Ring originally listed at $3k, bought on sale for $1300; partner had wanted to spend up to $5k |
| $1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer's ring cost $1,300; fiance is in the military |
| £1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer chose the ring themselves |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.7 ct | emerald | – | – | Solitaire lab diamond, stone alone was 800; recommends a lab-diamond group for pricing since prices vary by retailer |
| £1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.24 ct | oval | gold | – | Custom oval design bought at Hatton Garden while lab diamond prices were in a down market; kept the stone modest since a bigger one looked odd on small fingers |
| $1,300 | Sapphire | – | – | – | – | Old sapphire estate ring custom made during pregnancy to match a costume ring she loved; later combined with the original ring |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.08 ct | – | white gold | – | Just over $1,300 for a white-gold cathedral setting |
| A$1,300 | Sapphire | – | – | gold | – | Teal-colored Australian sapphire on a wave-style gold band, custom made; still needs resizing |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | – | marquise | – | 2025 | Picked up 2 months before the comment; chose the lab stone over a smaller natural one at the same jeweler |
| C$1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.09 ct | radiant | platinum | 2025 | Radiant cut trilogy ring, stone sourced separately from a wholesaler and set at a private jeweler, for under this amount |
| $1,300 | Moissanite | – | pear | white gold | 2025 | Etsy-made ring with pave diamonds set into the band itself; price excludes a separate wedding band; free resize after purchase |
| €1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 0.4 ct | – | gold | – | 14k gold custom ring, 0.4ct center lab diamond plus six 0.02ct accent lab diamonds; cheaper than the same jeweler's branded stock rings |
| $1,300 | Moissanite | – | – | yellow gold | 2025 | 10k yellow gold, green moissanite with 2 diamond baguettes and 6 tiny diamond accents, lab-grown; from a local family jeweler |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | gold | – | Buyer's own custom-made ring, cited as a cheaper lab-diamond alternative to the asker's natural stone deal |
| $1,300 | Natural diamond | 3.8 ct | – | platinum | 2026 | 3.8ct stone bought at auction with graduated side stones, platinum band custom made overseas |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | – | – | – | Quote to custom-make a lab diamond ring like her $7k dream design; canceled when partner's father fell gravely ill |
| $1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | A vintage ring; the writer still thinks that was too much to spend on one ring |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.08 ct | marquise | white gold | 2025 | Bought just under a year before the comment; stone price was matched from another site |
| $1,300 | – | 2 ct | princess | white gold | – | Simple white gold setting |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.02 ct | oval | gold | – | $400 lab stone + $600 14k gold Etsy setting (with moissanite accents) + $300 to a local jeweler to assemble them |
| $1,300 | – | 1 ct | oval | – | 2026 | Originally listed around $5k, bought on sale |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 0.8 ct | round | platinum | – | Same-priced alternative from the same shop: round lab-grown diamond, IGI graded D/E, VS or better, same platinum solitaire setting |
| €1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.01 ct | – | rose gold | 2026 | Buyer's own custom-made ring, made by a jeweler her fiance knew personally |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.34 ct | – | platinum | – | Says budgets vary widely; writer has seen rings from far cheaper to 10-20k elsewhere |
| $1,300 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 3 ct | – | – | – | Bought from an unnamed vendor in China; had it appraised well above the purchase price |
| C$1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | white gold | 2026 | Fancy blue lab diamond upgrade ring, replacing the original natural pear-cut ring |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.5 ct | – | platinum | – | 2.5 total carat weight platinum diamond ring custom made by an overseas (Chinese) maker, price included shipping and tariffs; writer was impressed with the quality |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | white gold | – | Blue lab diamond solitaire in 14k white gold, petal basket with cathedral, made by Provence Jewelry in China |
| $1,300 | – | – | – | – | – | Paid via Zuvelio's Etsy groupbuy for the milgrain and pave bridge details, about 1/6 of a $6k quote |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | 2026 | Joined a Zuvelio group buy for a similar-style ring, modified the design, and paid under $1,300 total |
| $1,300 | Natural diamond | 0.38 ct | – | – | 1994 | 3/8 ct solitaire; picked a smaller, higher-quality stone since 1 ct was beyond their budget |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | – | gold | – | 1.5ct lab-grown diamond on a thinner 14k gold band, called a bargain next to her natural-diamond ring |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | gold | – | Bought secondhand; the original owner reportedly paid over $12,000 for the custom piece |
| C$1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | gold | 2025 | A blue lab diamond in 14k gold |
| $1,300 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | – | – | – | Bought a lab-created emerald (not a diamond) at Diamonds Direct for $1,300, given as a comparison |
| $1,300 | – | 3.02 ct | marquise | gold | 2026 | 14k gold; writer said this post was helpful to her while shopping |
| 1,300 | Natural diamond | – | – | gold | – | Her own ring, reusing an inherited diamond to lower the cost |
| 1,300 | – | – | – | – | 2016 | Price was after a credit card discount |
| 1,300 | – | 0.3 ct | – | – | – | Prioritized diamond quality over carat size |
