Engagement ring from high street shop?

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Where did you get your wedding ring? I have been looking at one in hsamuel and can't find anything similar online. Apparently high street shops should be avoided but I'm not sure we have the budget for an independent jewellers. Looking to spend around £1k. My local city has 4 independent jewellers with the average ring price of around £3k

£1000 is a huge amount for a wedding ring. Do you mean engagement ring?

Mine was made by a silversmith in wales. It’s silver with a rough sapphire and cost £300. I adore it!

Sorry for possibly being dumb, how is vintage better? Surely their practices were the same if not worse than today? ☺️

Mine was bought from Ratners 35 years ago! It was all we could afford at the time.

There are loads available online and in high street stores, as there are sales on at the moment. Can you get one designed for you?

Yes, probably, but we can't undo that. What we can do is stop funding it continuing. Don't get me wrong, it's not perfect, but it's better.

Second the JQ I went there for my engagement ring both times lol

Have you looked at Abelini? It’s an online retailer and we got mine from there - it’s lovely and was around the £1k mark. You can also go to the actual shop in London too.