# Ring buying advice, non-engagement **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 9, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-buying-advice-non-engagement/502463 "2009-07-09T15:48:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Miss\_Violaceous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Miss\_Violaceous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Violaceous)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-buying-advice-non-engagement/502463/21 "2009-07-12T22:21:25Z")
I like buying jewelry from Novica, as I tend to like more exotic accesories. Here’s their ring page: [http://jewelry.novica.com/rings/](http://jewelry.novica.com/rings/) ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-buying-advice-non-engagement/502463/22 "2009-07-13T00:34:16Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > And if she likes green stones, let me recommend tsavorite, which is as hard as an emerald (or almost so) but a lot cheaper. It’s like the green version of a garnet–natural and untreated except for faceting. Actually, a Tsavorite garnet is much more durable than an emerald. It may scratch a little more easily but it’s much less likely to crack. Tsavorites also can be had with a natural grass green color - lower-end emeralds often have tones of blue. ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-buying-advice-non-engagement/502463/23 "2009-07-13T02:00:04Z")
I remember one Christmas, when I thought my later-to-be-husband had put a ring box under the tree as a gift for me. I picked that box up a lot of times, trying to guess what else it could be, if not an engagement ring. When the big day came and I opened the box, I found a stick shift knob with my car’s logo on top. It was hard to hide the disappointment. ---
**Author:** ![bathsheba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@bathsheba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bathsheba)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-buying-advice-non-engagement/502463/24 "2009-07-13T10:29:59Z")
> [@Telcontar](#): > > I’ll watch for that :). > > I suppose there’s also this one, hadn’t noticed it before. > [http://cgi.ebay.com/CELTIC-IRISH-9ct-375-Solid-Gold-Emerald-Diamond-Ring\_W0QQitemZ180376972309QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU\_Womens\_Jewellery?hash=item29ff4e2c15&\_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&\_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1326|293%3A1|294%3A50](http://cgi.ebay.com/CELTIC-IRISH-9ct-375-Solid-Gold-Emerald-Diamond-Ring_W0QQitemZ180376972309QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Womens_Jewellery?hash=item29ff4e2c15&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1326%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50) Not this one. It’s not a well-made ring. ---
**Author:** ![Telcontar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Telcontar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telcontar)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-buying-advice-non-engagement/502463/25 "2009-07-13T14:53:53Z")
> [@bathsheba](#): > > Not this one. It’s not a well-made ring. Oh? How can you tell? ---
**Author:** ![bathsheba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@bathsheba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bathsheba)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-buying-advice-non-engagement/502463/26 "2009-07-14T11:06:11Z")
It’s cast, not hand-made. The setting looks as if it would wear easily. Also (IMHO), the illusion setting around the diamond makes it looks a bit cheap. ---
**Author:** ![Telcontar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Telcontar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telcontar)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-buying-advice-non-engagement/502463/27 "2009-07-14T13:24:03Z")
> [@bathsheba](#): > > It’s cast, not hand-made. The setting looks as if it would wear easily. Also (IMHO), the illusion setting around the diamond makes it looks a bit cheap. thanks, I really don’t know what to look for in these. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ring-buying-advice-non-engagement/502463.md?page=1)