| $1,300 | – | 2 ct | – | two tone | 2026 | Wide two-tone solid gold band with bezel setting; vendor said a 3ct version of the same ring would have only cost about $300 more |
| £1,300 | – | – | – | – | 2011 | About a month's wages at the time; bought the stone from a diamond wholesaler and had the ring made around it, choosing a high-quality colour and clarity |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | emerald | gold | 2026 | 3ct lab emerald cut ring, 10k gold, 2.5mm euro shank band; custom order via WhatsApp/PayPal from maker Romy (LGG), shipping to Canada included |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.1 ct | round | – | 2026 | Whole ring, about 3.5ct total including accent stones; stone price is an estimate by the buyer |
| $1,300 | Moissanite | – | radiant | platinum | 2026 | Fully custom setting, 9.4g of PT950 platinum made up most of the cost; upgrading to a lab diamond would have added about 500 |
| C$1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | white gold | 2025 | 2ct blue lab diamond solitaire in 14k white gold, upgrade bought from an overseas vendor the year before the comment |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 4.02 ct | radiant | – | 2026 | Upgraded from a pear-shaped stone to an elongated radiant; ordered but not yet received; chose SI1 to stay near budget |
| $1,300 | Moissanite | – | – | yellow gold | – | 18k yellow gold ring with a 2ct moissanite center stone; husband was prepared to spend $7,000-8,000 but she said no |
| $1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | – | two tone | – | 18k gold band with a platinum setting, in a self-described lower income circle where $1,000-5,000 is typical |
| €1,300 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | – | yellow gold | 2025 | 1ct lab diamond ring with accent stones in 14k gold, bought last year for nearly €1,300 |
| $1,330 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.36 ct | marquise | – | 2023 | Second of three quotes from the same SoCal jeweler, price includes the band |
| $1,333 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.99 ct | radiant | – | – | Wife's upgrade ring, 2.99ct radiant with a 1.45 ratio, price-matched via Rare Carat into their tulip-basket solitaire setting, all-in price |
| $1,333 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | radiant | – | 2025 | Just-completed upgrade to a 3ct lab radiant, replacing the natural cushion above |
| $1,333 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | radiant | – | 2025 | Ring bought for his wife's upgrade |
| $1,348 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.01 ct | round | two tone | 2025 | Price-matched 3.01ct D VVS2 IGI lab diamond on a 1.5mm two-tone Boda Six Prong solitaire; final configuration shared just before checkout |
| $1,350 | Lab-grown diamond | – | round | white gold | 2025 | GIA lab stone talked down from 1200 to 800, still deciding; custom 18k white gold pave setting ordered for 550; chose lab over pricier natural |
| $1,350 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.28 ct | round | white gold | 2025 | Lab E/VVS1 ideal-cut GIA diamond negotiated $1200 to $800; custom 18k white-gold pave setting quoted $735; full ring negotiated to $1350 total |
| $1,350 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Local jeweler friend built a replica of a ring seen online for just under $9,000; center stone later swapped to a 2.63ct natural diamond, swap cost not given |
| 1,350 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | CHF 1200-1500 for a Celtic-style engagement ring; gross salary was about CHF 5500/month at the time |
| $1,350 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 4 ct | oval | – | 2025 | Through a downtown LA jewelry district connect, wholesale-priced stone plus gold ring and setting made nearby; approximate |
| $1,350 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | round | platinum | 2025 | All-in price for stone plus platinum setting; vendor beat a competing online quote |
| A$1,350 | – | – | – | – | – | Chose the smallest diamond she could to keep it modest; picked it with her then-boyfriend |
| $1,350 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.03 ct | radiant | – | 2025 | Exchanged the original 5.08 ct stone because it was too large to wear comfortably; kept the same Vivian setting, new stone price-matched from Ruby Harper Fine Jewelry |
| $1,350 | Moissanite | – | marquise | platinum | – | Platinum setting with custom engraving pushed the price up versus a gold band |
| $1,350 | Sapphire | – | – | – | – | Custom ring with a sapphire and small accent stones, remembered as roughly $1,200-1,500 |
| $1,355 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.19 ct | – | platinum | 2025 | Second husband's ring; fancy intense blue stone with top-grade symmetry and polish, bought decades after her first ring |
| $1,355 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.19 ct | – | platinum | 2025 | Custom fancy intense blue diamond ring ordered directly from a China seller via WhatsApp/CAD; about a week to New England |
| $1,360 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | gold | 2025 | Group-buy three-stone ring; claws and band failed within 3 months, band came 25% thinner than the CAD promised, vendor refused a refund |
| $1,380 | Natural diamond | 0.27 ct | – | gold | 2025 | Paying down a layaway on a vintage (pre-2000) 18k gold ring with a .27ct natural center stone and small melee accents, about 6 grams total |
| $1,390 | Lab-grown diamond | 5.54 ct | oval | two tone | 2024 | Set in a mixed 10k gold and platinum setting |
| A$1,400 | Other gemstone | 2.5 ct | – | gold | 2023 | Fiancé thought the store's simulant-diamond marketing meant a lab diamond; ring was cubic zirconia in a 14k gold solitaire; return in progress. |
| $1,400 | Moissanite | – | oval | – | 2023 | 10x7mm oval solitaire with hidden halo, ring size 4.5, bought around the time of a recent proposal |
| $1,400 | Natural diamond | 0.27 ct | – | white gold | 2026 | Quote for a 14k white-gold ring with a small natural diamond; jeweler said gold prices had risen since it was originally priced |
