aphillyate, that's cool. some people are willing to sacrifice quality for cost. I'm not. The fact that one of my stones is worth more than your brothers entire ring should tell you that lol. truthfully you do really pay for the 'fire', or how light plays in the diamond and how vibrantly it explodes with color. my girl wanted a nice modest ring, and I do admit every jeweler I take it to I do enjoy watching their eyes pop out and every woman I've shown it to has melted lol, so this fits the bill perfectly and I'm very happy with it.

for the price scale on diamonds you can take a look at this http://www.diasource.com/rm100.htm

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