If you have made up mind for purchasing of an antique engagement ring to provide for the element of history in your romance with the woman, then you must go the jeweler’s store well prepared.

First make sure that the ring is appraised professionally and the setting is firm and intact. Check if the stones are cracked or not and set the value of the ring accordingly. Ensure that the hallmarking is in place or at least get the photograph of the hallmark if it has been lost over time. Look for the ring’s mount and if it is worn or damaged, then consider the cost to repair it. You may want to buy an expensive ring than spending the high amount for the repairs.

Make sure that you follow these tips. Do not loose sight of the budget as some of the antique engagement rings are highly expensive while others are within your budget.

Wedding rings are great symbols of the couples’ togetherness for life. But a simple ring sometimes is not that adequate and, instead, your emotions and feelings should also find place as written words on the ring. Such words remind more firmly of your attachments with each other. Therefore, go for engravings on wedding rings prior to your marriage or years after it.

While you set out for engraving the wedding ring, make sure what you want to write. It should be some emotional words apart from your name and the date of wedding. Length of the ring should be kept in mind when selecting the wordings. Then, know about the methods of engravings. You can ask the jeweler to hand engrave which expensive or opt for mechanical method for cheaper costs,But choose an experience engraver to put a style to the words and to create some symbols on the ring. Know also that while gold ring is mostly preferred by the engravers for its smoother surface, but a harder metal like platinum can be relied on for durability of the engraved letters though it is hard metal to engrave the words.