| $1,400 | – | – | – | – | 2015 | Renters insurance already covers up to $1000 theft/loss and full value for fire, so skipped a specific policy |
| $1,400 | Sapphire | – | – | – | 2018 | Sapphire engagement ring from a local indie jeweler who worked within budget and showed stone options |
| £1,400 | – | – | – | – | 2021 | Shipped from Australia; plus a £42 balance-transfer fee; writer was furloughed and on about £27.5k at the time |
| $1,400 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Chose a flashier look at a smaller price than the roughly $5k her partner offered |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.4 ct | pear | yellow gold | – | Hidden halo with side stones; the official engagement ring among several moissanite/lab rings owned |
| $1,400 | Moissanite | – | – | platinum | – | Large special-occasion ring, size given loosely as about 6 ct; both earn six figures but she wanted cheap rings |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.4 ct | pear | – | – | Most expensive of several lab-grown diamond rings she owns; says it faces up larger than expected and is worth every penny |
| A$1,400 | – | – | – | – | – | Offered up to $4,500 on a credit card, but she found what she wanted for less |
| A$1,400 | – | – | – | – | 2022 | Gave a 2k cap, got it for about 1.4k after a discount; preferred saving the rest for travel or a home |
| £1,400 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought in the Birmingham jewellery quarter; high-street equivalent value was about £3,200 |
| £1,400 | Natural diamond | – | – | platinum | – | Made near trade price via a friend's contact on Hatton Garden; insured for £9k but not revalued for a while |
| £1,400 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought on sale, reduced from about £2000 |
| €1,400 | Lab-created coloured stone | 0.5 ct | oval | platinum | 2023 | 0.5ct lab sapphire with 0.15ct diamond halo on platinum band, also stated as $1,571 USD equivalent |
| $1,400 | Sapphire | – | – | – | 2015 | Blue sapphire ring, husband paid this about 8 years before the 2023 comment |
| $1,400 | Sapphire | – | – | – | – | Purple sapphire center stone; felt expensive for a couple not used to big splurges |
| $1,400 | – | – | – | – | – | Engagement ring is a family diamond reset, so cost was just the setting; wedding band is plain platinum |
| $1,400 | Moissanite | – | oval | gold | – | Custom 4ct crushed-ice oval moissanite with 2 baguette side stones in 14k gold, from a UK-based Etsy seller; writer calls it a sweet deal |
| $1,400 | – | – | – | – | 2024 | Custom ring made through CustomMade.com, cheaper than a comparable ready-made ring |
| A$1,400 | – | – | – | – | – | Widely praised by friends and family after purchase |
| £1,400 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Vintage-style ring with an emerald plus diamonds, bought after a ringless proposal |
| £1,400 | – | – | – | – | – | Proposed with a cheap silver placeholder from a high-street chain first, then took her to pick the real one; prefers vintage over new gold/diamonds on environmental grounds |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.56 ct | emerald | platinum | 2024 | One of several rings made last year |
| $1,400 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer paid a bit over $1,400 for the ring; saving remaining funds for a house instead |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Ring cost about $1,400; a natural-diamond equivalent would've been about $15k; glad hers isn't natural |
| $1,400 | Moissanite | – | – | gold | – | Bezel-set moissanite engagement ring, her scalloped wedding band, and husband's hammered gold band; local jeweller prices per project by materials; larger fingers needed extra gold |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | white gold | 2025 | 2ct D/VS1 lab diamond, white gold with hidden gallery rail; caught a seller sale; shipped Tel Aviv to California in under 4 days, no customs fees. |
| $1,400 | – | 5.5 ct | oval | – | – | A crushed-ice style oval stone, custom made in England; she nicknames this ring The Egg; her third ring overall. |
| $1,400 | – | – | oval | yellow gold | 2024 | Paid about $1000 less than the asker's $2400 ring for an oval bezel just over 1ct, 14k yellow gold setting |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.79 ct | oval | – | – | Lab old-mine-cut moval diamond ring with a cutlet like a traditional antique cut; owner now reselling it |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | 4.73 ct | cushion | gold | – | Diamond price-matched to Calavera through Rare Carat, 14kt setting |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.5 ct | radiant | – | – | East/west half-bezel setting made by a jeweler; total is approximate |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | radiant | – | – | Half-infinity stone wedding-style band |
| $1,400 | – | – | – | – | 2025 | Custom ring around $1.2k plus $200 extra for a hidden halo; no budget set |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Discounted price; list price was about $1,700; simple band, resizing included |
| C$1,400 | – | – | – | – | 2025 | Budget started at $1,000 CAD but ended up here; writer notes the exchange rate makes rings pricier living in Canada |
| $1,400 | – | – | – | – | 2016 | Chose this ring over a pricier $2,500-3,500 option they couldn't recall exactly, to stay within a fixed budget; about 9 years before the comment |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.9 ct | round | yellow gold | 2025 | Upgrade ring: $640 14k yellow-gold Etsy solitaire setting plus $389 for a 2.9ct round lab diamond plus $200 setting fee, about $1400 total with tax |
| $1,400 | – | – | – | – | – | Husband earns 600k a year; she picked her own 1400 ring and they put savings into a home |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | marquise | rose gold | 2026 | Dutch marquise crushed-ice cut center stone; side stone weight unknown to writer |
