# Ladies, would you wear 20.5 carat diamond engagement ring? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 15, 2011, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-wear-20-5-carat-diamond-engagement-ring/585544 "2011-06-15T08:31:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-wear-20-5-carat-diamond-engagement-ring/585544/41 "2011-06-16T02:26:59Z")
Eh, no. I actually like chunky jewelry, but not large diamonds. I’m not really all that into jewelry store jewelry anyway–I prefer the cheaper bangles from department stores that are just hanging on a rack somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![keturah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e95f7d/32.png) [@keturah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/keturah)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-wear-20-5-carat-diamond-engagement-ring/585544/42 "2011-06-16T03:08:25Z")
That ring doesn’t strike me as gaudy, rather it looks fairly classic and tasteful. I’d wear it. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-wear-20-5-carat-diamond-engagement-ring/585544/43 "2011-06-16T03:19:41Z")
I ain’t no lady, but I’ve gotta say I’m no fan of that ring because of the emerald-type cut. All the different facets of a round cut or princess cut or whatever make it look cool when it catches the light. Emerald cuts just kinda lay there like a piece of glass. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-wear-20-5-carat-diamond-engagement-ring/585544/44 "2011-06-16T14:17:02Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > I ain’t no lady, but I’ve gotta say I’m no fan of that ring because of the emerald-type cut. All the different facets of a round cut or princess cut or whatever make it look cool when it catches the light. Emerald cuts just kinda lay there like a piece of glass. Agreed. I don’t think an emerald cut does justice at all to a diamond. I’m not very fond of the princess cut either, but prefer brilliant, which I think shows the stone to its best advantage. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-wear-20-5-carat-diamond-engagement-ring/585544/45 "2011-06-16T20:05:28Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > I ain’t no lady, but I’ve gotta say I’m no fan of that ring because of the emerald-type cut. All the different facets of a round cut or princess cut or whatever make it look cool when it catches the light. Emerald cuts just kinda lay there like a piece of glass. I’ve heard, though, that an emerald cut only works with a very high quality stone - one that has essentially no flaws. Whereas a lesser stone would look beautiful with a multifaceted cut because it reflects a lot of light and you don’t see the flaws. Beyond that - I agree, I don’t like the look of an emerald cut - and that ring is too damn big for everyday wear. I have a 2 carat sapphire that I do wear daily and I can’t imagine anything larger. ---
**Author:** ![lshaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e36b37/32.png) [@lshaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lshaw)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-wear-20-5-carat-diamond-engagement-ring/585544/46 "2011-06-17T07:14:04Z")
> [@nikonikosuru](#): > > Just did a google image search for a size comparison and nope. Ugh, too gaudy. Agreed. It is simply gauche. But I guess it suits her bling-bling, unsophisticated image. She should totally be engaged to an iced out rapper instead. ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-wear-20-5-carat-diamond-engagement-ring/585544/47 "2011-06-17T10:17:27Z")
Maybe if I lived in Essex, it would fit in quite well there. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-wear-20-5-carat-diamond-engagement-ring/585544/48 "2011-06-17T13:08:25Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > It’s not a bad looking ring: [Pic here](http://cache.blippitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/kim-kardashian-engagement-ring.jpeg) and [a far away shot for comparison on size.](http://cache.blippitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/kim-kardashian-ring.jpeg) I mean to say that it doesn’t look _as_ ridiculous as I’d expect a ring that size to look. Conceded. The number threw me and I couldn’t find a good picture for comparison when I posted. The other thing is, if you love someone, you give them what makes them happy. This makes her happy. Which makes him happy. Which makes Tiffany’s \*very, very \*happy. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-wear-20-5-carat-diamond-engagement-ring/585544/49 "2011-06-17T13:17:54Z")
Someone should start a thread on experiences with lost engagement and wedding rings. My F-I-L noticed his was gone after preg-checking a bunch of cows. My wife was golfing with a friend newly engaged to a doctor that had some huge, multi-carat diamond. She broke down in tears when at the end of the round the stone was gone. Somewhere out there, quite literally there is a diamond in the rough. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-would-you-wear-20-5-carat-diamond-engagement-ring/585544.md?page=2)