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The engagement ring guide

Everything You Need to Choose the One

From the first question — diamond or moissanite? — to the final detail, here's how to choose a ring you'll love for a lifetime. Crafted to order in solid gold, made consciously, sized just for you.

Before anything else

Start With the Person, Not the Stone

Every good choice flows from three questions. When in doubt, glance at the jewelry they already wear, peek at a Pinterest board, or quietly ask a close friend.

01

How do they live?

Active hands — work, sport, parenting — love a secure, lower-profile setting that won’t snag.

02

What's their taste?

Classic or unexpected, simple or sparkling? Their everyday jewelry is the best clue.

03

Bigger or finer?

Would they rather have a larger stone, or a higher-grade smaller one? Both are valid.

Planning a surprise? You don't need their ring size to start — see discreet ways to find it, or design now and size later.

Size & fit guide
Your two conscious choices

Lab-Grown Diamond or Moissanite?

Both are brilliant, both are kind, and neither is mined.

Lab-grown diamond

A real diamond, grown rather than dug — chemically, physically, and optically identical to a mined diamond, IGI-certified, and 50–80% less. Choose a larger or finer stone for the same budget: the same forever, without the mine.

50–80% less than mined

Moissanite

Its own remarkable stone, with even more fire than diamond and a hardness of 9.25 built for everyday wear, at a fraction of the price. A dazzling, conscious choice in its own right.

More fire, even less

Neither is a "fake." A lab-grown diamond is a diamond; moissanite is a distinct gemstone prized for its brilliance. Explore every stone →

The 4Cs

Four Words That Decide a Diamond

Taught in order of what actually matters. Tap each to learn where to spend and where to save.

Cut

Most important — never compromise

Cut is how well a diamond's facets return light — the difference between a stone that's alive and one that's dull, whatever its other grades. Choose Excellent or Ideal.

Excellent — alive with light
Poor — flat and dull
0.5 ct
0.9 ct
looks ~1.0 ct
1.0 ct
2.0 ct

Spend on cut, stay eye-clean, choose near-colorless, buy just under a magic number — that's the most beautiful stone for your budget.

Choose the shape

Ten Shapes, One Yours

Round

Maximum fire; the timeless classic

Looks largerBaseline

The most sparkle and the safest choice; highest price per carat; hides color and inclusions well.

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Choose the setting

How the Stone Is Held

Solitaire

A single center stone, held by four or six prongs.

Sparkle
Security
Timeless, all eyes on the stone, easy to clean, pairs with any band.
High prongs can snag on active hands.
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The foundation

Solid Gold, in Your Tone

Yellow gold

Warm and classic

Flatters near-colorless stones — and lets you choose a slightly lower color grade. Very on-trend.

Solid 14K or 18K gold; clean with mild soap and water.

14K vs 18K gold

18K is richer in color and purer (75% gold), a touch softer; 14K is more durable and more accessible. Both are solid gold, never plated — and Signora offers both.

A budget trick

White metals show off a colorless stone; yellow and rose gold can make a near-colorless stone look whiter by contrast — a smart way to choose a slightly lower color grade and stretch the budget.

What to spend

Forget the "Months of Salary" Rule

That rule was a diamond-marketing slogan from the 1930s — not financial advice. Spend what fits your life. Because you're choosing lab-grown or moissanite, your budget already goes much further: the same beauty for a fraction of the price means you can go larger, go finer, or simply spend less — without compromise.

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Value levers
Prioritize cut above all — it drives the sparkle.
Stay eye-clean (VS–SI) rather than paying for flawless.
Choose near-colorless — a touch lower in yellow or rose gold.
Buy just under a magic carat (0.9 vs 1.0).
Consider an elongated shape — it looks larger per carat.
A simpler setting or 14K gold stretches the rest.
Why a Signora ring

Made to Order, Made Only for You

Every Signora engagement ring is crafted to your specification in our Surat workshop and shipped direct — the maker's price, not the boutique markup. Each carries our four signatures: a hidden Signora Stone inside the band, inside-rim milgrain, a comfort-fit profile, and the Signora wordmark engraved inside the shank.

Hidden Signora Stone Inside-rim milgrain Comfort-fit profile Engraved wordmark
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Find your starting point

Not Sure Where to Begin?

Answer five quick questions and we'll suggest a direction — then shop it or design it.

Question 1 of 5 1 / 5

Which feels more like them?

Your starting point
Shape
Round
Setting
Solitaire
Metal
Yellow gold

Questions, answered

Engagement Ring FAQ

Both are conscious and beautiful. Choose a lab-grown diamond if you want a real diamond at a fraction of the mined price; choose moissanite for even more fire at an even lower price. Neither is mined.

Yes — identical to mined diamonds in every physical way, and IGI-certified. Only specialized equipment can tell them apart.

Cut, always — it drives the sparkle. Then stay eye-clean (VS/SI) and near-colorless, and let carat flex.

Elongated shapes — oval, pear, marquise, and emerald — look larger per carat than round.

A bezel or a low-profile solitaire — secure and snag-free.

Whatever fits your life. Lab-grown and moissanite make a beautiful ring achievable at almost any budget.

Yes — our Truly Custom studio designs one-of-a-kind pieces with you, made to order in Surat.

See our size & fit guide; rings are made to order, so accuracy matters before you buy.

Ready to Find the One?

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