| $1,400 | – | – | – | – | 2012 | 3-stone diamond proposal ring with small accent diamonds |
| £1,400 | – | – | – | – | – | Fiance's mother contributed £2,500 toward the engagement and wedding rings combined; would have spent about £800 without that |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.18 ct | – | – | 2026 | Diamond price-matched at Cavalera; total including a custom band and setting made by a local goldsmith came to $1,400 |
| $1,400 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 2.7 ct | – | – | 2026 | 2.7 ct diamond with setting from brilliance.com, used a discount code |
| $1,400 | Natural diamond | 0.6 ct | round | white gold | – | Says her ring is similar to a same-era natural diamond ring described above |
| $1,400 | Natural diamond | 0.4 ct | princess | gold | 1998 | 0.40 ct princess in a 14k band from a mall jeweler; his 14k band about 500; bought 1998 or 1999 |
| $1,400 | Natural diamond | 0.5 ct | round | yellow gold | 1997 | No lab option existed at the time of this engagement |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.16 ct | oval | gold | 2026 | 14k gold ring, excellent-cut oval stone. |
| 1,400 | – | 0.34 ct | – | white gold | 2017 | GIA diamond bought at Taka Jewellery, cathedral setting in 18K white gold, no additional fee |
| £1,400 | – | – | – | – | – | About one week of her husband's earnings |
| 1,400 | – | – | – | – | – | Declined a pricier 10k ring offer, actual ring closer to 1.4k |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | pear | – | 2026 | Pink pear-cut stone with a channel-set diamond band |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | – | – | 2026 | Custom-cut stone and custom-designed setting from Zuvelio |
| £1,400 | – | – | – | – | – | Could have gone cheaper but fell in love with this one |
| £1,400 | – | 1.52 ct | oval | gold | 2025 | 0.79ctw of side stones on an 18kt setting, not custom; recommends buying the stone online cheaper and just paying a jeweller to set it |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | – | 2026 | Price-matched via Rare Carat; stone described only as high quality with no detailed grading |
| $1,400 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | – | – | 2026 | Custom-ordered 1.5ct fancy intense yellow diamond with white diamond halo and pave band; the loose stone alone cost $600 |
| $1,400 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | 2026 | Fiancé wanted to spend far more; she refused and they found one for $1,400 |
| $1,410 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.01 ct | cushion | gold | 2024 | Quote for a custom elongated-cushion lab diamond via a China-based vendor; setting is 14k gold with two small pear side diamonds, may still change the setting |
| $1,421 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.77 ct | round | – | 2024 | Setting custom made in China for $370, plus $150 for a local jeweler to set the diamond into it |
| $1,422 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.77 ct | – | white gold | – | Loose stone from Brilliance.com, setting custom made overseas in 10k white gold, then set by a local jeweler for $150 more; price implies lab-grown given the grade |
| $1,426 | – | 2.7 ct | – | rose gold | – | Price is after taxes; got a free upgrade from color G after a chip was found in the originally picked stone |
| $1,440 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.87 ct | oval | – | 2023 | Earlier ring; stone from Loose Grown Diamond, setting made overseas separately |
| $1,440 | Lab-grown diamond | 5.11 ct | oval | yellow gold | 2024 | Stone $1,100 with a 15% Labor Day sale + $340 custom 14k gold setting; separate $150 paid to a local jeweler to set the stone. |
| $1,440 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | – | white gold | 2021 | Custom neon 5-stone trellis ring with 5.5mm custom-cut lab-created colored gems; made for her middle finger but didn't like wearing it there so resold it |
| $1,450 | Sapphire | 1.11 ct | – | white gold | – | Green sapphire with 6 small diamond accents |
| $1,450 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | radiant | gold | – | 3ct radiant lab diamond with pave setting in 10k gold via a group buy; felt like a great price and quality |
| $1,450 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | 2024 | Ordered a similar fancy vivid blue stone/ring from an online lab-diamond vendor for this price |
| $1,450 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.75 ct | round | – | 2024 | 2.75ct round lab diamond, Triple Excellent grading, set in a 14kt white gold six-claw prong setting; kept the 2019 natural ring for sentiment |
| $1,450 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.51 ct | – | white gold | 2024 | For his wife; 14k white gold, super ideal cut; chose Brilliance over Luvansh on specs; says both pieces in his photo came to just under 3,000 |
| $1,450 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | – | – | Chose lab-grown while still finishing college to keep the cost down |
| $1,450 | – | 0.5 ct | – | white gold | 2013 | Similar 0.5ct white-gold solitaire cost $1450 in 2013 |
| $1,450 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.7 ct | emerald | gold | – | 10-year upgrade custom ring; minor-inclusion lab stone bought at a local gem and mineral show; original ring was a pearl |
| $1,450 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.34 ct | – | gold | – | Hearts and arrows cut lab diamond in a 10k gold setting |
| $1,451 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.55 ct | round | – | 2023 | Lab-grown 1.55ct D VVS2 round stone $1,157 + $294 setting from Ritani, picked over Blue Nile/James Allen/Rare Carat on price; size 2 finger, 2mm band. |
| $1,464 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.9 ct | round | gold | 2025 | Setting quoted $770 before tax, about $830 with 14k gold tax; stone to be set separately by a local shop |
| $1,480 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | – | gold | 2026 | 4.5 total-carat-weight ring with a 3ct center stone on a 3.5mm 10k gold band, from an Etsy shop |
