£600 engagement ring

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My boyfriend and I had a serious chat this weekend about getting engaged soon (!); the main conclusions were that our budget for the ring is about £600 and also that I'd like to choose it myself.

I'd rather have a coloured stone than a diamond, and also I'd prefer second-hand as it's more ethical and more likely to fit our budget.

Does anyone know if the second-hand jewellers in Hatton Garden would laugh us out of their shops at such a low budget, and if so, any recommendations for where else to look? We're based in London.

Thanks

I know you said not a diamond but there are lab grown gem stones such as Moissanite (looks like a diamond but you can get coloured ones).

Morganite is a beautiful stone but I was worried I would damage it (I am very clumsy) I am actually getting a Moissanite ring for my 20th wedding anniversary present.

To show you how pretty diamond like they are have a look here

Also the whole you must spend a stupid amount of money on a ring for an engagement ring, and a diamond ring one at that, was a marketing campaign by a diamond company. Spending money does not = how much you are loved.

I hope you find something lovely and congratulations.

It’s a good sum to find yourself a lovely vintage ring!

I am going to get myself a piece from here (when I can manage to save for it and not keep spending in drips and drabs!):

www.gatsbyjewellery.co.uk/

Yes, be very careful with stone hardness if you want to be able to wear it every day. Diamond, sapphire, Ruby (which is actually a type of sapphire) are the hardest. I don’t know what would be next best after that...

Www.instagram.com/aimstwin is based in Hatton Gardens.

She can make anything to any budget

Hatten gardens seriously ?.they will be laughing their socks off.
NOPE.
You cannot not beat Birmingham jewellery quarter ,they are the best ever and will not rip you off.

Brighton, The Lanes has a selection of antique and jewellery shops. I have bought rings there in the past, one of them a pretty engagement ring. Not just secondhand but very old.

www.google.com/search?q=the+lanes+brighton&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=VPOKhr9xBlNmVM%253A%252Ck2HhQAwuwiy9IM%252C%252Fg%252F11b6bb1bh1&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kTeDjzUpz5iqQA4CHnaXf2fqiJmKg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjktL3GitjkAhWpRhUIHeFpCTMQ_B0wE3oECAUQAw#imgrc=VPOKhr9xBlNmVM:

I was going to suggest a day trip to Brighton or Birmingham too

Why have you resurrected a year old thread? Assume she will have a ring by now...

So she can advertise her jewellery business?

God I missed that this was old due to the date being Tuesday and September. Grrrr.

As RosyPP says there should be some rings in your budget in AR Ullman. My fiance & I bought my ring in Hatton Garden in February. Our budget was a bit more, but we tried on a few in there and they had a nice selection, although I ended up going for a new one from a different shop.
I'd recommend having a walk around and having a look in the handful of shops that sell vintage. They will stick to your budget and there's no pressure. Along the same street as AR Ullman (Greville Street I think) there are a couple of other second hand/vintage jewellery shops. They had some lovely stuff.

Oh I missed that this was an old thread too!

Oh shit I missed the zombie factor too! I just got excited by engagement ring/jewellery...

I've now seen a really nice ring that I neither need nor can afford on one of those websites and I really want it.
Blooming zombie threads!!