Category: Engagement Rings

Engagement rings South Africa

Aria Jewellery Palace makes engagement rings in Cape Town and delivers them across South Africa. There are 69 rings on this page right now, from R10,990 to R59,850, set with moissanite, lab grown diamond, natural diamond or morganite. Every ring is made in solid 9ct gold in yellow, white or rose, and every one can be built to a different stone, carat or shape if the version you want is not listed.

Most people arrive here with a budget and no idea what it buys. So start with the stone, because the stone decides more than half the price. The same setting in moissanite costs roughly a third of what it costs in lab grown diamond, and less than a quarter of what a natural diamond costs. Pick the stone first, then the shape, then the setting.

Moissanite engagement rings

Moissanite is what most Aria customers choose, and 46 of the 69 rings on this page are set with it. The reason is simple arithmetic. A two carat moissanite ring costs about what a half carat natural diamond costs, so you get four times the stone for the same money. It is not an imitation diamond. Moissanite is its own gemstone, and it has a higher refractive index than diamond, which is why it flashes more colour in daylight.

Aria’s moissanite engagement rings run from R10,990 to R39,600. The Round Moissanite Pave Engagement Ring and the Princess Cut Moissanite Pave Engagement Ring both start at R10,990 and are the cheapest way into a proper made ring. At the other end, the 8ct Oval Moissanite Engagement Ring at R39,600 is the largest stone in the range. For the full guide on the stone itself, read moissanite engagement rings South Africa.

Lab grown diamond engagement rings

If it has to be a diamond, a lab grown diamond is the same thing at a lower price. It is not a substitute stone. It is carbon in the same crystal structure, grown in a controlled environment rather than dug out of the ground, and a gemmologist needs specialist equipment to tell the difference. It grades on the same colour and clarity scales, wears the same way and is conflict free by definition.

The 15 lab grown diamond engagement rings here run from R24,990 to R59,850. The 2ct Round Lab Diamond Solitaire Engagement Ring and the Solitaire Oval Lab Grown Diamond Engagement Ring both start the range at R24,990, and the 4ct Elongated Cushion Cut Lab Diamond Engagement Ring at R44,850 is the biggest before you reach the Taylor Swift Inspired Elongated Cushion Bezel at R59,850.

Natural diamond and morganite engagement rings

Aria still makes natural diamond engagement rings, and there are five on this page from R17,250 to R84,550, including tanzanite and diamond combinations that you will not find anywhere else in the country. If a mined stone matters to you or to her family, say so and Aria will source it.

Morganite engagement rings are the quiet alternative. Three are listed, from R16,995. Morganite is softer than moissanite at 7.5 to 8 on the Mohs scale, so it suits someone who is not rough on their hands, and its pink tone is the reason people choose it over a white stone.

What an engagement ring costs in South Africa

The old rule about three months of salary was invented by an advertising agency. Ignore it. Spend what you can spend without borrowing, and put the money into the stone size and the metal rather than into a brand name. The table below is a real cross section of what is on this page today.

Ten rings on this page sit under R15,000 and every one of them is solid 9ct gold with a real stone. If your budget is closer to R11,000, you are not shut out.

Engagement ring shapes

Shape changes how a ring reads on the hand more than carat weight does. Elongated shapes, oval, pear, marquise and emerald, stretch the finger and look bigger than their weight. Round and princess look their size but throw the most light. Try to see the shape on a hand before you commit, because photographs flatten everything.

Engagement ring styles

Style is the setting, not the stone. It decides how high the ring sits, how much it catches on clothing and how well it will sit against a wedding band later. If she wears a fitted wedding ring alongside it, tell Aria before the ring is made and the two will be cut to sit flush.

Custom engagement rings

Roughly half of what leaves Aria’s workshop is custom, so if nothing on this page is quite right, that is normal and easily fixed. You can take any ring here and change the stone, the carat, the shape or the metal. Or you can start from a photograph, a sketch, or a ring that belonged to someone in the family.

The process is the same either way. You send the idea on WhatsApp. Aria quotes on it. A 3D design is drawn and sent to you as a render, and nothing is made until you approve that render. Then the ring is cast, set and finished by hand in Cape Town. See bespoke engagement rings South Africa for the full process, or send a message and start the conversation now.

Metal, sizing and delivery

Every engagement ring here is made in solid 9ct gold. Yellow gold is the traditional choice and hides wear the best. White gold is rhodium plated for brightness and needs replating every few years to keep the finish crisp. Rose gold takes its colour from copper in the alloy and suits warm skin tones and morganite particularly well. The gold content and the durability are identical across all three, so choose on colour alone.

Aria delivers insured across South Africa, to Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Gqeberha and everywhere between. Payment options include EFT and instalment plans, so a ring you would otherwise wait a year for is often affordable now.

After the engagement ring

The wedding bands come next, and ordering them from the same workshop means they are cut to sit against the engagement ring properly. Her band sits in wedding rings. His sits in men’s wedding rings, which runs from R280 in stainless steel to solid 9ct gold, and the men’s wedding rings buying guide covers width and metal.

Beyond the rings, browse every ring Aria makes in rings and gold rings, or the wider ranges in gold jewellery, sterling silver jewellery, gold chains and necklaces, gold bracelets, gold earrings, gold pendants and bangles. Engraving and made to order pieces sit in personalised jewellery and personalised rings. Start anywhere from the Aria Jewellery Palace homepage.

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