| £1,480 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.2 ct | – | gold | 2024 | 1.2ct D VVS2 triple-excellent IGI lab diamond bought from a UK store that required buying the stone through them for their ring design; ring total in 18k gold with free shipping |
| $1,499 | Lab-grown diamond | 3 ct | emerald | white gold | 2026 | Quote via Alibaba for a 3ct emerald-cut pave-band ring, cited to call the asker's Zales quote a rip-off; ratio 1.43, no windowing or fluorescence |
| £1,499 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.16 ct | pear | platinum | 2023 | Originally picked a 2.09ct pear lab diamond that sold before finalizing; switched to this 2.16ct via the same jeweller; hidden-halo pave platinum setting; earlier same-batch quote was 1,499 inclusive of setting |
| $1,500 | Sapphire | 0.4 ct | – | rose gold | 2023 | Pink sapphire ring with unspecified small diamond accents, seen at a store; deciding whether to buy |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 5.25 ct | heart | white gold | 2024 | 5.25 total carat weight (cttw) Fire Light lab diamond heart ring, 14K white gold, described as near-colorless VS-range clarity; bought secondhand at an estate sale |
| $1,500 | Natural diamond | – | – | – | 2025 | Bought on sale as a wedding ring; buyer specifically wanted a natural stone rather than lab-grown |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | oval | yellow gold | 2025 | Custom local-jeweler quote for a 1.5ct oval lab diamond with floral lab-diamond side accents; includes a $200 CAD design fee credited toward this total if he proceeds |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Matching diamond ring in the same stack, lab-grown stone; quote without tax |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 5.02 ct | round | gold | 2025 | 18k (Au750) gold setting, about 4.61g total weight; haggled down from quotes as high as $2,500; verified afterward at a third-party testing center |
| €1,500 | Natural diamond | 0.32 ct | – | white gold | 2026 | Handmade three-stone ring, 0.32ct total across 3 small diamonds; a quote the person asking was weighing, not yet bought |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | 2015 | The asker's own ring, cost basis for the insurance question |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | 2015 | Bought from an artisan jeweler who could remake it identically if lost; not insuring |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Felt like a spendthrift compared to a cheaper lab diamond of similar look; three months' salary would have been about $9000 |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer says his partner loved it and warns to be wary of anyone expecting a ring over $10k |
| $1,500 | Moissanite | – | emerald | – | 2021 | Emerald cut with vintage-style side stones |
| C$1,500 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | 3 years in and still happy; designed a matching band separately for $800 |
| C$1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Caught a 75%-off sale; retail/appraised value was $5k, insured for 20 years |
| £1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Paid only for materials; a professional-jeweller friend designed and made it without charging for her time |
| £1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | An unclaimed bespoke order bought from a chain store; writer thinks he paid over the odds for it |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | The most she ever paid for a ring, tax included; she owns several |
| C$1,500 | Moissanite | – | round | rose gold | – | Loose moissanite about the size of a 1ct round diamond, set in a custom rose-gold band by a local jeweller |
| £1,500 | Natural diamond | 0.52 ct | – | platinum | 2012 | Platinum ring bought in the Birmingham jewellery quarter at about half typical high-street prices; certified value was around £2900 |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | 450k household income; partner didn't propose with a ring at all, so she bought her own |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Partner's ring, same style priorities |
| $1,500 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Green sapphire accents; too nervous to wear daily so it's saved for dressing up |
| $1,500 | – | 1 ct | – | – | – | Halo setting used to add apparent size to the center stone |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Not engaged yet; the ring she showed her boyfriend |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Custom ring from Etsy |
| $1,500 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Custom-cut ruby in a white-gold setting, stone sourced separately from the mount, in a high-cost-of-living area; no separate wedding band |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.34 ct | – | – | 2023 | Commissioned a Chinese custom lab-diamond vendor from a reference photo; total came in under $1,500 |
| A$1,500 | Other gemstone | – | – | gold | – | Cost about $1,500, under a week's take-home pay; simple gold ring set with a pearl |
| A$1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Capped her budget at $3k; she picked one that was $1.5k |
| A$1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Custom setting only; centre stone already owned, from writer's mother's mining-company job in the 1980s |
| A$1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Budget was higher but partner ended up wanting the cheaper ring |
| $1,500 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | other | – | 2023 | Custom lozenge-cut ring from an Etsy maker cost about $1,500 after a price reduction; center stone is a placeholder to be swapped for a diamond once fit and comfort are confirmed |
| $1,500 | Moissanite | – | round | gold | 2023 | 7mm (~1.3ct equivalent) moissanite in a 14K gold basket setting, final sale ~$1,500 incl. tax at a Seattle jeweler; ~$1,200 pre-tax. |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | princess | – | 2023 | Separate purchase: stone bought online at Ritani, set in a designer setting from a local jeweler. |
| £1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Didn't want to overspend but wanted good quality and a style she'd love |
| £1,500 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Tanzanite and diamond ring plus a matching earring set, bought from an independent shop |
| £1,500 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Felt overpriced for a diamond but it's what she wanted; his own ring cost £50 separately |
| £1,500 | – | – | – | – | 2005 | Got a nice ring from Tiffany's in the mid-2000s; she kept it after their later divorce, writer didn't mind |
| £1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | The only ring he liked, but she loved it |
| £1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | About a quarter of one month's take-home pay |
| £1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer felt it was too much money |
| £1,500 | – | – | – | – | 2014 | Writer thinks a lab-grown diamond could have cost less for the same look |
| £1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Fiancée picked a ring that was, in the writer's view, perfect for her |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | 2023 | Total spent on the ring; girlfriend liked that diamonds can now be lab-made |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | 2013 | Husband had a 10k budget in mind but she talked him down to under 2k; worn almost 10 years as of this 2023 comment |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | 2023 | Bought stone and setting separately, then assembled by a local jeweler |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Grandma's heirloom diamond was reset into a simple gold band for an engagement that ultimately didn't happen. |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Husband spent about half of what writer considers 'expensive' ($3,000) because that's what he had at the time; writer never plans to upgrade |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | 2023 | Wedding band figure given is only an estimate, not yet bought |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.1 ct | marquise | yellow gold | 2023 | Fiance found a deal on the loose stone at Ritani, then had a local jeweler set it; all-in cost about $1,500 |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.88 ct | emerald | yellow gold | 2023 | Bezel setting, price includes tax and appraisal; bought on Debebians after finding the identical stone $2,000 cheaper than on RareCarat |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Cluster-style ring; household income over 200k combined |
| $1,500 | Natural diamond | 1.01 ct | – | white gold | 2024 | Custom CAD-designed 18K white gold ring with a hand-picked salt-and-pepper diamond, made in Thailand and imported to the US; appraised for insurance |
| $1,500 | Sapphire | – | – | – | – | Settled for a cheaper green sapphire ring with a simpler band and a less ideal cut after being unable to afford a nicer one |
| $1,500 | Natural diamond | – | – | gold | – | 10k gold with a natural diamond of unknown weight, price after tax; ring has lifetime insurance; wedding dinner for 20 cost 800 |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Fell for a ring unlike what she expected; spending well under the 3-month rule leaves room to upgrade later |
| C$1,500 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | 2024 | An acquaintance bought a $1.5k diamond but wanted it bigger to impress friends; writer finds that attitude troubling |
| C$1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Created diamond costing 50-70% less than mined stones; chose it since diamonds lose resale value anyway |
| C$1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Couple shares money and felt a large ring purchase was a poor financial decision |
| C$1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Both partners' rings; prioritizing house down payment savings over a pricier ring |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | 2024 | Writer still feels it was too much, compared with others spending $10k+ |
| €1,500 | – | 0.55 ct | – | gold | – | 18ct gold ring, 0.55ct E VS2 triple-excellent stone, offered as a price comparison; writer thought the price a bit high |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.5 ct | round | white gold | – | Basket setting, 14k white gold, with a quarter carat total weight of natural accent stones on the band |
| $1,500 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 1.33 ct | round | white gold | – | 18k white gold setting with warranty, tax and shipping included; diamond sourced through a broker Ritani used. |
| $1,500 | – | 3 ct | oval | platinum | 2024 | Quote from an overseas vendor, not yet purchased; includes diamond side stones |
| $1,500 | Natural diamond | 0.68 ct | – | gold | 2024 | Bought this 18k gold .68ct natural diamond ring secondhand for $1500; appraised recently at $1900 |
| $1,500 | – | 1.39 ct | oval | gold | 2024 | Oval stone with side stones, made in 14k; price included shipping |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | oval | – | 2024 | Stone from Ritani, setting made by a popular sub vendor, assembled by a local jeweler |
| A$1,500 | Lab-created coloured stone | – | – | – | – | Lab-grown sapphire center stone with moissanite accents |
| A$1,500 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Stone and ring bought together |
| A$1,500 | – | – | – | platinum | – | Platinum band with a small diamond made to the wife's design by a jeweller in Vietnam |
| $1,500 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Engagement ring and matching band bought from separate Etsy vendors; moissanite chosen over diamond |
| A$1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Wanted real diamonds regardless of size |
| €1,500 | – | – | – | white gold | – | The actual engagement ring picked together afterward and paid off over time; writer says the cheaper token ring turned out better quality |
| €1,500 | Sapphire | – | – | – | – | Sapphire ring bought via a jewelry auction house, later appraised well above the purchase price |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | – | – | – | Ring with setting bought using a 30% off discount |
| $1,500 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Found the style via partner's Pinterest pins; not a diamond ring |
| £1,500 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Main stone is a spinel (chosen over sapphire for colour variety); exact ring from a specific designer, husband picked the stone/customisations |
| £1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | About a month's salary; suggests looking one size increment below a round carat number to save money |
| £1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Earns six figures annually; partner doesn't like expensive jewellery, both come from low-income backgrounds |
| £1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Price matched what the chosen designer charges; original budget was £7k before narrowing to partner's actual preferences |
| $1,500 | Moissanite | – | – | other | 2004 | 20+ year anniversary ring; sterling silver band with a $1,000 center setting; family and friends assume it's a real diamond |
| $1,500 | Moissanite | – | round | – | 2006 | Round 2ct-equivalent moissanite engagement ring; buyer says moissanite prices have dropped dramatically since |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | 2024 | Vintage ring bought in mid-20s; a friend couple spent about the same on a custom lab ring |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.5 ct | – | gold | 2024 | Second engagement ring, 14k gold setting |
| A$1,500 | Other gemstone | – | – | – | – | Same jeweller who rebuilt the original made a new custom ring with a garnet instead of a diamond after the original was lost |
| A$1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | A family heirloom ring resized, reclawed, and had some stones replaced; suggests asking relatives about heirlooms as a more affordable option |
| $1,500 | Sapphire | – | – | – | – | Original sapphire bought on Etsy set into a $1,000 mounting |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 4 ct | pear | gold | 2025 | 14k gold band from Starsgem was $498 |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | white gold | 2023 | Bought from a Chinese vendor on sale, originally listed around $1800 |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.58 ct | oval | – | 2025 | Paid about $1500 for a CVD lab diamond from Ritani after Adiamor raised its price on a similar stone; later got Ritani to price-match a $1082 listing elsewhere, saving roughly $500 more |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 1.81 ct | round | – | 2025 | Competing quote for the same stone specs; not pursued since it saved only $200 over the price-matched order |
| £1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer feels the cost was more than needed and worries about damage, but loves the ring |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Writer says diamonds are not worth their price but loves the ring anyway |
| $1,500 | Moissanite | – | – | – | – | Most the writer ever paid for a moissanite ring; calls it a big regret with no further detail given |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | – | emerald | yellow gold | – | Simple solid yellow gold band with a single emerald-cut lab diamond, made after the proposal |
| $1,500 | – | 1 ct | – | – | – | Writer's own ring, 1ct solitaire |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | 2024 | Upgrade bought late last year; declined a 7k ring he offered; household income about 250k/year |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Second ring, a Zales set bought on sale a few years later |
| £1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Insurance certificate valued the ring at triple what he actually paid for it |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | emerald | – | 2025 | Center stone for the ring, all-in price; writer jokes it lacks the 'blood and tears' of a natural stone; cert lab not named |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | oval | – | – | Modified oval cut with two side stone pairs, made by jeweler Mark at Xingyao |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 2 ct | – | – | – | Lab-grown travel ring worn in place of her Tiffany natural-diamond ring to avoid robbery risk abroad |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | asscher | – | 2025 | Self-bought lab diamond ring she is happy with; unclear if separate from her original engagement ring |
| A$1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Second proposal, declined over relationship issues rather than the ring itself |
| A$1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Picked it together with her husband, ended up choosing a style she hadn't expected to like |
| A$1,500 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Bought it himself, three large diamonds, says local jewellers don't offer as much value |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 4 ct | – | white gold | 2025 | Found stone on Calavera, verified IGI cert via Rare Carat, got Calavera to price-match Rare Carat; saved over $8,000 off the original price |
| $1,500 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 2 ct | emerald | gold | 2025 | Custom-made engagement ring with a wider, thicker gold band and a near-perfect 2ct emerald-cut center stone, paid all-in |
| $1,500 | Natural diamond | – | – | – | – | Husband bought this natural diamond engagement ring secondhand; the previous owner had originally paid $5,600 for it. |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 3.97 ct | – | white gold | 2025 | Loose stone just under $600 plus an $800 14k white-gold setting; total investment about $1500 |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Planned to spend $3k but scaled back to leave money for an engagement trip |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Wedding cost $5k separately; thinks rings and weddings are largely pointless |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Upgrade ring made by a custom jeweler in China, appraised at over $10k in the US market |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Bought while poor, with his wife already pregnant |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | 1998 | Engaged 27 years ago |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Kept the ring simple |
| $1,500 | – | 0.75 ct | princess | white gold | 2002 | Channel-set band stones; a matching wedding band came separately; ring included a warranty for free resizing, cleanings and replacement stones |
| $1,500 | – | 1 ct | – | – | 2025 | Inherited 1ct center stone reset with 0.25ct total of side stones during a Kay's Dana Augustine trunk-show event; paid off over time |
| £1,500 | Moissanite | – | radiant | yellow gold | – | 18k gold, 2mm band |
| £1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 1 ct | – | gold | – | 1ct lab diamond in 18k gold; vendor said cutting out the middleman keeps prices lower |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 4.73 ct | cushion | white gold | 2025 | Elongated cushion price-matched at Calavera, set in white-gold double prong, appraisal included, done around March |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Bought on sale; writer would not be comfortable if husband spent more even though he could afford it |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | Upgraded about 4 years after the original ring |
| $1,500 | – | – | – | – | 2005 | Original engagement ring from about 20 years before the comment; writer typed the purchase year as 2025, likely a typo for around 2005 |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.1 ct | oval | – | – | Solitaire setting |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.5 ct | emerald | – | 2025 | 2.5ct emerald-cut lab diamond ring from Renaissance Jewel, list price $3k, paid half after a 50% Cyber Monday discount |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | 2.8 ct | princess | – | 2025 | Writer's son bought this loose lab diamond then had it mounted; fast, easy process through the vendor |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | – | princess | yellow gold | – | Writer's son bought this princess-cut ring in 14k gold, similar specs to the asker's diamond |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | 2025 | Canary yellow stone bought about a month before this comment, for close to the same price as the asker's ring |
| $1,500 | Lab-grown diamond | – | – | – | – | Writer's current ring cost about 1.5k as lab; the same look quoted at 8k in mined |
| $1,500 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | 1 ct | – | white gold | 2015 | Heavily included 1 ct diamond in a Victorian-style white gold band, bought at engagement in 2015 |
| $1,500 | Diamond, lab or natural not said | – | – | – | – | Bought while both were finishing college; tiny diamond, never added a wedding band; turns down upgrades despite high income now |
| $1,500 | Sapphire | – | – | – | – | Two-tone sapphire with a 1/3 ct diamond each side, designed together after he proposed with a band that cost a bit less |
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Sources and method
Price reports on this page come from 229 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)
- 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)
- 2026-08: 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)
- 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)
- 2023-08: Am I wrong to buy a lab diamond? (655 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)
- 2023-09: Grandmother gifted me this ring for engagment (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)
- 2024-07: My partner has a unique request for her ring (472 comments)
- 2024-10: How much spent on engagement ring? (446 comments)
- 2025-12: would you be okay with a lab-grown diamond engagement ring? (415 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)
- 2025-03: Did I mess up? (369 comments)
- 2023-09: Lol just had a cashier say the rudest thing about my ring (368 comments)
- 2026-04: Did I overpay for 13 carat lab diamond ring? (363 comments)
- 2023-09: What do you consider expensive for a wedding ring? (355 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)
- 2022-10: Is everyone here super rich? 😅 (336 comments)
- 2024-12: Lab Grown Diamond Engagement Rings? (335 comments)
- 2026-07: What is your opinion of reusing a diamond? (335 comments)
- 2026-05: MEN of SG, how much did you spend on your engagement ring? (333 comments)
- 2024-03: I bought a beautiful lab grown ring and she had it appraised 2 weeks after engagement (332 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)
- 2023-04: Lab grown diamonds are not "fake" diamonds. (308 comments)
- 2024-07: Absolutely mortified about getting a ring for my gf (308 comments)
- 2024-01: Ring size/income (304 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)
- 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)
- 2025-05: 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)
- 2025-03: Update: it’s been over 1-year of trying to sell inherited jewelry with an insurance valued price of over £25k (238 comments)
- 2024-03: Ring I (26m) designed for my girlfriend (24f). She saw the stone but not the finished product… yet! Thoughts? (236 comments)
- 2025-09: Average cost of an engagement ring (229 comments)
- 2025-12: How’d I do? (223 comments)
- 2024-02: I regret changing my partners mind on a ring he had chosen for me (218 comments)
- 2024-07: When comparing apples to apples, are Costco engagement rings cheaper than other jewelers? (216 comments)
- 2024-09: Is Luvansh for real ? (215 comments)
- 2019-05: How much to spend on an engagement ring? (210 comments)
- 2025-01: Where are y’all’s getting your engagement rings?! (208 comments)
- 2026-01: Let’s see your marquise/dutch marquises with price! (208 comments)
- 2025-07: Why would anyone want natural diamonds? (208 comments)
- 2025-10: Planning on proposing soon. Am I Overpaying? (207 comments)
- and 169 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.